March 31, 2003

So much Open Source Software

I certainly agree with Mark that the availability of Open Source Software is tremendous — I believe this has been the case for a long time.

DiveIntoMark: “In the future, there will be so much open source software available, programmers will be judged by how much they know about it and how well they can glue it together to build solutions.”

IMHO, the difference is that now so much of the open source software is geared toward the average user and has become increasingly less technically intense to install and deploy.

March 31, 2003

Microsoft adds support for Wi-Fi Protected Access security in XP

“Microsoft on Monday released a Windows XP update designed to enhance security for computers that connect to wireless networks.” (via CNet)

March 30, 2003

Laptop to IDE Hard Drive Adapter

Perfect or those times when you need to send in your laptop for repair or need to recover data from you laptop hard drive. (via 0xDECAFBAD)

March 29, 2003

Iraqi variation on the Nigerian e-mail scam

CNet: “The war has inspired a new variation on the venerable Nigerian e-mail scam.”

March 28, 2003

Resistance is futile

Promit Chakrabarti: “Resistance to share knowledge stems from the fact that people are concerned about job security. This leads towards knowledge not shared or used. To enter oneÂ’s knowledge into a system and to seek out knowledge from others is not only threatening, but also involves lot of effort that hunts for motivation.”

Well said.

March 27, 2003

Fact-check your ass

Ben Hammersley in the Guardian again:

“The weblogging community is proving adept at compiling and filtering news in a way never seen in previous conflicts. By comparing and contrasting reports from every news source in the theatre, the war-bloggers’ adage that they will “fact-check your ass” is being played out with enthusiasm from both writer and reader.”

March 27, 2003

Project Weblogging

Jon Udell on Publishing a project Weblog …

“If you’re managing an IT project, you are by definition a communication hub. Running a project Weblog is a great way to collect, organize, and publish the documents and discussions that are the lifeblood of the project and to shape these raw materials into a coherent narrative. The serial nature of the Weblog helps you make it the project’s newspaper of record. This kind of storytelling can become a powerful way to focus the attention of a group. The desire to listen to a compelling story and find out what happens next is a deep human instinct.”

March 26, 2003

Spam-Free Universal Inbox via MailBlocks

Allegedly for $10 per year, Mailblocks Eliminates Spam “and offers the powerful features you want in your web mail.”

According to Kevin it’s brought to you by Phil Goldman, who is one of the founders of WebTV.

March 25, 2003

Jabber with Intel Inside

Congrats go to Jermey and the Jabber gang …

Jabber gets $7.2 million from Intel

March 24, 2003

Study shows corporate structure found in email

Hewlett-Packard scientists found a company’s power and communication structure may be as simple as examining patterns of e-mail exchanges.

“Because [Email] can be captured and stored, many scientists are eyeing e-mail as a tool to quantify exchanges that in the past have taken place in hallways or meetings. The researchers in this study said e-mail flow could provide a window into the communications structure of an organization.”