Programming ColdFusion MX: Web Services. Still considered an immature technology, web services seeks to provide a global object repository where applications can be assembled using using relatively simple protocols. This article is an overview of consuming, producing and security of web services. By Rob Brooks-Bilson. [WebReference News]

I know you already know what a genius Rachel Singer Gordon is. She's written a great piece on Systems Librarian Impostor Syndrome. For more on accidental systems librarianship, see this reference page. [ lisnews ] [librarian.net]

Care-Giver Tech Slowly Evolves. Digital technologies that help people stay home when they are old or sick are also reducing health-care costs and opening up a huge potential market. From med reminders to Internet check-in, the possibilities for business development are huge. [Wired News]

“Darknets” Offer Privacy to P2P Net. File-sharers are turning to “darknets” to stay away from prying eyes, says Business Week Online in “The Underground Internet” (September 15, 2003). Sources of technology include Freenet, Waste, BadBlue and Groove. “Darknet” software is made to enable small groups of trusted individuals to quickly set up and take down… Continue reading “Darknets” Offer Privacy to P2P Net

Hmm. I talked about running a firewall on Friday. Today, I find this article on ZDnet: Why you must install a firewall NOW Yes, once again, you heard it here first! Life of a one-man IT Department, beating major media sources on a regular basis, and by that, of course, I mean it happened at… Continue reading Hmm

Email's special power. Software that requires people to explicitly declare the formation of these groups, and to acknowledge their dissolution, is too blunt an instrument for such ephemeral social interaction. Like an operating-system thread, an e-mail thread is a lightweight construct, cheap to set up and tear down. Could a protocol other than SMTP, and… Continue reading Email's special power

Matt's right, but you gotta start somewhere….. Matt Mower is right.  Relationships ARE multi-valent.  Ideally one would be able to define LOTS of aspects and attributes that make up a relationship between two people and RDF could easily express that. However if Matt knew what it took us to even broach the subject of multi-granularity… Continue reading Matt's right, but you gotta start somewhere….

Laszlo OPML viewer, XML and apple pie. Sarah Allen has posted what I believe to be the future.  It's a stand alone Laszlo Widget based upon the concept that Jason DeFillippo pioneered with his blogrolling.com service.  This time – it's a complete Laszlo Presentation Server 'web-app' – that (in this first simple implementation) renders OPML… Continue reading Laszlo OPML viewer, XML and apple pie

Mailblox: a boycott. We sent a system administrative housekeeping message to a bunch of people on spies today. One of them came back with one of those fucking annoying Mailblox “I'm too lame to filter my spam properly” messages. To hell with it. That guy doesn't want my email? That guy doesn't get my email.… Continue reading Mailblox: a boycott

Cornell Law Library Launches Newly Designed Site. From Claire M. Germain, Edward Cornell Law Librarian & Professor of Law, Cornell Law School, this information about the library's newly designed website: “The Law Library Web Team studied dozens of web sites and solicited input from students before embarking on this major project to ensure that the site… Continue reading Cornell Law Library Launches Newly Designed Site