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UNDERSTANDING MEDIA: WEBLOGS ARE
EXCELLENT COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA, BUT
LOUSY COMMUNICATION TOOLS

UNDERSTANDING MEDIA: WEBLOGS ARE
EXCELLENT COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA, BUT
LOUSY COMMUNICATION TOOLS 06/04/2004 11:02 AM

Ton Zijlstra is on to something. He describes blogs as "personal presence portals", and then goes on to describe the "awkwardness" that we feel when we go from 'knowing' someone through their blog to meeting them in person. His solution to that is simple: acknowledge the awkwardness explicitly in the first face-to-face conversation, and then work through it. Jon Husband chimes in with the observation that on-line 'presence' is still foreign to us, and we need to learn how to use it, much as at one point in our lives we first learn to use the telephone. So why is it that learning to use the telephone is childsplay, while learning to use blogs, especially when 'enriched' with Skype VoIP telephony, IM, wikis and webcams is so awkward, so hard? It all comes down to the subject of Ton's post: presence. Ton refers to this article that defines presence as a high-quality simulation of actual personal existence, high-quality implying socially rich, perceptually and socially realistic, transporting (in both senses of the word), immersing, and natural. Do blogs, with or without add-on multimedia tools, provide a high-quality simulation of the author's existence, do they have presence? To understand why this question is meaningless, we need to turn to the guru of media, Marshall McLuhan. In his landmark book Understanding Media, almost half a century ago, he explained the difference between media and tools. Communications media are place holders for content, for the message ("the medium is the message"). Communication tools are technologies that deliver the content, the message . In today's electronic age, he said, the two have become blurred together. So my communication media decision tree from last year, reproduced above, while useful, is somewhat flawed, in that it mixes the two together. But if we want to understand blogs, which are part media, part tools, we need to unblur these distinct characteristics. The best way to do this is to understand what, in McLuhan's terminology, the constituent parts of blogs are extensions of. The telephone, a communication tool, is an extension of the ear and the voice. Radio is a communication tool, likewise an extension of the ear and voice, but the radio program is a communications medium, an extension of the programmer's memory (and, if we tape it, an extension of our memory as well). Blogs, like newspaper columns or news digests, are essentially communications media, extensions of our memories, place holders for our ideas and messages. They are not really extensions of our brains, because they capture, like a snapshot, our thinking at one point in time. Although we can try to make them conversational and describe our thought processes in a blog article, they do not, in their simplest form, allow the reader to truly engage our brains in real or close-to-real time. Now, blogs also have two communication tools included: a publishing and subscription tool (RSS), which does transmit our messages (very well), and the rudimentary comments 'thread' functionality which, like a poor web forum, does allow some dialogue with the author and with other readers. The thread is a (lousy, and because it's asynchronous, jerky) extension of our brains. To some extent the Internet itself is a communication tool that disseminates our blog comment; it is the blog's 'printing press'. And by that analogy, RSS is like the delivery truck that takes the newspaper to the subscriber's house -- both are communication tools, though RSS is clearly the superior delivery vehicle. So what? Well, there is a huge amount of discussion about how to make blogs better, how to use them in business, and what their future is, none of which makes the essential distinction between their role and value as communication media and their role and value as communication tools. I would argue that the critical functionality of blogs, both in personal and business use, is as a personal communications medium i.e. a storage space for everything of consequence in our memories, and everything of consequence in that other extension of our memory, the filing cabinet (and its electronic analogue, the 'My Documents' folder). As I've said in my posts on the future of blogs and in my future state visions, I think blogs will eventually (and properly) morph into purer, simpler versions of this one critical functionality -- they will become the proxies, the substitutes for our memories, for use by friends and business contacts when we're busy or away from the high-presence communication tools, by vendors to ascertain our need for their offerings, and by ourselves as a place to organize, store and access our own thoughts and memories, thus freeing up more of our real memories for new ideas and perceptions. There have been some interesting articles lately by people who say that making and keeping huge numbers of dynamic lists and notes, instead of trying to keep all that in our memories, we can actually enrich our brain's power, our intellectual effectiveness and even our intelligence by 'freeing up memory and brain CPU'. Next-generation blogs could be perfect for that, not only freeing up our memories but also allowing others access to our ideas and learnings. So to that limited extent, blogs have presence -- they can be excellent simulations, surrogates, proxies for our personal memories. But what if we need more context to be able to properly understand the message, or effectively use or build on the content of this virtual memory? Then we need high-quality, high-presence communication tools, not communication media. We are rapidly moving towards a convergence of several 'online' communication tools: telephony, e-mail, IM, and potentially voice-mail and videoconferencing. Right now, the content, the stored messages of these various tools are unintegrated, but voice recognition and transcription is quickly improving and we will soon be able to 'record' conversations in any of these media in one simple, intuitive way, and with Simple Virtual Presence we will also have a simple intuitive way to connect with people using any or all of these media. Then we'll need a 'bridge' to allow each of the participants in a conference to see anything in the blog/virtual memory of any of the participants. Until that day arrives, blogs get high marks as a communication medium, but barely a passing grade as communication tools. If the technology developers understand the distinction, and start building tools that are properly engineered for simple, seamless connectivity, then one day the blurring won't matter, and the integration between media and tools will be complete.

