Blogline.com's Blog “Mapping” Policy Forces Bloggers to Move to Ads in RSS Feeds, Says Prominent Lawyer Blogger. In almost ten years of having his own website, Dennis Kennedy says he has seen his content show up in many unexpected places. However, even he was surprised when he found a twin of his blog on the… Continue reading Blogline.com's Blog “Mapping” Policy Forces Bloggers to Move to Ads in RSS Feeds, Says Prominent Lawyer Blogger
European Craft on Saturn Moon Finds Tantalizing Signs of Liquid
European Craft on Saturn Moon Finds Tantalizing Signs of Liquid. The first pictures of Saturn's moon Titan have intrigued scientists, who say Titan may resemble Earth early in its development. By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD. [NYT > Home Page]
Ohio dumps touch-screen machines
Ohio dumps touch-screen machines. Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio's Secretary of State, isn't exactly a leading light of election reform, but it's good to see him make the right decision on voting machines. Citing the high price of electronic voting systems, Blackwell yesterday ordered every Ohio county to switch to well-regarded optical-scan machines, not touch-screens, by November… Continue reading Ohio dumps touch-screen machines
Why you shouldn't jump on the SPF bandwagon.
Why you shouldn't jump on the SPF bandwagon.. SPF is a very broken anti-forgery technique which you should not implement. You should neither publish SPF records, nor check SPF on incoming email. If you use SPF, you will be causing genuine email to be rejected. There are much better alternatives which address the forgery problem… Continue reading Why you shouldn't jump on the SPF bandwagon.
Update: Curio 2.1
Update: Curio 2.1. The freeform sketchbook and notetaker adds better Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger support, more flowchart and mind map shapes, and other changes. [MacInTouch]
Keeping Tabs
Technology Review: Keeping Tabs. How many college students today ever flip through trays of library catalogue cards? Some of them may never have used an actual tabbed file. But the tab as an information technology metaphor is everywhere in use. And whether our tabs are cardboard extensions or digital projections, they all date to an… Continue reading Keeping Tabs
F.B.I. Close to Scrapping Parts of Troubled Computer System
F.B.I. Close to Scrapping Parts of Troubled Computer System. The computer system is considered critical to the campaign against terrorism, but has been riddled with problems. By ERIC LICHTBLAU. [NYT > Home Page]
Google Shrinks Enterprise Search
Google Shrinks Enterprise Search. A $5,000 appliance targets SMBs, as the race to help companies find information in databases and other archives heats up. [Datamation Product News]
How to Sell Anything To Anyone
How to Sell Anything To Anyone. …in just one easy step. Make something people want to buy. … [Seth's Blog]
Be Your Own Phone Company
Be Your Own Phone Company. SlashDot points out an article by George Ou that explains how, with the help of open-source VOIP server Asterisk, you can start your own telecommunications company for under $6000. “…You can build a phone system that can support 72 analog telephones or fax machines, 100 IP hard or soft phones… Continue reading Be Your Own Phone Company