I completely missed the fact that this blog was a year old yesterday. ..
Archive for 5 May 2004
And, boy, does he have a point or three…
And, boy, does he have a point or three…
See the benefits of corporate blogging, but wary of the potential risks? Here’s Sun Microsystem’s “Policy on Public Discourse” (aka blogging guidelines to you and me)
As of now, you are encouraged to tell the world about your work, without asking permission first…
Some sound advice, and not just “here’s how to keep out of trouble” – there are some interesting guidelines about how to write as well…
(courtesy of Tim Bray)
I don’t know if it’s something to do with the fact that it’s in an aluminium case, but my Powerbook seems to be getting extraordinarily (read knee-cookingly) hot these days. Anyone know what the quiescent temperature of one of these things should be?
The great thing about the world wide interweb is there’s something for everyone, no matter how specific or esoteric. Take Rock Chicks Radio, for example. Non-stop rock music from female artists. Hence the Rock Chicks Radio. Who need an iPod…
This is an excellent introduction to all things RSS (or webfeeds as we’re now supposed to call them), and why you should be using them. Amy Graham goes into much (and very clearly written) detail. Part 7 should be required reading for anyone running, or contemplating running, an email newsletter…
Not only a great example of what can be done with a wiki, the Wikipedia is increasingly being used as a cited source according to a paper presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism.
It’s a fascinating equation – is an encyclopedia entry on three-toes sloths compiled by the world’s leading authority on three-toed sloths (and an amateur encyclopedia contributor) of more value than an entry provided by a professional encylopediast? Does the perceived authority of the source add or detract from the value of the information?
(Via Steve Rubel at Micro Persuasion)
Thanks to Sasser, I had the unexpected pleasure of an additional couple of hours of Mrs Timzilla’s company last night after the systems at her Large And Important Place Of Work were borked, and everyone went home early. You’d think that being a Large And Important Place Of Work, there would be some kind of proactive response to the threat of yet another MS-borne worm, especially after Blaster took out their entire (country-wide) network not so long ago. But no, looks like their policy is to wait for it to hit before doing anything about it. Good to see my taxes are well spent.
But then it seems that the larger the estate of machines, the more likely it is that the patches will be left until too late…
