Paul Andrews: “There is some ineffable lure of the shopping experience — often because it supplies us with one of our few remaining outlets for community — which Kozmo could not reproduce.” [Hypodermia]
vBulletin
Tiffany Trott of ilovejeeps.com says “there are several very good forum software packages out right now:” Here's the one she recommends: vBulletin – “I think this is by far the best, affordable package out there. It runs with PHP and MySQL and the set up time is truly about 10 minutes if you can read,… Continue reading vBulletin
GE: Good Things to Investors?
GE: Good Things to Investors?. General Electric posted solid results today in tough conditions, partly due to cost-cutting initiatives. [The Motley Fool]
Former NSI CTO Calls ICANN A “World Government”
Slashdot | Your Rights Online: Former NSI CTO Calls ICANN A “World Government” . David Holtzman, Chairman and CEO of Opion Inc. and former Chief Technology Officer at Network Solutions Inc, has written this interesting ICB editorial titled 'If we're going to have a world government, I want a revolution first.” He argues that 'ICANN… Continue reading Former NSI CTO Calls ICANN A “World Government”
Dreamweaver 4 Weekend Crash Course
Dreamweaver 4 Weekend Crash Course. Wendy Peck's new book on Dreamweaver 4 is out. Come and take a peek at one of her easy-to-read, example-stuffed chapters. 0409 [WebReference News]
revised the terms of use
All Your Data are Belong to Us^H^HYOU! – Today Microsoft revised the terms of use for Passport to make it clear that we really aren't trying to steal all of your personal data. Actually, our privacy policy already said that, but our terms-of-use did not match, and this was caught by the incredibly astute Andrew… Continue reading revised the terms of use
MS Passport Privacy Policy Revised
Slashdot | MS Passport Privacy Policy Revised. Make sure to check out the Cnet story too. Jason Catlett of Junkbusters nails it: “if Microsoft doesn't know what's in its own terms of service regarding personal information, then what hope do its customers have for the privacy of their own information?” [Privacy Digest]
Auditing Classes at M.I.T., on the Web and Free
NY Times: Auditing Classes at M.I.T., on the Web and Free. M.I.T. plans on Wednesday to announce a 10-year initiative, apparently the biggest of its kind, that intends to create public Web sites for almost all of its 2,000 courses and to post materials like lecture notes, problem sets, syllabuses, exams, simulations, even video lectures.… Continue reading Auditing Classes at M.I.T., on the Web and Free
On tap here today: FBI Director Louis Freeh will explain why no one has the right to privacy. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal
On tap here today: FBI Director Louis Freeh will explain why no one has the right to privacy. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] Yikes!!
The Register (UK)
The Register (UK) – Son of CPRM fails ATA committee vote. The proposal dubbed 'Son of CPRM' has failed to make it into the ATA hard drive specification. The results of a postal vote are published today. The T.13 committee actually voted 8:7 in favour of including Curtis Stevens' 'Proposal to Support Generic Functionality' [19kb,… Continue reading The Register (UK)