Thursday, July 11, 2002

Posting offline for the first time. Since I pretty much live on my broadband connection, and I haven't traveled in a couple of weeks, I've not had reason to use this feature - but it's great! I don't know if Winer's offline post mode is unique (unlikely), but it sure is nice. Been thinking a lot about NextCo. I keep thinking about starting a VAR business involving things I enjoy - digital technology, music, photos, gadgets of all kind. I keep coming back to the things that really frustrate me with digital tech today: (1) Zero or negative customer service for most products, (2) the incessant configuration/troubleshooting/setup/debug problems associated with connected digital toys. I think there's a need for a local-focused, service-oriented business - but coming up with a profitable formula for same is a little less obvious. comment []1:08:15 PM

Dictionary macro moved - works OK. I'm meeting today with two potentially interesting people: the CEO of a local company that does infrastructure services for MD offices and groups (see www.altient.com ) and the VP of Broadband Services for www.sony.com. Both meeting have potential for new projects and/or good personal network additions. Too bad I'm operating on 3 hours sleep. comment []9:41:26 AM

More thoughts about 802.11 security: This paper by Tyson Macaulay ( www.ewa-canada.com/Papers/Hardening_802.11.pdf ) says it better than I can. Nice job. Also, I *really* need to put the dictionary.com word of the day in my main or home template, not the daily template. The macro isn't smart enough to keep the previous words in previous days, and I'm not yet smart enough at writing these macros to make it do so. Probably belongs on the main page anyway. comment []8:15:45 AM

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