Month: March 2005

My ThinkPad got a little flaky last night — the display was very blurred, I couldn’t see the desktop clearly enough to shut down properly. So I did a hard power-down, which appears to have caused problems. Now when I power up, I get a blue screen error: “Unmountable_boot_volume” it says, then reboots and asks…

To Ernie, whose inaugural blog entry was three years ago last week…

Is it just me, or does this article in the most recent Vanity Fair provide the common thread that connects the recent identity theft hacks? (Vanity Fair link via Ernie.) Consider: Hank Asher founded DBT, which was later absorbed by Choicepoint. Hank Asher then founded Seisint, which was later bought by LexisNexis. Odd coincidence, that.…

One year ago today: It’s not the story that matters. It’s what the story says about us — why we tell it, how we tell it — that matters.

Via John Robb, I see Microsoft acquired the remaining piece of Groove Networks (Microsoft was already a large shareholder). A couple years ago (two years ago tomorrow, actually), I wrote about Groove and its growing homeland security business, its relationship with Microsoft and the possible reasons for Groove board member Mitch Kapor leaving the board.…

Claire Chaundy, responding to my post the other day about why people contribute to KM systems: The trend in a move from organizational km to personal km is mirrored in the UK. My view is don’t try to move the elephant, beacuse its big, heavy and has a very long memory for ‘the way we…

Wow — there are plugins for Google Desktop Search, including one for Trillian Pro. Very nice.

OK, giving this a try. Thanks to Denise, whose early adoption of podcasting made me envious, and local bloggers/podcasters Evan Brown and Kris & Betsy Smith who convinced me I needed to make the leap. So here you are, with much fanfare: tins ::: Rick Klau’s podcast The RSS feed for this podcast is here.…

I’ve written quite a bit about how much we love our home town, Naperville. The community, the downtown area, the family-friendly activities — it’s all wonderful. But now it appears there’s another reason for me to love Naperville: it’s a tech haven. Who knew?! Consider that in last week’s Naperville Sun there was a feature…

Hard to imagine that my son is now five years old. We had the birthday party yesterday, with Mr. Bob as the magician. (For anyone in Illinois who wants entertainment for a kid’s function, he’s fantastic. The magic was wonderful, the kids were laughing hysterically throughout.) (From the vidcap of the magic show.) Five years…