Year: 2002

I have been listening to the books on tape set of Peter Drucker (Management challenges of the 21st Century).  He’s absolutely brilliant and a must read/listen if you want to get real perspective on business issues.  He posited an interesting thought:  technology kingpins like Gates and Ellison are destined for the scrap heap as the technology they…

This is priceless. Painful, but priceless.

Robin Williams on HBO. ‘W doesn’t speak when Cheney’s drinking water .’ ‘Ashcroft is a politician that lost to a dead man in Missouri.’ [How do you know that?] It was fun seeing Robin Williams do stand-up again, though it felt a little more forced than it used to. Compared to stand-ups today, however, he…

Radio programmers, please help. I want to use the directoryFrame macro to render my list of weblog links. (If you’re reading this in your aggregator – this means you, Jenny – click here to go to the home page and look on the right-hand column under the calendar.) Here’s what’s going on: Userland (the company…

Oh dear. Seems the Hawaii Office of Disciplinary Counsel ruled that attorneys may not send unsolicited e-mail about their services because such communications must be sent via first class mail. (This is from last spring, but I hadn’t seen coverage about it and received an e-mail today from ABA ethics guru Will Hornsby on the…

Some London Hotels Offer the Future for Guests. “Hotels are racing to install high-speed Internet access, e-mail and a variety of wireless and digital services. And some are going for the all-in-one solution.” via  [New York Times: Technology] Whenever I travel I always base my hotel choice on technology amenities.  In fact, our firm website includes…

Can knowledge systems lie as well as information systems?. [McGee’s Musings]

The Trademark Implications of Spoofing Music Downloads – Self- Tarnishment?. … If the record companies are in fact spoofing, then the practice, from a trademark point of view, is unique (to me at least).  The owner (or licensee) of the artist’s trademark is intentionally distributing an inferior or defective version of the product associated with…

km. I’m continually impressed by James Robertson’s blog – very on topic and well written. It’s inspirational. [How do you know that?] Ditto Chris’s observation. I found this site a couple weeks ago, and am really impressed with the breadth of Robertson’s coverage. Looks like the KM arena is alive and thriving in Australia.