Defenestrated - April 2005 Archives

April 2005

Moving the blog... (13:43) - I'm moving the blog to http://defenestrated.typepad.com, so please point your browser there from now on! My primary reason for the move is comment spam. I just don't have an interest in taking the time to install/configure all the mods needed... | 1 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Business Books 101 (20:49) - There are some business books that have genuinely new ideas. Just look for the right covers... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
BBC Creative Archive is alive! (11:37) - Today the BBC, UK Channel 4, BFI, and Open University launched the Creative Archive Licence Group, which aims to create awareness about the CA license. Using it, organizations like the BBC can make content available for reuse by anyone who... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Accenture: eGov has promise. Just follow our instructions... (17:46) - Last week GCN reported on Accenture's new paper which asserts that e-government hasn't achieved all the objectives it was articulated as addressing but that it still has potential. The paper goes on to outline four elements that should be addressed... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Let Them Sing It For You (20:45) - Whoever thought of this is a complete genius. You type in words, and the system sings them back to you using samples of famous singers. Hilarious!... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
The nature of blogging was irrepressible... (07:11) - Phil Gyford has a really interesting post on his blog about the nature of blogging and how some blogs may need to accept more responsibility for the accuracy of their postings. He picks out BoingBoing for special criticism, mainly because... | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

No! Not our sitcoms!! (14:07) - The BBC is reporting on a deal it's struck with the producer of "The Cosby Show" and "3rd Rock From The Sun" to develop sitcoms. I sincerely hope this doesn't lead to an Americanization of British situation comedy. After all,... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Not Apathetic (07:16) - Not Apathetic is a site where UK voters who don't intend to vote can post their reasons for not voting. The site's philosophy is that 40% of the population doesn't vote, and they can't all be apathetic. Interesting idea, founded... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Analysis of Creative Commons in UK (21:29) - This is an excellent article about how the Creative Commons license is taking root and starting to prosper in the friendly and less market-protectionist environs of the UK. It's encouraging to see this kind of innovation being so welcomed and... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
.Gov uses BitTorrent! (20:16) - Trust NASA to break new technological ground. For the first time ever (as far as I know), the government is using BitTorrent to distribute a file! It's accessible to anyone who wants to download NASA's World Wind, which "lets you... | 1 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

FCW likes Firefox (17:02) - Finally. See, it takes a while for things to filter up (down?) to the government...... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Telework...again (16:57) - OMB is trying to persuade more Federal staff to telework or telecommute. They're speaking to the wrong people. | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
This guy is living my idea! (15:25) - This BBC story about a guy who's kitting out a motor home ("RV" in US parlance) with all manner of networking gear reminded me of a pipe dream I had when I started working for TCG: to roam the country... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Why doesn't it ever rain? (15:31) - I'm a business developer for a small systems integrator. My job involves creating, finding, and capitalizing on new opportunities for us to sell things to customers. What it boils down to is this: phone calls (LOTS of them), meetings (LOTS... | 2 Trackbacks | 2 Comments

Gmail offers Infinite+1 storage?! (08:42) - If this is an April Fool's joke, it's not very funny (unless you like really geeky jokes): Google is now promising to keep Gmail's storage limits ahead of every webmail provider. At least, that's what they're claiming on the Gmail... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments