a blog about information
Cory pointed me towards this article in the New York Times, headlined Record Labels Contemplate Unrestricted Digital Music. [An aside: The retarded hippie in me just cannot comprehend the use of the word “contemplate” in a context where “navel” and “lint” are absent…] Where was I? Oh yes, the New York Times article. Here are … Continue reading “Continuing the ramble in open spaces amidst walled gardens”
from DVDsto cigarettesThanks to Doc, I came across Mark Pilgrim’s post on A History of DVD Copy Protection. I have always found DVD Region Coding to be laughable, almost tantamount to fraud, so I loved the article. Read it and decide for yourself. What I particularly enjoyed was how Mark moved from DVDs to cigarettes: … Continue reading “Be careful what you wish for”
A couple of days ago, I mentioned that the commonest question anyone ever asked me about Four Pillars was “What will it look like?” And I answered “Like Netvibes“. Today I’d like to explore this further, try and articulate my arguments more precisely. But before I do that, time for some disclosure: I have NO … Continue reading “More on Four Pillars and Enterprise Software”
A few people have come up to me and wondered why I share “personal” things on my blog: things like changing my job, or, more recently, having a heart attack and then having a pacemaker fitted. Fair questions. And, given I have a lot of time on my hands while I rest and recuperate, I … Continue reading “Thinking about communities and blogs”
For many years now, I’ve had the joy (?!?) of being involved in argument and debate about sharing in the enterprise. Sharing what? In the old days it used to be time on mainframes, as departments or even firms clubbed together to do things they couldn’t otherwise afford to do. Then it became space in … Continue reading “Musing about making shared-service models work”