There is Now One More Thing to Do in Denver When You’re Dead

February 6, 2005

There is now one more thing to do in Denver when you’re dead.  Phone home.

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To New York

February 6, 2005

Off to New York for a couple of days.  New York is having a warm and sunny spell, and the view on the way in was fantastic – very much like this.  The most improbable city in the world makes the impossible feel possible.

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UK Workshops on EU Software Patent “Technical Effect” Wording

February 6, 2005

GrokLaw has a post on the current state of play in EU software patents.  Money quotes: There are those working to define more stringently and precisely what software patents should and should not issue. Those located in the UK may wish to attend one of the series of workshops being hosted by the UK Patent […]

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Common Small Business Legal Mistakes

February 6, 2005

All Business has an article on common legal mistakes made by small businesses.  It’s an interesting – though pretty basic – resource, though I am always quick to remind clients that while one doesn’t want to invite risk, one always has to take a hard look at the expected payback from spending your resources on […]

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Does Ego or Appetite for Risk Make Entrepreneurs?

February 6, 2005

A recent article in Business Week looks at Wharton Doctoral Candidate Brian Wu’s research into this issue.  Wu’s conclusion is that a lot more of an entrepreneur’s nerve comes from overconfidence than from appetite for risk.  (And that’s not a bad thing ….) Via Business Opportunities Weblog.

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Harry Potter Phishing Scam

February 5, 2005

In a perfect example of the importance of social engineering to many fraud scams, it’s been reported that author JK Rowling is warning her fans to beware of a phishing scam designed to take advantage of the near-desperation many Harry Potter fans feel for the next book.  From Wapo: Author JK Rowling has warned Harry […]

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Acer Australia Website Glitch Exposes Customer Information

February 5, 2005

One of the my big takeaways from Bruce Schneier’s Secrets and Lies was the true scope of the potential for security risk – I had long suspected, but it was an eye-opener.  So I suppose my attitude now is that I now expect a dozen or so reports like this every week.  Still, each one […]

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Epinions VC Lawsuit Gets Stranger by the Day

February 4, 2005

First, some of the Epinions founders sued their VC’s.  Now, some of their VC’s have joined the suit – as plaintiffs.  And word is spreading that the new plaintiffs are getting frozen out of the clubby VC community in the valley.

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Two Security Stories in 5 Minutes

February 4, 2005

This has to be some kind of record. First the Globe and Mail is running an AP story that the FBI’s external email system has been hacked, and is being shut down until the scope of the security breach has been determined. Next, AP is reporting that earlier this week thieves stole several computers containing personal information on […]

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Spam Levels Set to Explode?

February 4, 2005

Via CNet – The SpamHaus Project – a U.K.-based antispam compiler of blacklists – says that a particularly virulent type of spam Trojan has recently been released onto the ‘net, and some are forecasting a dramatic increase in spam soon.  Money quote: This "zombie" computer is then used to send spam via the mail server […]

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Entrepreneurs – What Not to Do

February 4, 2005

Via Dane Carlson at the Business Opportunities Weblog, a very useful piece, from Entrepreneur, on real risk facing the entrepreneur.  John Osher, a successful serial entrepreneur, has over the years compiled a list of the critical mistakes that entrepreneurs make.  A precis: "After I sold my business to Hasbro, I decided I’d make a list […]

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Whither Canadian Celphone Number Portability?

February 4, 2005

Tyler Hamilton has a piece in the Toronto Star and a post on his blog this week on celphone number portability – the Public Interest Advocacy Centre has issued a report stating that Canada is one of the last nations in the developed world to not offer mobile number portability, or MNP, to consumers.  No […]

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