Businesses Plan for the Unexpected. As global events become more uncertain and tumultuous, Global Business Network, a consulting firm, is helping executives prepare for various challenging situations. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]

Fast Company on Leadership in the Military. What Warfighters Can Teach Business Leaders. Literally from it's earliest issue, Fast Company has looked to the best minds and most effective units in the military for lessons about strategy, tactics, and execution that can be applied to business. At a moment in which the attention of the… Continue reading Fast Company on Leadership in the Military

What Would You Put Into A Software Survival Kit? [Slashdot]

Y! Search Easter Egg. Try a search for “jeremy zawodny!”. Neat, huh? It's one of the new feature: search shortcuts (more detail). Here's another example. Try a search for “mail!”. Now, if you're bored, see what other stuff is lurking in there. Just try adding an exclamation point to the end of your queries…. [Jeremy… Continue reading Y! Search Easter Egg

Public Knowledge. Public Knowledge is a new public-interest advocacy organization dedicated to fortifying and defending a vibrant information commons. This Washington, D.C. based group works with wide spectrum of stakeholders – libraries, educators, scientists, artists, musicians, journalists, consumers, software programmers, civic groups and enlightened businesses – to promote the core conviction that some fundamental democratic… Continue reading Public Knowledge

privacyactivism.org. Privacyactivism is a non-profit organization whose goal is to enable people to make well-informed decisions about the importance of privacy on both a personal and societal level. When people understand the real-world implications of privacy losses or invasions, there is plenty of evidence that they care passionately about the issues. The problem is that… Continue reading privacyactivism.org

Verizon Small Business Wiring. Verizon expand small business WLAN installation: Verizon expands nationwide into installing wireless LANs in small businesses from its Boston trial. In Boston, at least initially, they used subcontractors, so this is more like a general contracting business than something they have to build out headcount for — unless their model's changed….… Continue reading Verizon Small Business Wiring

I am willing to pay more for a “professional” version of Radio, by the way. Feature requests? My own domain name. A cool new XHTML theme or two. A chat room. A Ryze-style “about me page.” Better blogrolling (multiple blogrolls and a better interface than one freaking long list). Photo and video posting. .NET scriptability.… Continue reading The Scobleizer Weblog

Technology in the Courtroom. Tom Mighell of Inter Alia points to the Law.com article on the benefits of using technology in the courtroom.  Of course, I think that, properly used, technology can expedite the trial process, and enrich the experiences of the jurors (the article suggests that jurors expect its use at trial).  Improperly used, it… Continue reading Technology in the Courtroom

History of Interaction Design. Marc Rettig is amazing. His history of interaction design (3.3mb pdf) is still something I'm unpacking (and will be for a couple more weeks). At the core is the progression of interaction design as a practice focused on operating the machine, to using the software, to accomplishing a task, to pursuing… Continue reading History of Interaction Design