Archive for May 22nd, 2003

NewzCrawler (2003-5-22)

I've been using NewzCrawler as an aggregator lately, and I like it a lot. (Haven't you noticed that the number of posts is up exponentially?). The biggest drawback I see to using an aggregator is that you tend to post pointers to other stuff rather than developing your own compelling content, but it makes it [...]

Ultralite Laptops vs. Big Desktop Replacement Laptops (2003-5-22)

Glenn Reynolds is playing with a new toy today, but reading his post, it occurs to me that I hardly ever touch a desktop computer anymore.  Several months ago I bought a new Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop to replace my aging Toshiba-with-the-sorry-screen, and there's almost nothing that I haven't migrated to the laptop.  My wife [...]

Moving Data from one Database to Another with PHPAdmin (2003-5-22)

Dean Peters over at Heal Your Church Web Site has been up to something with his blog.  Reading his post was like deja-vu for me, since I just went through something similar.

Federal IT security budgets to bloom (2003-5-22)

Well, this might be a positive sign… Federal IT security budgets to bloom Spending by federal agencies on information technology security will grow seven percent a year, according to a new study  [via CNET News.com]

Taking The Photographer Out Of Photography (2003-5-22)

TechDirt always seems to find thought-provoking articles to post.  Here's an interesting post and link to a store about some new technology that HP is developing that will essentially allow you to create a visual record of your day.

It's Global Anti-Spam Day – But There's Nothing You Can Do (2003-5-22)

I second this emotion… It's Global Anti-Spam Day – But There's Nothing You Can Do I really had no idea that today is “Global Anti-Spam Day”, which is apparently being sponsored by Yahoo to “raise the profile” of the spam problem. I didn't know it needed any profile raising either. I don't think that's the [...]

An Introduction to Extreme Programming (2003-5-22)

ZDNet has published an interesting primer on Extreme Programming. [via Moreover - ZDNet] Also, see the XProgramming website.