My Personal Security Program. Several people wrote (of yesterday's entry) to ask that if I disapprove of Symantec's security solutions, what do I recommend? And what do I use myself? First of all, it's not entirely about software, and certainly not about one product. One package from one vendor can never be the solution to… Continue reading My Personal Security Program

Connectedness. There is something fundamentally different about a small town where many of the residents work in or around the town. There is a connectedness that you don't find in small towns that are bedroom communities I am sure some bright young sociologist has already mapped this out, but I have discovered a phenomenon in… Continue reading Connectedness

Easy competitive intelligence for Micro-ISVs. by Bob Walsh If you're going to run your micro-ISV as a business, you need competitive intelligence (CI) on your competitors. You need to know what they're doing right and wrong compared to what you are doing right and wrong.  …  [MyMicroISV]

Merlin's top 5 super-obvious, “no-duh” ways to immediately improve your life. How to get organized and stay that way Herewith: Merlin’s top 5 super-obvious, “no-duh” ways to immediately improve your life. Reduce noise – We all have innumerable inboxes, interruptions, and distractions that are part of work and life — you can’t change that. What… Continue reading Merlin's top 5 super-obvious, “no-duh” ways to immediately improve your life

Spyware cleanup. AKA the great cleanup of 2006. I've always said that I wasn't a good test subject to measure how effective any anti-trojan or spyware application is, so while I've kept a professional interest in the latest and greatest tools, I hadn't been given a really good opportunity to try them out, until last… Continue reading Spyware cleanup

How to get ready for IE 7. If you have been following the IE blog and Sandi's blog you would know that IE7 is going to be shipping this month. So how do you get ready for it? First off understand that while it will be available on automatic updates, everyone will still have to… Continue reading How to get ready for IE 7

Workers do more, but wages fall short. Massachusetts workers are producing more than ever, and doing it more efficiently, but their earnings have barely budged since the end of the Dukakis administration, a Northeastern University study concludes. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Tour 10 innovative office spaces.  The Chief Happiness Officer weblog takes a look at 10 “seeeeeriously” innovative and creative office workspaces at companies like Pixar, Google and Red Bull. Many companies have buildings that are sleek, modern, architectural glass-steel-and-cement sculptures on the outside – and cubicle wastelands on the inside. These companies need to remember… Continue reading Tour 10 innovative office spaces

Chicago Tribune: “'It seems to me the situation is simply drifting sideways,' Warner told reporters after completing his eighth trip to Iraq. “It was a markedly different trip from ones before.'” [Scripting News]

What, you expected them to ask questions before approving legislation? When news of a detainee “compromise bill” started rumbling off of Capitol Hill, I was a bit suspicious that none of the media coverage contained even the slightest bit of detail about how the new legislation would deal with the major problems inherent in our… Continue reading What, you expected them to ask questions before approving legislation?