WASTE looks to be quite interesting.  It's great to see more people working to  crank up the level of confidentiality on the Internet.  I don't think people have any concept of how much sniffing is actually occurring out there, and how easy it has become since the explosion of WiFi.  This is why I've been… Continue reading WASTE

Joshua Allen makes some really great points about the fact that many companies to have a “don't ask, don't tell, and please for the love of God don't do anything stupid” attitude related to blogs.  There is actually good reason for this:  By suggesting that employee blogs might be “officially sanctioned”, or by in some way acknowledging that the… Continue reading Joshua Allen

Add Your Thoughts to Martindale-Hubbell Discussion. I'll be adding a comments feature as soon as I move this blog to a better web server. In the meantime I've started a separate discussion group to facilitate comments on the future of lawyer directories, including Martindale-Hubbell. I'll incorporate the more cogent comments into an essay I'm drafting… Continue reading Add Your Thoughts to Martindale-Hubbell Discussion

New Search Engine: Turbo10. The Register really likes really likes a new contender, Turbo10. [net.law.blog]

Ethically challenged  From buying organic to taking the bus, Leo Hickman is trying to adopt a more ethical lifestyle – and he's writing a book about the process. But he needs your help… A very interesting idea!

Hacker Takes a Crack at TiVo. An avid TiVo fan will release a book this summer detailing 100 ways to break into everyone's favorite digital video recorder. While the book's author says he isn't condoning anything illegal, TiVo, the company, said it doesn't encourage people to try the hacks at home. By Elisa Batista. [Wired… Continue reading Hacker Takes a Crack at TiVo

Earth to Microsoft: Why Do You Make it So Hard to Be a Good Customer?. A string of aggravations and a flurry of articles lead me to ask this simple question of Microsoft. Forgive me, but I haven't had a rant for a while. [DennisKennedy.blog]

G. Andrew Duthie points us to the new ASP.NET Community Starter Kit. Gotta check that out, since it's my job to help build communities around the PDC.  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

Who's weblog is doing the best job for Microsoft? I've been meeting with dozens of developers (both inside and outside Microsoft). Really hard core code slingers. By far the name that I hear the most often is Chris Brumme. That guy is doing a weblog that is way and above the rest. He makes my… Continue reading Chris Brumme

Yahoo Patches IM & Chat Software. Security consultant Bruce Schneier warned about the ubiquity of buffer overflow programming design flaws in his 2000 book, Secrets and Lies (still the best book on computer security I've seen). He gave tips on how programmers could avoid them. However, they continue to proliferate. Yahoo has just now caught up the the issue.… Continue reading Yahoo Patches IM & Chat Software