HailStorm was before its time

InfoWorld: HailStorm was before its time. Jon Udell. Sooner or later, we will wind up delegating the management of these facts to services acting on our behalf. HailStorm was the right idea. But the dawn of this century was the wrong time and Microsoft was the wrong company. [Tomalak's Realm]

Arranging ideas

Arranging ideas. “In my book, knowledge management boils down to arranging ideas” This post by Amy Gahran captures something I feel quite strongly about – the role and place of thought organization vs. dialog, flow and emergence in KM. Structuring personal ideas and thoughts is a very small part of KM as I see things… Continue reading Arranging ideas

Free Prize Inside

Free Prize Inside. I finished reading Free Prize Inside by Seth Godin. I don't usually enjoy reading marketing books. For that matter, I don't usually enjoy business books in general. This one I enjoyed, like many other people. I think I enjoyed it for different reasons though. Seth is a very creative guy. The book… Continue reading Free Prize Inside

Adam Smith on narrowing competition

Adam Smith's name is often brought up as the champion of free-market capitalism. But he foresaw the perils of excessive concentration and urged legislators to consider carefully any change in laws pushed by the class of stock owners and dealers. Here's a passage from Chapter IX of The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith on narrowing competition Adam Smith's name is often brought up as the champion of free-market capitalism. But he foresaw the perils of excessive concentration and urged legislators to consider carefully any change in laws pushed by the class of stock owners and dealers. Here's a passage from Chapter IX of The Wealth of… Continue reading

Adam Smith on narrowing competition

Adam Smith's name is often brought up as the champion of free-market
capitalism. But he foresaw the perils of excessive concentration and
urged legislators to consider carefully any change in laws pushed by
the class of stock owners and dealers. Here's a passage from Chapter IX
of
The Wealth of Nations

“When your Exchange server goes down”

“When your Exchange server goes down”. Review of four Exchange high-availability products… “Fujitsu/Softek's Softek Replicator 2.1.2; LeftHand Networks' SAN/iQ Software, Remote IP Copy Software and NSM 200 SAN Module combination; NSI Software's Double-Take for Windows 4.3; and XOSoft's WANSync HA Exchange 3.5.2 Build 45.” [MS Exchange Blog]

Trouble with Online Games

Trouble with Online Games. Wired reports on Electonic Arts' decision to shut down UXO (Ultima X: Odyssey) and goes on to elaborate on the pain and cost of running a massive online games. While developing the game client and server itself is within the realm of developers' abilities, creating the content of a virtual world… Continue reading Trouble with Online Games

Dell's Forecast of Solid Profit Lifts PC Sector

Dell's Forecast of Solid Profit Lifts PC Sector. Dell Computer delivered a dose of positive news on Friday when it announced that its second-quarter earnings would be stronger than expected. By GARY RIVLIN. [The New York Times > Technology]