The ABC’s of ISO Certification

May 30, 2005

Inc. magazine has a very thorough article on the process, pros and cons of ISO certification. The article asks whether or not the high cost and difficulty of obtaining certification are worth it. Quote: Three years ago, ISO’s own journal, ISO Management Systems, published a study that tracked the effects of ISO 9000 certification on […]

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Is File Sharing Moving Back to the Usenet?

May 29, 2005

Wired has an article on the movement of file sharing back to the Usenet, where it more or less started, away from apps like eMule and Bit torrent. It looks like traffic on some Usenet warez groups has quadrupled over the past year, thanks to the RIAA and MPAA efforts to shut down other avenues, […]

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Government Use of Data Mining

May 29, 2005

Dennis Bailey links to an article describing some of the ways U.S. states are using data mining technologies – for example, to recover unpaid taxes.

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

May 29, 2005

Tom Evslin has the top 10 reasons to know you’re an entrepreneur. On a related note, The Sunday Times has an article on age and the ability to innovate – takeaway: the most likely age for the first big idea is 29 ….

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No Expense Was Spared

May 27, 2005

The Globe has a piece today on the trouble ex-Nortel CEO Frank Dunn and ex-Microsoft Canada CEO Frank Clegg are having selling their palatial homes. Without a trace of irony, an agent reports that in the building of Dunn’s house “no expense was spared”.

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More on WiFi Security

May 27, 2005

George Ou has a great piece on ZDNet attacking some WiFi security myths. I’ve posted on this topic before here and here.

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Bank of America to Launch Identity Theft Protection

May 27, 2005

Bank of America is launching a new authentication service to protect its customers against phishing and other attacks that target identity theft. Quote: Bank of America will protect 13.2 million online banking customers with a new authentication service it calls “SiteKey,” the company said in a statement. The free service will be launched in Tennessee […]

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Few Canadian Businesses Have Privacy Programs

May 26, 2005

The Globe reports today that few Canadian businesses have privacy programs in place. Quote: Despite sweeping new privacy legislation, few Canadian companies have put in place programs to protect individuals’ privacy because they mistakenly question the value of the investment, a study says. Only a small number of businesses have established clear and specific processes […]

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Happiness Index

May 26, 2005

First trust, now happiness. Apropos of my post the other detailing an Australian survey that measured the trustworthiness of different professions (lawyers – 23 out of 26 – ouch!), news today of a British survey that studied how many people are happy at their work; lawyers – 25 out of 29 – yikes!.

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11 Steps to a Better Brain

May 26, 2005

New Scientist has a fascinating article on what the latest research tells us we can do to improve the functioning of our brains. Via Don Park’s Daily Habit.

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Changes to the Blog

May 25, 2005

If the blog looks different, it’s because I’ve made some small changes to improve read- and use-ability: 1. Changed the layout to a fixed 800 pixel width – I found the liquid format tough to read on a wide screen 2. Moved the search bar from the top of the screen to within the sidebar […]

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Blogging – Hyperlocal Expertise

May 24, 2005

One of the fascinating possibilities that blogging has created is low-cost, user-generated news and information about local community. Fred Wilson wrote about this recently (read the trackbacks and comments, too) and his blog crystallized a lot of the thoughts on the topic that had been bouncing around my head for a while. Bloggers, of course, […]

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