Crypto-Gram: How to Fight. Sadly, I believe things will get much worse before they get better. Many people seem not to be bothered by stupid security; it even makes some feel safer. In the U.S., people are now used to showing their ID everywhere; it's the new security reality post-9/11. [Tomalak's Realm]

Adaptive Path: The Nine Pillars of Successful Web Teams. Jesse James Garrett. Formal titles, job descriptions, and reporting structures can vary widely. But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success. [Tomalak's Realm]

The document is the database. When you need to store and display a modest amount of structured or semistructured data, it's tempting to store it directly in an HTML file. I've used this strategy many times; undoubtedly you have too. The advantages and disadvantages of working directly with a presentation format are pretty clear. It's… Continue reading The document is the database

New Potential for Neighborhood Area Networking. Speakeasy NetShare may spell the beginning of real Neighborhood Area Networking: Speakeasy's NetShare service, written about all over the place today, allows a DSL or T-1 customer to share their connection with anyone they like and have Speakeasy bill their sharers directly, while rebating 50 percent of those fees… Continue reading New Potential for Neighborhood Area Networking

Taurus, a Wi-Fi Appliance. Procom introduces Taurus: storage, servers, and 600 feet of Wi-Fi: This emerging category of Wi-Fi network appliances grew today with the introduction of Taurus, which can be configured to hold up to 250 Gb of storage, and a laundry list of software servers. The software listed in specifications reads like an… Continue reading Taurus, a Wi-Fi Appliance

Had a great time in Ohio!

Off to Ohio to visit family for the weekend!

US Supreme Court appoints new librarian, Judith Gaskell, only the third woman to ever hold the position. [librarian.net]

Librarian Avengers is at a slightly new URL. Less flash, more bloggy content, go say hi to Erica. [librarian.net]

Sins of omission. In yesterday's discussion of Iconfactory's new stock icons service, we neglected to mention that the site on which the service lives is nicely done in CSS layout and XHTML Transitional. In an earlier entry on Coudal Partners's Summer Reading 2003 omnibus, we likewise neglected to mention that it, along with the rest… Continue reading Sins of omission