27 September 2002

Reinvent the Web John Robb -- Like John Robb, I've been empowered by the PC. In Robb's view the personal computer is all about personal leverage. If you want to keep the cycle alive, increase the leverage. What is the biggest opportunity available for increasing personal leverage? Suck the Web down to the PC. Reinvent it on the PC. John Robb and I want the best of the Web on our PCs. We want to easily publish complex sites through tools like Radio. We want to link into P2P neighbourhoods. We want to blend data in ways that make it more meaningful. I agree with John Robb: Reinvent the Web and it will drive PC sales for years.

Paring Away Blogrot LANCASTER, Pennsylvania -- I've got a free home DSL line, so I'm using the time to pare away some of the blog rot that infected my Blog Neighbourhood. I think the resulting list will be tighter and its text tidbits tastier. Brian Smith says I used "blog rot in the way we're thinking" which caused me to notice that Google has 26 references to blog rot. x: 1256

Lock Down Your Wireless LAN ZDNET.com -- Why not just lock down your WLAN? You can easily get the security you need, as long as poor security practices and improperly configured servers aren't undermining your efforts.

Is Warchalking Illegal in Ireland WIRELESS WEDNESDAY -- Karlin has attracted a good round of comments on the heels of a Wireless Wednesday session in Dublin about warchalking. We identify wireless networks open for connectivity by a chalked symbol. It turns out this marking mechanism (or is it acting on the markings?) may be illegal in Ireland, due to some element of a regulation passed by the then-Dept of Public Enterprise a year ago.