Posted on November 26, 2005 by Toby Getsch
I’m still on a bit of a break from writing. I’m missing it and thinking that I actually want to do more, and more in depth. I’m not worried about that never happening, because I have a relatively decent track record of writing stuff down (like what I’m doing right now) and then remembering it [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2005 by Toby Getsch
Thursday morning, 11/17/05… I haven’t been writing very much over the past week or so. I have had my folks visiting from out of town for the past week. And my sister is coming to visit for a week, starting tomorrow. That’s mostly just an excuse. I’ve also been in a mixed mood recently and haven’t [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2005 by Toby Getsch
No, there is nothing silly about Veterans Day. Thank you veterans for protecting me. Freedom is not free, and I do not take it for granted. The silly comes in here: Schneier on Security: Military Uses for Silly String. It too has saved lives!
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Posted on November 9, 2005 by Toby Getsch
Bill Gates’ email: http://www.scripting.com/disruption/mail.html Ray Ozzie’s memo: http://www.scripting.com/disruption/ozzie/TheInternetServicesDisruptio.htm Credit to Dave Winer for these posts.
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Posted on November 9, 2005 by Toby Getsch
Via Dave Winer: Exclusive: Full text of Gates email, Ozzie memo
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Posted on November 9, 2005 by Toby Getsch
InfoWorld: A constant state of insecurity Found via: Schneier on Security: Sniffing Passwords is Easy Once again, security is mostly a user issue. We’re so dang stubborn, forgetful, arrogant, etc. Vigilance is needed.
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Posted on November 8, 2005 by Toby Getsch
I follow about 120 to 130 blogs every day. I see some really good info, and some silly stuff. Yeah, the big names in the blogosphere often have plenty of impact on me and draw my attention. Right now, I’m sending kudos to: Communication Nation and Creating Passionate Users. Why? I’m giving kudos to them [...]
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Posted on November 8, 2005 by Toby Getsch
Access Blog: Access Demos from the PDC “All of the session from PDC content is also available online to anyone, for free, for six full months. For more information, refer to this blog post. There are a few sessions that are interesting from the Access perspective…”
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Posted on November 7, 2005 by Toby Getsch
From the Access 12 blog: Overview of Access 12 “There are 3 key goals for Access 12. First, dramatically expand the number of people who are successful using Access by making it much easier to build databases from scratch and by including a range ready to go solutions in the box that can be used [...]
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Posted on November 6, 2005 by Toby Getsch
Rashmi Sinha: A cognitive analysis of tagging Found via: Communication Nation: Why tagging is easier than categorization BTW, check out Rashmi’s blog. She’s really got a lot of interesting info (collaborative filtering) and some really interesting experience. I saw it today for the first time, but will definitely visit more in the future. The presentation of info [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2005 by Toby Getsch
Why do I feel like I’m stealing time when I get to the coffee shop a few minutes early on my Friday morning, and instead of rushing off to work with the coffee-to-go, I decide to spend 20 or 30 minutes just sitting and not working? seeking balance this weekend, will take time to chill, [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2005 by Toby Getsch
OK, I’m gonna get back at it now, after a little bit of a break. I’m also going to start using tags. On with it all! UPDATE: added link to tags
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