Here's one cool way to share what's on your screen. This rules. I can show all you people what Manila looks like now — all via the Internet! [Scobleizer]

News.Com: It's the people, stupid. Too many products, and many start-ups, fail because they don't focus on a simple reality: Humans will need to use and like the product or service. Too often, technologies and products are created because they can be, not because they should be. [Tomalak's Realm]

What do you need for a successful meeting? A Weblog is what you need for a successful “no travel” meeting? Robert Scoble: “Video is not what most of you need. Keep in mind that four years ago I was pushing video very hard for Winnov, which makes video capture cards and other devices that help… Continue reading What do you need for a successful meeting?
A Weblog is what you need for a successful “no travel” meeting?

You'll find that most of your “no travel” meeting needs will be met by a content management system (er, the technology used to create this Weblog

FTC – Workshop Planned To Discuss Strategies for Providing Effective Financial Privacy Notices. Public Workshop Co-sponsored by Eight Federal Agencies An interagency-sponsored public workshop on Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLB) Act privacy notices will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 432,… Continue reading FTC

News.com reports: “Gartner remains concerned that viruses and worms will continue to attack IIS until Microsoft has released a completely rewritten release of [IIS] that is thoroughly and publicly tested….Gartner believes that this rewriting will probably not occur before the end of 2002.” Gartner seems to suffer the common but moronic falacy that new or… Continue reading reports

Medical Records Made Easy. So many hospitals, so many forms. An IBM computer team works to develop a universal medical record that combines personal data while protecting patients' privacy. Mark K. Anderson reports from the Future of Health Technology Summit in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [Wired News]

John Robb: “In 1932, JFC Fuller, a lone British military strategist wrote an innovative book on a new strategy of warfare that fueled the development of Blitzkrieg (without BlitzKrieg Germany's war machine would have stalled in France ala WWI).  Heinz Guderian read Fuller's book and got the funding to implement its lessons into an advanced armored unit he commanded (much of… Continue reading John Robb: “In 1932, JFC Fuller, a lone British military strategist wrote an innovative book on a new strategy of warfare that fueled the development of Blitzkrieg (without BlitzKrieg Germany's war machine would have stalled in France ala WWI).  Heinz Guderian read Fuller's book and got the funding to implement its lessons into an advanced armored unit he commanded (much of his training was done with cardboard tanks).  During the invasion of France, despite pressure by his military superiors (who were not schooled in the new way of warfare) to halt his advance, Guderian drove his tank unit across the low countries to the sea.  This rapid action trapped the British expeditionary force in Dunkirk (which almost resulted in their utter anhilation) and set the stage for the rapid occupation of France. 

“Luckily for us, no military strategist has written the book that provides the basis for the new type of asymetrical warfare we now find ourselves in. Although I have to admit, I almost did write that book a decade ago but felt that it would be immoral to do so since it was certainly to provide more help to an attacker than a defender (us).  Bin Laden is certainly implementing some of the concepts I planned to write about, but he clearly lacks the theoretical basis for effective follow up.  This gives me hope that we can develop effective counter-measures in time to prevent real destruction.  I am still glad I didn't write the book.” [John Robb's Radio Weblog