RotK. Oh, yes, right, I saw it last night at midnight. Brief review: quite good; too short; not enough sequel to follow the scenes; rushed from the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on; Shelob rocked; Eowyn's big moment rocked; the extended edition will be even better. [Ceejbot]

IT Portfolio Management.  Applying portfolio management theory to IT planning and projects has long been a favorite topic of mine. I noticed a few more good articles on the topic today. First, Ron Friedman on the excellent Strategic Legal Technology Blog points to and discusses a very good article by Josh Fish of HubbardOne called… Continue reading IT Portfolio Management

BBC: “Film fans who have just seen the final installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy have been heaping praise on the much-anticipated movie.” [Scripting News]

Konfabulator goes Windows.  Konfabulator goes Windows: Interesting, the Mac desktop widgets will be going to Windows. From what I recall they used JavaScript in-widget and AppleScript for system communication, so I wonder whether they'll have two mechanisms, or whether widgets will have internal switches to use either Mac or Win calls, or…? Mike Davidson and… Continue reading Konfabulator goes Windows

Outlook 2003 Spam Filter Update.  An update to the Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SmartScreen filter is being made available available here. “This update enhances the junk e-mail filter in Outlook to help provide a higher level of protection against junk e-mail.” The details will be outlined in KB832333, and the update should be available through… Continue reading Outlook 2003 Spam Filter Update

Windows XP Service Pack 2. Found this little document floating around the Download Center this morning, may be of interest to folks waiting on the release of SP2: Changes to Functionality in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 [Life of a one-man IT department]

Strategic v. Operational Technology Budget.  Josh Fish of Hubbard One has a good article, Using Strategic Technology to Win and Keep Business, in the November 2003 issue of LawNet’s Peer to Peeer newsletter.  In it, he argues that firms should view their technology budget in two bins: operational and strategic. The operational should be viewed… Continue reading Strategic v. Operational Technology Budget

Meet the new team at UserLand. Scott Young is CEO. [Scripting News]

EMC Acquires Software Maker for $635 Million. The EMC Corporation took a significant step to broaden its business with the purchase of VMware for $635 million in cash. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]

Coffeeshop offices. Coffeeshop offices: Cafes have been in the forefront of offering wireless, and there have been questions about the business model. Kristen Kauffman's article in the Dallas Morning News shows how people who work at cafe tables bring in more clients and accommodate the normal ebb and flow of the business. Different perspective, fascinating.  [JD… Continue reading Coffeeshop offices