Updated: 9/10/03; 15:20:28.
Waiting for Columbus
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Friday, July 11, 2003

We'll be posting here for a while until MT gets a permission bug fixed.
5:39:41 PM    comment []

" The Screen Effects security hole was first publicized last week in a post to the Full Disclosure mailing list. Mac OS X's screen saver can be locked with a password, preventing access to the desktop. A user discovered that by pressing a key for several minutes and then hitting the enter key, the screen saver could crash, allowing desktop access."

(jobert) [Lockergnome Bytes]
5:38:15 PM    comment []

In a marketing stunt that is sure to backfire, AT&T Wireless is going to start sending actors dressed up as grandmothers out into public places like Grand Central Station to shush rude cellphone users who speak too loudly on their phones and reward polite ones with candy and vouchers for accessories. I'm sure someone things this is a clever idea, but publicly confronting your customers with their bad behavior is usually not a good idea. Any AT&T Wireless subscriber to whom this happens is probably going to be so pissed off from being embarrassed in public that they'll want to cancel their service. Imagine if Budweiser went around during Mardi Gras and chastised people for behaving foolishly when drunk. I mean, sure, we all wish that someone would do this sort of stuff, but it's not exactly a way to endear yourself to other people. Read [Via MobileTracker.net]... [Gizmodo]
11:15:03 AM    comment []

Online Journalism Review just published my think-piece about moblogging and journalism.

[Smart Mobs]
7:55:44 AM    comment []

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