I just learned about another SQL Server weblog community: SQL Team weblogs. Running on Scott Watermasysk's .TEXT. By the way, the SQL Team website has tons of info on SQL Server. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Tim Bray talks about rich clients again
Tim Bray talks about rich clients again (points at Jon Udell's piece on GUI/browser tension) and makes a case for us to ship an updated IE before Longhorn. By the way, every time I see “rich client” my mind translates that to “Windows application.” Do you do that too? And what's wrong with Mozilla? It… Continue reading Tim Bray talks about rich clients again
Scott Loftesness loves the new iTunes for Windows
Scott Loftesness loves the new iTunes for Windows. Kevin Marks tells me that it has Rendevous built in too. I gotta try that this weekend. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
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Changed terms and conditions for Google AdSense. In response to some pressure from their customers and potential customers, Google has changed the terms and conditions for their AdSense program. I only took a quick peek at it, but it looks like they've dialed back some of the more draconian provisions. Nice to see Google trying… Continue reading kottke.org
Expertise Location (McKinsey Quarterly Article)
Expertise Location (McKinsey Quarterly Article) Knowledge management professionals frequently consider the question of how best to identify and locate experts within a large law firm. The current issue of the McKinsey Quarterly has an article titled Do You Know Who Your Experts Are? (Appears in the 2003, #4 edition – subscription required to access.) The… Continue reading Expertise Location (McKinsey Quarterly Article)
Getting Closer to Clients – Learning from General Electric (GE)
Getting Closer to Clients – Learning from General Electric (GE) In Will Jeff Immelt's New Push Pay Off for GE, Business Week (October 13, 2003) reports on an interesting initiative by General Electric. (A subscription is required to access this article.) Jeff Immelt, GE's still relatively new CEO, is, according to Business Week, trying to… Continue reading Getting Closer to Clients – Learning from General Electric (GE)
Windows XP SP2 to be springboard to Longhorn
Paul Thurrott: “Windows XP SP2 to be springboard to Longhorn.” [The Scobleizer Weblog]
F.D.A. Approves New Alzheimer's Drug
F.D.A. Approves New Alzheimer's Drug. The government on Friday approved a new option for sufferers of Alzheimer's disease, the first treatment specifically for late stages of the mind-robbing illness. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Ten Best Intranets of 2003
Useit.Com: Ten Best Intranets of 2003. North Tyneside College provides the ultimate proof that good intranets depend more on will, talent, clarity of mission, and commitment to usability than it does on having lavish funding. This winning intranet, which supports 300 staff and 15,000 students, was designed and developed by a single person… [Tomalak's Realm]
User Expectations in a World of Smart Devices
Adaptive Path: User Expectations in a World of Smart Devices. This kind of intelligence is already starting to leak into mainstream products, and I bet that designers will have to think about it seriously within the next five years. Perhaps the biggest change for user-experience designers will be a user's subsequent disregard for predictability. [Tomalak's… Continue reading User Expectations in a World of Smart Devices