Monthly Archive for June 2003
Usability Bazaar: Goals
Welcome to TNL.net. If you like this content, you may consider subscribing to the RSS feed.In yesterday’s entry, I announced the launch of a new mailing list dedicated to usability in Open Source software. However, I had not clearly stated goals. Here are some of my thoughts on what we could accomplish. Good/Bad Practice In this first [...]
Tags: open source, usability
In Technology
Usability Bazaar
Over the past few days, I’ve been doing some research for an easy-to-use web-based open-sourced content management system. The basic system needs to be usable by several people and needs to be simple. In the process, though, I have learned that simplicity is hard to do. The main challenge comes from the fact that most software [...]
Tags: Browser, Microsoft, open source, usability
In Technology
SuperSync
Everyday, we manage large numbers of contacts across a variety of devices. For example, I have a PDA, a phone (which happen to both be the same device so that synchronization is instant), a work PC, a home desktop, and a laptop. In order to properly keep all my data in sync, I need to [...]
In Analysis
The Net as Critical Infrastructure
There has been considerable discussion over the last few days about Wired Magazine’s decision to publish a story detailing the inner workings of the Slammer worm. As more and more traffic moves over the Internet, the network is increasingly becoming a key element of the overall global telecommunication infrastructure, especially now that companies are starting [...]
In Analysis
Dangers of Digital Rights Management
Over the past few days, I’ve been writing about the Microsoft/AOL deal and why I think that it is a dangerous one to all of us. My core fear about the deal is that it will increase lock-up in the Internet space due to a new concept called Digital Rights Management. When using such a [...]
In Analysis
Mozilla after AOL
Over the past few days, I’ve been spending time covering what happens now that AOL and Microsoft have settled their dispute. However, one area that I have not covered is what could happen to Mozilla moving forward. With the new agreement, AOL has received a royalty-free license to use Internet Explorer for the next seven years. [...]
Tags: AOL, IBM, Linux, Microsoft, OS, web services
In Business, Technology
