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The Definition of a Great Blog, Example #1. I am such a fan of Jack Vinson's blog, Knowledge Jolt with Jack, which covers knowledge management and work practices. Here's how good it is. Jack writes a post called Annual Ammonia Symposium. Not only do I look at it, but I read it, think about how… Continue reading The Definition of a Great Blog, Example #1

Least Privileges + Games = Microsoft Achilles Heel?. Today I want to discuss something that is more practical when it comes to issues with least privilege, and things Microsoft is going to need to do about it. If anyone reads my blog from the division that publishes Microsoft games, listen up! I want to discuss… Continue reading Least Privileges + Games = Microsoft Achilles Heel?

It's an epidemic!. I'm declaring spyware and browser hijackings as an epidemic based solely on this: Just about everyone I meet who knows what I do for a living, starts asking me about how to clean this crap out of their systems! Seriously, the guy who does building maintenance for our office just stopped by… Continue reading It's an epidemic!

Instant Messaging Rules. Book report of A Business Guide to Managing Policies, Security, and Legal Issues for Safe IM Communication, by Nancy Flynn. full article on HBS Working Knowledge Technology July 26 To avoid electronic communication problems, Flynn has these eleven warnings and rules: 1. Instant messaging is a form of e-mail—written correspondence that creates… Continue reading Instant Messaging Rules

OneNote powertoys. If you've already grabbed the OneNote SP1, you might be interested in information about the new OneNote powertoys. [Life of a one-man IT department]

U.S.: Broadband Looser. Comcast today announced a 4Mbps speed tier option for its broadband Internet service. Comcast High-Speed Internet customers now can choose between 4Mbps and 3Mbps options priced at $52.95 and $42.95 respectively for cable television subscribers. Pricing for non-cable customers is $67.95 and $57.95 for the 4Mbps and 3Mbps services. Upstream speeds are… Continue reading U.S.: Broadband Looser

New: Belle Nuit HTMLBook 1.0. Belle Nuit HTMLBook compiles multiple HTML pages into a single printable PDF document with a custom header, footer, and table of contents. [MacInTouch]

Ten tools every .NET developer must have. This isn't a directory, but is an interesting article in MSDN that's along the lines that Jeffrey was looking for: Ten must-have tools every .NET developer should download now. [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]

Adoption Rates for New Ways of Working. New technologies and processes abound in the legal market: e-discovery, portals, customer relationship management (CRM), knowledge management, practice group profitability analysis, matter-centricity, online training, to name a few. What can we learn from the past, both to predict the future and to guide how we manage the new?… Continue reading Adoption Rates for New Ways of Working

Developments in Full Text Searching. Regular readers of my blog know that I have a long-standing interest in the potential of full-text search technology for both litigation support and knowledge management applications in large law firms. With the seeming explosion of new companies offering advanced full-text approaches, I have been trying to sort out what… Continue reading Developments in Full Text Searching