Where Did Dewey File Those Law Books?. Who knew that someone owned the Dewey Decimal System? Apparently not the owners of the Library Hotel, nestled in the shadow of the New York Public Library. By Michael Luo. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Is Democracy Broken?
Is Democracy Broken?. Should it really cost $200 million to run for President? At what point does the fundraising mean more than the ideas? There's been a huge shift in the way the Internet has affected marketing of all types, and now, for the first time, we're seeing it have an impact on politics. Howard… Continue reading Is Democracy Broken?
Insecure electronic voting
Insecure electronic voting. Are you angry and upset about easily hacked electronic voting systems with no audit trail? You should be. This Salon article lays out the problems with the Diebold system very clearly. Get mad. [Ceejbot]
Meyer on rounded tabs
Meyer on rounded tabs. Meyer on rounded tabs: More advanced CSS goodness from Eric Meyer… in this case an article on cross-browser support for adding curves to the edges of “tabbed file folders” regardless of word length. [JD on MX]
For a brighter outlook, go elsewhere
For a brighter outlook, go elsewhere. Why is it that within 10 minutes of starting Outlook (2002) I have 5 outlook.exe processes consuming a total of 124Mb of memory? [Curiouser and curiouser!]
Firms still leave security to chance
silicon.com – Firms still leave security to chance. “More than 50 per cent of our customers do not have even the most basic of firewalls in place…” Too many companies are still leaving the security of their websites to chance – adopting an 'it couldn't happen to us' attitude rather than implementing robust security on… Continue reading Firms still leave security to chance
Seaside Software's XKey
Seaside Software's XKey. I've just seen another plug for this product, so I thought it worthy of a mention here. Xkey securely stores all of your Exchange data and the application logic to execute it – on a key that fits in the palm of your hand. With Xkey you can load your Exchange data on… Continue reading Seaside Software's XKey
RPC Over HTTPS Article
RPC Over HTTPS Article. Amit Zinman, an author over at MSExchange.org has just published an article on RPC over HTTPS. Summary: Exchange 2003 allows Outlook to connect using HTTPS and still receive all of the messaging features. This has been a much requested feature since regular RPC/MAPI was sometimes very slow or just timed out on… Continue reading RPC Over HTTPS Article
AIfIA Tools section launches!
AIfIA Tools section launches!. Wow! Erin Malone throws down and gets the AIfIA tools initiative rolling with a great collection of tools that can be used in everyday practice. Thanks Erin and all who worked on this! Document templates, process map posters and other tools to help you in your practice. The documents, which have… Continue reading AIfIA Tools section launches!
Boston-Logan: Wi-Fi This Year
Boston-Logan: Wi-Fi This Year. Massport says service to start by end of year: Boston-Logan airport will have Terminal E equipped with Wi-Fi by year's end, and B, C, and D by next summer. (Terminal A is being rebuilt; it re-opens in 2005.) The daily cost should be $6 to $7, but thankfully they're already talking… Continue reading Boston-Logan: Wi-Fi This Year