Monday, April 8, 2002

One UI enhancement that might be helpful in Radio is to include two checkboxes with each subscription-based news item. One would be "delete" as it is today, and another would be "post", enabling you to: place two items in juxtaposition in a single post create a set of posts all at once and then go into "editing mode", serially editing all your posts. (maybe on a page with more than one editable text field) concatenate the process of deletion and posting into one click. 9:48:08 PM

Well, I just popped a bunch more subscriptions into the list; we'll see if using more "quick scan" items in a subscription list is sufficient compared to actually visiting sites and reading what they have to say. Yes, I know I can click the links and still read the articles, but there's a certain context that's abandoned in the process. It feels different to me; I'm going to try it fairly intensively and see what I can find out. 9:43:44 PM

Apparently Andersen continues to implode; according to Dann there's a big layoff tonight. I've been through a layoff with no severance. People are still angry, still suing, and the CEO probably still doesn't sleep well at night. I was very fortunate, but some were really devastated. Because of what? In that case, and apparently in this one, a very small group of people seriously screwed up, and pulled the rest down with them. Sucks. 9:34:49 PM

WSJ.  Microsoft tries to outgrow the "Bill and Steve" show. >>>The white-haired Mr. Herbold described being flummoxed by Microsoft's lack of traditional business processes when he first arrived as chief operating officer in 1994. He recalled watching officials make crucial decisions about new products after just one high-level meeting and sitting through board-of-directors gatherings that resembled unstructured rap sessions. For all its market might, Microsoft continues to struggle with the basic task of building a professional management structure.<<< [John Robb's Radio Weblog] John, another conclusion is that a "professional management structure" is not always desirable. Certainly most companies that have such things would prefer to have Microsoft's success. I'm quite skeptical of the value of "conventional" management in unconventional situations. 3:41:59 PM

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