Raymond explains Windows annoyances. Raymond Chen is a Microsoft employee who explains why things work the way they do. I love his blog. Today he writes about why those blank taskbar buttons go away when I click on them? [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Skies of Major U.S. Cities Off Limits for New Year's Eve
Skies of Major U.S. Cities Off Limits for New Year's Eve. The skies of New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Las Vegas and Disney World will be patrolled by the military. By Kirk Semple. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
NEWS.COM
CNET NEWS.COM – Writing an end to the bio of BIOS. Intel and Microsoft are gearing up to move toward the first major overhaul of the innermost workings of the personal computer–the boundary where software and hardware meet–during 2004. The companies will begin promoting a technology specification called EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) as a new… Continue reading NEWS.COM
Visiting Edinburgh by Train From London
Visiting Edinburgh by Train From London. Edinburgh, the “Athens of the North,” is probably the most dramatic-looking capital city in Europe. The castle glowers from over a black, volcanic cliff, watching over Princes Street and the gray, granite-block buildings that shine in the rain and brood in the sun. Carved, Greek columns give Edinburgh a… Continue reading Visiting Edinburgh by Train From London
Got JDBC?
Got JDBC?. Not really ColdFusion-specific but if you need to connect to a database for which the drivers are not included in the product, Brandon Purcell provides a great link to Sun's website containing 197 database drivers…. [An Architect's View]
Learning Tinderbox
Learning Tinderbox. Doug Miller: I began to realize that the Web was a poor stepchild compared to what I could do with Tinderbox. Tinderbox is closer in spirit to Vannevar Bush's Memex or Ted Nelson's Xanadu than it is to the Web. [Mark Bernstein]
A Good Summary of Internet Law in 2003
A Good Summary of Internet Law in 2003. Recommended. Doug Isenberg's review of Internet law developments in 2003 is a useful review of a busy year in Internet law. [DennisKennedy.blog]
Robert Scoble, Tom Peters and Me
Robert Scoble, Tom Peters and Me. Tom Peters has a new book called “Re-Imagine!” If you are looking for a WHAM! to help you take a fresh look at all your assumptions about business, this book is the place. [DennisKennedy.blog]
Big Gains for Internet Retailers
Big Gains for Internet Retailers. This holiday season will go down as the most successful yet for e-commerce retailers like EBGames Online, led by Seth P. Levy. By Bob Tedeschi. [New York Times: Technology]
Parents facing fine for holidays during term time
Parents facing fine for holidays during term time. Parents in Scotland could be fined as much as £1,000 or be sent to prison for up to a month – or both – if they take their children on holiday during term time, it emerged yesterday. [The Scotsman]