Introducing Macromedia Firefly Components by Paul Gubbay; re: Macromedia Flash. [Macromedia – Designer Developer Center]

Managing Technology on a Budget. I've been asked to make a presentation to an academic library group on the topic of “Managing Technology on a Budget.”  I have a few obvious thoughts: the use of open source tools, do-it-yourself, and collaborative models, and not cutting corners on personnel.  I'd like to be able to share… Continue reading Managing Technology on a Budget

Apple: iBook, Apple Store Updates. Apple today redesigned the Apple Store and bumped iBook processors to 900 MHz, except for the $999 model (with its read-only CD-ROM), which runs at 800 MHz. The notebooks have Radeon 7500 graphics with 32 MB of VRAM and a 30GB or larger hard drive, but 12-inch models are still… Continue reading Apple: iBook, Apple Store Updates

RSS Feeds / News Aggregators. A couple of good resources for learning about RSS feeds and news aggregators. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Practical Protection Practices for Your Intellectual Property. Legal protection is only one aspect of IP protection. What happens on your network and in your business may be at least as important. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Sun-Sentinel: Florida news – Florida may limit release of driver's license information. TALLAHASSEE · Florida would limit the release of personal information from state driver's licenses under a measure passed Monday by a Senate committee. It appears headed for final approval. The action (CS/SB 2416) was prompted by a threatened lawsuit by the American Civil… Continue reading Florida may limit release of driver's license information

Easy to edit web links.  You might have noticed lots of new features for Manila lately. I guess Dave realizes that he needs all these features – to do his thing at Harvard.  But what about Radio?  Are we still supposed to go into our #HomeTemplates and hack HTML?  Why don't we deserve an easy to… Continue reading Easy to edit web links

Motorola's Cable Modem Plus Wi-Fi. Motorola releases $350 box: cable modem, Ethernet switch, printer sharing: This device is being sold directly via big-box computer retailers. It's unclear to me which consumers buy their own cable modems; it's more likely that cable operators will offer this as an option or upgrade…. [Wi-Fi Networking News]

News.Com: A mosaic of new opportunities. Ray Ozzie. Even though our current use of PCs, productivity tools, e-mail and the Web seems quite sophisticated, we've only just begun to understand how to apply them and effectively realize their benefits. The next 10 years will find us moving decidedly from an era of personal productivity to… Continue reading A mosaic of new opportunities

Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects. The latest book from the heroes of Peopleware, Tom Demarco and Timothy Lister. Makes a brave case that the person (or company, or team) who is responsible for risk management is the person who is going to pay the price when things go wrong. Waltzing With Bears… Continue reading Untitled