Do Productivity Increases Generate Economic Gains?. Jakob Nielsen tackles the question Do Productivity Increases Generate Economic Gains? I've been thinking about this because of this article: Time saved—a misleading justification for KM It makes sense to save the user's time, but the justification of the Knowledge Management system ultimately has to be demonstrated by better… Continue reading Do Productivity Increases Generate Economic Gains?

Truck stops unwire: In the latest update on truck stop wireless hot spots, Columbia Advanced Wireless will deploy 1,000 truck stops with wireless networks for truckers to stay on top of their loads and schedules. So far, they have two locations listed; watch for the 998 to come. (Truck stops are a reasonable place for… Continue reading Truck stops unwire

The End of Trust?. Using Memory Errors to Attack a Virtual Machine We present an experimental study showing that soft memory errors can lead to serious security vulnerabilities in Java and .NET virtual machines, or in any system that relies on type-checking of untrusted programs as a protection mechanism. Our attack works by sending to… Continue reading The End of Trust?

PHP 4.3.2 is the one. A quick look through the bug-fixes for the soon to be released PHP 4.3.2 shows that it is actually a major upgrade. This is the version that everyone needs to warm their nights during the long chilly wait for PHP 5 🙂  [PHP Everywhere]

Bruce Eckel's Java Programming Guidelines. Elegance always pays off. In the short term it might seem like it takes much longer to come up with a truly graceful solution to a problem but when it works the first time and easily adapts to new situations instead of requiring hours days or months of struggle you’ll… Continue reading Bruce Eckel's Java Programming Guidelines

Revealing Ohio's Buried Treasure. Centuries ago, earthen structures of great scientific and cultural significance were built in the Midwest, but farmland and parking lots replaced them in the modern age. A new digital project will create virtual renditions of these earthworks. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]

Message from in-house counsel to lawyers: learn to share your knowledge. “During last year's Energy Law Institute, Christian E. Liipfert, Managing Attorney, Special Projects and Transactions, at BP America Inc., presented a paper on “Knowledge Management within a Multi-location, Multi-discipline Legal Function.” As in-house counsel, Mr. Liipfert knows all too well the problems inherent in managing knowledge… Continue reading Message from in-house counsel to lawyers: learn to share your knowledge

21 Rules for lawyers. How to Succeed as a Lawyer, was written by a father who wanted to offer his son guidance on how to practice law.  The father was clearly a wise man.  And the son was a fortunate one. [Ernie the Attorney]

Women Recount Cadet Life: Forced Sex and Fear. Former students say that a majority of female cadets are raped or molested at the Air Force Academy and that most choose not to report it. By Michael Janofsky with Diana Jean Schemo. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

InternetRetailer.com – Bookspan looks to span offline and online customer data. Bookspan LLP is installing middleware from Art Technology Group Inc. to link Bookspan's customer data in its legacy database with information about its customers' behavior at its web site, Steven Brita, director of Internet marketing for Bookspan, tells Internet Retailer. Bookspan, a partnership between… Continue reading Bookspan looks to span offline and online customer data