An interesting story for Web sites...but, also for multi-disciplinary design projects...Adaptive Path: Organization in the Way: How decentralization hobbles the user experience. Peter Meholz. Right now, the biggest obstacle to good design is poor organizational structure. The fundamental makeup of most organizations runs contrary to producing quality designs, and as organizations get larger, this becomes increasingly apparent. [Tomalak's Realm]

 

11:05:39 AM    

 

The Changing Face Of Campus Tech. SeaDour writes "CNET News has an interesting perspective on the changing face of technology on campus. These days, students are showing more interest in the tech perks that campuses have to offer, and universities are taking notice. Duke University, for example, just gave away free iPods to each of their 1,650 incoming freshman. Penn State offers subsidized access to Napster 2.0 for all students, and many other schools are now considering similar programs with Rhapsody and Cdigix. Perhaps the best offering is wireless internet access, which 90% of campuses now offer in some form. Are we seeing the day when college students make their school of choice not based solely on academics or athletics, but also on tech freebies like these?" [Slashdot]

 

11:02:27 AM    

 

Linux Market: Absolutes / Percentages / Trends. vincecate writes "In their 10-K filing, Microsoft says that Linux server units rose slightly faster on an absolute basis than Windows server units in fiscal 2004. To project the trends it is helpful to look at the percentages. Some Gartner Inc. statistics report Linux server unit shipments are up 61% giving it 9.5% of the overall market share. Windows has a much larger base, so it can get the same absolute unit growth with a much lower percentage. Gartner expects Linux to continue growing faster and have more than 1/2 of the new server shipment market by the end of 2008." [Slashdot]

 

11:01:25 AM    

 

Day in the Life of the Internet Storm Center. An anonymous reader writes "Network World Fusion has an article about the Internet Storm Center's inner workings. The writer follows the ISC during the day of the MyDoom-O outbreak (the one that hit Google et al.). The article talks about running W2K in vmware on top of SuSe Linux. A practice very common in malware analysis to isolate yourself from various ill effects of the malware. Other open source software receiving a mention in the article is everybodies favorite packet analyzer Ethereal." [Slashdot]

 

11:00:49 AM    

 

Call centres are a nightmare. Press '3' to read this story or hold for a hack [The Register]

 

10:59:35 AM    

 

TiVo and Netflix 'team for movie downloads'. Partnership brings Java full circle [The Register]

 

10:58:51 AM    

 

Traffic management shifting lanes. The application traffic management space is getting resurfaced as vendors such as F5, Radware, and Redline green-light new products with traffic compression, DoS attack protection, server-side caching, and other features aimed at simplifying and lowering the cost of network management. [InfoWorld: Top News]

 

10:58:08 AM    

 

Macromedia looks to extend Web conferencing. Macromedia is looking to bring Web conferencing to the masses by making its Breeze Live hosted service available on a pay-as-you go basis instead of requiring a subscription. [InfoWorld: Top News]

 

10:57:26 AM    

 

Smart Phones...Samsung shows cell phone with hard-disk drive. BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA -- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to begin selling later this month a cellular telephone that includes a hard-disk drive. The handset was unveiled as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom Asia 2004 event began here on Monday and is the first cell phone of its kind in the world, according to the company. [InfoWorld: Top News]

 

10:56:50 AM    

 

I've just been through Charley and Frances and find that despite the efforts of the Weather Channel (and local radio/TV), reliable information on flooding, damage, food/gas and water supplies, electrical and water utility problems still is far short of useful--which tells me there is still room for a lot more GIS implementation.  Getting the Hurricane Word Out. The director of the National Hurricane Center stays calm in the midst of a storm, but wants everyone in hurricane-prone areas to get the message from his media advisories: Respect the storm's power and make proper response plans. [Wired News]

 

10:54:02 AM    

 

Newton Nuts Show How It's Done. Apple's Newton was a failure for its maker, but not for the die-hard Newton community. A leading researcher believes the user community has done a better job looking after the PDA than Apple ever did. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]

 

10:50:04 AM    

 

City Survives Art Geek Invasion. This year's Ars Electronica festival turned the city of Linz, Austria, into one big digital art installation, featuring everything from car alarms programmed with laugh tracks to messages broadcast by antelope horn. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]

 

10:49:27 AM    

 

IBM Rolls Out Arrays, Tries Again on iSCSI. New entry-level workgroup storage devices start at $3,000. [Computerworld News]

 

10:48:39 AM    

 

Wi-fi nets get security makeover. Wireless networks should soon be safer to use as their in-built security systems get an overhaul. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

10:47:47 AM    

 

Parents 'auction' school on eBay. Parents angry at a religious group sponsoring a city academy are auctioning it for £2m on the internet. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

10:47:08 AM    

 

Brits turning into computer buffs. More than three-quarters of adults in the UK use computers at home or at work, a survey has shown. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

 

10:46:06 AM    

 

This might be a stretch; but progress payments for design content all in real time and online...as a way to do digital design and get paid for it...Digital content spurs micropayments resurgence. A growing appetite for digital content helps companies that enable small-ticket online transactions. [CNET News.com]

 

10:45:26 AM    

 

RFID tags: The people say no. The issue has united readers of all stripes, from the religious to privacy advocates, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos writes. [CNET News.com]

 

10:41:16 AM