FireFly….  FireFly will be a fully Free Software Complete library system. It hopes to challenge Dynix with completness. It is still in the early development stages but is moving along quickly. If anyone would like some more information about the project or if someone would like to contribute information or help with the coding, please… Continue reading FireFly…

HotSpots grow, usage not nearly. More on Hot Spot Uptake Hot spots aren't seeing the numbers yet they need to survive: T-Mobile once again says they're not promoting their service, which is specious (see my earlier comments). The crux of the article is this: Wi-Fi use “is certainly not growing at the same pace as… Continue reading HotSpots grow, usage not nearly

10 things You Always Wanted To Know About Money (and can't afford not to ask). What are your chances of being audited? Could the economy function without bank machines? What's the one stock investment that you should have made when you were young? We answer 10 questions — some serious, some lighthearted, all eye-opening —… Continue reading 10 things You Always Wanted To Know About Money (and can't afford not to ask)

Wow, I've just reinstalled XP from scratch and I see there's 33 “critical updates and service packs” that I need to load and another 22 “Windows XP updates” and another three “driver updates.” Dang, I wish that Microsoft would release a new OS every three months or so that had all the fixes already loaded.… Continue reading

Wow, I've just reinstalled XP from scratch and I see there's 33 “critical updates and service packs” that I need to load and another 22 “Windows XP updates” and another three “driver updates.” Dang, I wish that Microsoft would release a new OS every three months or so that had all the fixes already loaded. That would save me a ton of time.

I bet that most people don't even bother to upgrade and patch their machines with the latest stuff.

I really hope that Microsoft makes some dramatic improvements to this system. It's just really cumbersome to load a new OS, and then spend the next five hours simply getting up to date and I haven't even started loading apps yet!  [The Scobleizer Weblog

Tim Bray's ongoing conversation with the world.  If you haven't yet tuned into Tim Bray's weblog, you're missing a rare treat. For those of us whose bedtime reading does not run to the likes of Herodotus' Histories (“in the Aubrey de Sélincourt translation”), have never photographed an odometer, and do not casually toss off tutorials… Continue reading Tim Bray's ongoing conversation with the world

The public record. Last week Dave Winer reported [1, 2] that the New York Times' Web archive had disappeared behind a “for-pay firewall.” Today, he reports that it's back: Bravo. In a world where such victories are few and far between, this one is truly worth savoring. Thanks to the Times for supporting the Web.… Continue reading The public record

Adobe debuts Acrobat 6 product line [The Macintosh News Network]

Always on edge. Dan Gillmor on how the permanent war on terrorism means permanent suspension of civil liberties: Liberties ebbed and flowed in America's past. Leaders curbed liberties, with the public's often ignorant endorsement, in times of crisis. But the rights tended to come back when the crises ended. The fabled pendulum of liberty may… Continue reading Always on edge

Security Advisor: Privacy Compliance Tips. Your customers' personal information could be exposed through your site, and you wouldn't even know it! Review these tips to see where problems can arise. IDcide, an Internet privacy company, offers a list of tips for companies concerned about violating privacy laws, regulations, or the privacy policy posted on their… Continue reading Privacy Compliance Tips

'A Shortcut Through Time': Quantum Weirdness. George Johnson, a science writer, describes the prospects for a major cyber-breakthrough. By Jim Holt. [New York Times: Technology]