Remote Desktop. I have been using Remote Desktop Connection for Windows Server 2003 and I am hooked.  In comparison, remotely managing Linux servers through SSH console is swiming in mud.  I particularly love the ability to access local drives and devices from the remote server desktop.  No more SFTP sessions.  To copy some files, I… Continue reading Remote Desktop

Comcast set to roll out HDTV/DVR box.  We've previously noted that Comcast was testing the PVR waters, but it looks like the rollout will soon be going full-force. Comcast is saying that 90% of their customers (millions of people) will have access to this Motorola box by the end of next year, and this device… Continue reading Comcast set to roll out HDTV/DVR box

NetNewsWire Eddy award. Sheila and I were so excited when we heard that NetNewsWire had won an Eddy. Imagine us jumping up and down in our little office, with our cat Papa wondering why the monkeys had suddenly gone crazy. We got the news about a week ago, but then had to wait for the… Continue reading NetNewsWire Eddy award

Seafood Watch Program. “A Consumer's Guide to Sustainable Seafood: Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program offers information to help you choose seafood that's good for you, good for the oceans and information on overfishing, bycatch, aquaculture and habitat damage.” [xBlog: The visual thinking weblog | XPLANE]

Verisign Seal. “On November 4, 2003, VeriSign announced a new 'trust enhancing' seal which they built using Macromedia's Flash technology. This new seal makes a connection to their server and displays, in a dynamic text field, the name of the company that bought the certificate. The seal then invites you to click the seal to… Continue reading Verisign Seal

With Roadside Data, Better Forecast for Snow Removal. A prototype software system combines data from specially created weather forecasts and in-road sensors to recommend when the snow trucks should be dispatched. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology]

Backing Up Files Shifts to Automatic When a Server Moves In. Devices that can back up data on a PC range from the humble, increasingly rare diskette to high-capacity DVD recorders. But to Richard Mandeberg, the chief executive of Mirra, they all share a common flaw. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology]

ABA Journal – The Top Ten in Tech. The new ABA Journal has an article on top legal technology trends. I'm one of the people interviewed – sort of the legal near-equivalent of having your picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone. Good article. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Beating Information Overload with News Aggregators. My most recent article in Law Practice Magazine attempts to describe the benefits, power, utility and coolness of news aggregators and RSS feeds in plain, non-technical language. Here's my view on why this stuff is so amazingly cool. [DennisKennedy.blog]