Guns, Germs and Software. A networked strategy can defeat epidemics — if the world will let it. Wired magazine's Bruce Sterling outlines the new plan for viral containment. [Wired News]
Assessing Outside Counsel – Asking about Knowledge Management
Assessing Outside Counsel – Asking about Knowledge Management. The Fall 2003 issue of Chief Legal Executive magazine has an interesting article by the managing partner of Arnold & Porter, The Inside Story on the Outside Firm. James J. Sandman discusses five key questions clients should ask their firms. One of the five is what KM… Continue reading Assessing Outside Counsel – Asking about Knowledge Management
Blair: I do not know if Iraq had WMDs
Blair: I do not know if Iraq had WMDs. Tony Blair has admitted that he does not know whether Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction at the time of the Iraq war, and is no longer confident of finding any. [The Scotsman]
Older Windows Life Support Extension
Older Windows Life Support Extension. Microsoft has extended support for Windows 98, 98 SE and Me, which is a smart consumer-service decision. Support for Windows Me was supposed to end on Dec. 31 and the Windows 98 family on Jan. 16. The extension means that Microsoft will offer paid phone support and, more importantly, security updates… Continue reading Older Windows Life Support Extension
Counting on that email?
Counting on that email?. Remember how I was telling you about our work ISP and the fact that they simply stopped sending bounces for bad email addresses? I have been working on a “tip of the week” for next week and trying to explain to our users that email is not reliable, that if they… Continue reading Counting on that email?
Lacie's 1 terabyte external hard drive
Lacie's 1 terabyte external hard drive. Running out of space for all your MP3s and pirated movies? Well hopefully it'll take you a little while to fill up the Bigger Disk, Lacie's new one terabyte external hard drive which has enough capacity for 30 days of non-stop MPEG2 video. Uses FireWire 400, 800 and USB… Continue reading Lacie's 1 terabyte external hard drive
Amazon's 800 number
Amazon's 800 number. Ahhh, the elusive holy grail of e-commerce sites … Kevin Kelly lists Amazon's 800 number on his Cool Tools blog. Sweet, sweet justice! [LibrarianInBlack] 800-201-7575
A Fountain of Knowledge
IEEE Spectrum Feature Article: Cover StoryA Fountain of Knowledge. 2004 will be the year of the analysis engine The great strength of computers is that they can reliably manipulate vast amounts of data very quickly. Their great weakness is that they don't have a clue as to what any of that data actually means. Computer… Continue reading A Fountain of Knowledge
Justices Refuse to Review Case on Secrecy and 9/11 Detentions
Justices Refuse to Review Case on Secrecy and 9/11 Detentions. The Supreme Court's refusal to review the case was a significant victory for the Bush administration. By David Stout. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Solving the Real Productivity Crisis
Solving the Real Productivity Crisis. The key to better productivity? Get a life, for starters. When it comes to work, a lot of us have a little problem: We don't know when to say when. Or worse still, we can't. Nearly half of American workers put in more than 50 hours a week on the… Continue reading Solving the Real Productivity Crisis