Publish: Marketing goes Gonzo. Q&A with Christopher Locke. The problem is that the commercial world didn't show up [to the Internet] until the audience was already there. The audience didn't come because business was there. The audience came because the audience was there. [Tomalak's Realm]
Louis Rosenfeld Information Architecture
Louis Rosenfeld Information Architecture – August 23, 2001: Future Directions for IA As a brand new field, we information architects have spent the past few years absorbed with such typically adolescent pursuits as self-definition and self-justification. I don't know whether this soul-searching is necessary or completely pointless, but I think it's time to move on.… Continue reading
7 ways to protect your home Windows PC for free (choose all 7)
7 ways to protect your home Windows PC for free (choose all 7). 1. Windows Update. Free service (although you must use IE5+ to access it). Download all the latest service packs, security hotfixes, and latest versions of bundled Microsoft programs. (Warning: not everyone is happy with IE6, but you should at least upgrade to… Continue reading 7 ways to protect your home Windows PC for free (choose all 7)
One number — and no escape anywhere
The Times (UK) – One number — and no escape anywhere. The US Government has backed a global scheme to simplify communication by giving everyone a single contact number, through which they could be reached by telephone, e-mail, fax, or any other clever technology still to be invented. In a word, the solution is ENUM,… Continue reading One number — and no escape anywhere
Register
Register: “HP is essentially buying red ink, and a whole heap of trouble.” [Scripting News]
Hewlett-Packard to Acquire Compaq
NY Times: Hewlett-Packard to Acquire Compaq. “Hewlett-Packard and Compaq said the merged company would be in a position to compete with IBM across virtually its entire product line.” [Scripting News]
John Robb : 9/4/2001; 5:03:47 AM
John Robb : 9/4/2001; 5:03:47 AM – Gartner: Is Groove the desktop of the future? “The choice to develop the Groove client and servers using COM methodologies and the C language ties the company to Microsoft's architectural vision… Groove's technological alignment with Microsoft will allow them to extensively leverage .Net technology as it evolves… Groove… Continue reading
Opening Sourcecode
Opening Sourcecode. Should governments require companies discontinuing products, release the source code? [Advogato]
How to get your PHP bug fixed!
How to get your PHP bug fixed!. Many PHP bugs never get fixed because it's too hard to duplicate the problem. For example, its been known since 1999 that file uploads of large files are slow but no one has really tracked the reason why. Look how Marcel van Leeuwen gets Andi Gutmans (one of… Continue reading How to get your PHP bug fixed!
TechWeb: Database Gorilla Hunter: Great Bridge brings hefty database power to open-source
TechWeb: Database Gorilla Hunter: Great Bridge brings hefty database power to open-source. “The 800-pound database gorilla Oracle will need to shed a few pounds in order to stay ahead of both proprietary and open-source rivals. One open-source offering, Great Bridge PostgreSQL, shows much promise in being able to hold and leverage a company's greatest assets–its… Continue reading TechWeb: Database Gorilla Hunter: Great Bridge brings hefty database power to open-source