Butt ugly websites I have known. Does anyone actually use the SourceForge web site for any serious activity? It's goddamn awful. You'd think given how many projects they have and how long it's been going that they'd spend a little time on actually making it either user friendly, or stylish, or both. [Curiouser and curiouser!]
Validating work blogs.
Validating work blogs.. How I would implement weblog in business. Lee LeFever has written a short article on the value of weblogs to share knowledge. To quote: In retrospect- a Weblog could have been extremely valuable to me and the company. Using a Weblog, I could chronicle the daily activities,… [Column Two] » More validation… Continue reading Validating work blogs.
Feds demanding more info about companies' customers
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA –Feds demanding more info about companies' customers . Firms add staff, spend more to keep up with requests Private businesses such as phone companies, banks and retail stores are facing more requests from law enforcement agencies for information about their customers, forcing many to deploy staff and upgrade equipment to meet the demand.… Continue reading Feds demanding more info about companies' customers
Robert Scoble is a good guy, and he's good for Microsoft. But there's some kool-aid seeping out of this piece
Dan Gillmor: “Robert Scoble is a good guy, and he's good for Microsoft. But there's some kool-aid seeping out of this piece.” and “The monopoly is safe for now. Customers are not, and the world's wealthiest and most powerful monopoly should care more.” Dan: all of our executives are now compensated based on how many… Continue reading Robert Scoble is a good guy, and he's good for Microsoft. But there's some kool-aid seeping out of this piece
Randy Holloway is confused by WinFS in Longhorn
Randy Holloway is confused by WinFS in Longhorn. We'll talk a LOT about this after the PDC. It's one of the key pieces of Longhorn and makes it a lot easier to store, find, open, save, move, copy, and retrieve your files. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Online document search reveals secrets
New Scientist – Online document search reveals secrets . Many documents published online may unintentionally reveal sensitive corporate or personal information, according to a US computer researcher. Simon Byers, at AT&T's research laboratory in the US, was able to unearth hidden information from many thousands of Microsoft Word documents posted online using a few freely… Continue reading Online document search reveals secrets
EPRI
EPRI. Power outages and other power quality disturbances are costing the U.S. economy more than $119 billion annually, according to a recently released study sponsored by EPRI’s Consortium for Electric Infrastructure to Support a Digital Society (CEIDS). Current estimates to fix the system are between $50 and $100 b, in addition to the $3 b… Continue reading EPRI
Nice Brew But No Wi-Fi Clue at Local Coffeehouses
Nice Brew But No Wi-Fi Clue at Local Coffeehouses. Last Saturday when Monique and I were running errands (okay she was running them and I was driving the car) we stopped into a little strip mall. She went to get some invitations for a party and I, as always, went reconnoitering for Wi-Fi. I breezed… Continue reading Nice Brew But No Wi-Fi Clue at Local Coffeehouses
Experts Warned of Weak Power Grid
Experts Warned of Weak Power Grid. Scientists and engineers have been predicting since well before Sept. 11 that an aging grid riddled with threadbare links and plagued by chronic shortages was headed for trouble. Little has been done, and sure enough, they were right. “We're trying to build a 21st-century electric marketplace on top of… Continue reading Experts Warned of Weak Power Grid
Experts Asking Why Problems Spread So Far
Experts Asking Why Problems Spread So Far. The power collapse apparently began with a failure in the Midwest that cascaded into Canada, power industry officials said. By Matthew L. Wald, Richard PerÉz-peÑa and Neela Banerjee. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]