Our Decentralized Future

Our Decentralized Future 06/02/2004 12:50 AM

I'll be speaking later this month at Kevin Werbach's Supernova conference in Silicon Valley. Looks like the usual intriguing event.

Mac Users Get Windows Media Tools

Mac Users Get Windows Media Tools 09/14/2004 10:45 AM
Telestream has released Windows Media 9 series encoding support for Mac OS X, Flip4Mac. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

Kagi Media Presents Pro Tools Mixing
Site HardDiskLife.com

Kagi Media Presents Pro Tools Mixing
Site HardDiskLife.com 08/21/2004 03:05 PM
Kagi Media, producer of pioneering Pro Audio training products, is pleased to be hosting Grammy-winning engineer, mixer and producer Charles Dye's groundbreaking Pro Tools mixing column Hard Disk Life at HardDiskLife.com.

iLife Bundles Sophisticated Tools For
Manipulating Digital Media

iLife Bundles Sophisticated Tools For
Manipulating Digital Media 01/25/2004 06:25 PM
By Rob Pegoraro (Washington Post via MyAppleMenu)

Giftfile Project Primes Decentralized
Gift Economy

Giftfile Project Primes Decentralized
Gift Economy 06/05/2004 12:53 AM

ILife Bundles Sophisticated Tools for
Manipulating Digital Media
(washingtonpost.com)

ILife Bundles Sophisticated Tools for
Manipulating Digital Media
(washingtonpost.com) 01/24/2004 08:25 PM
washingtonpost.com - When Apple chief executive Steve Jobs introduced iLife '04 early this month, he called this bundle of jukebox, photo-album, movie-editing, DVD-burning and music-recording programs "Microsoft Office for the rest of your life." The idea was that, just as Office handles the work you do at your office, iLife is ready for the digital-media fun at home.

Decentralized Intelligence - What Toyota
can teach the 9/11 commission about
intelligence gathering. By Duncan Watts

Decentralized Intelligence - What Toyota
can teach the 9/11 commission about
intelligence gathering. By Duncan Watts 08/06/2004 03:03 PM
Centralized intelligence won’t help us .. very nice appeal .. Duncan Watts .. From Slate

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Decentralized Intelligence: What Toyota
can teach the 9/11 commission about
intelligence gathering

Decentralized Intelligence: What Toyota
can teach the 9/11 commission about
intelligence gathering 08/08/2004 12:02 AM

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PeopleAnswers Breaks New Ground in
Employment Testing with Geographic
Mapping - First of its Kind Release
Allows for Greater Ease of Use and
Scalability of Behavioral Assessment
Technology to Decentralized Human
Resource Departments

PeopleAnswers Breaks New Ground in
Employment Testing with Geographic
Mapping - First of its Kind Release
Allows for Greater Ease of Use and
Scalability of Behavioral Assessment
Technology to Decentralized Human
Resource Departments 07/07/2004 06:24 AM
PeopleAnswers releases Geographic Mapping feature which allows decentralized Human Resource departments easier management of multiple locations and user rights, allowing for a truly scalable employment testing solution to even the largest, most widespread organization. The Geographic Mapping feature allows for more efficiency and consistency in the hiring and development process, saving human resource departments time and money. [PRWEB Jul 7, 2004]

Rapid application development tools,
part 3: More RAD tools

Rapid application development tools,
part 3: More RAD tools 02/13/2004 09:19 AM
In parts 1 and 2 of this series I discussed database front end development tools and RAD environments for the BASIC language on Linux. I'll conclude by looking at tools for smaller programming languages (I won't talk about C++/KDevelop/Anjuta or Java/Eclipse) and little-known or independently developed languages.

Digidesign Ships Pro Tools TDM 6.4.1
Software for Pro Tools|24 MIX

Digidesign Ships Pro Tools TDM 6.4.1
Software for Pro Tools|24 MIX 09/02/2004 11:16 PM
Digidesign Pro Tools® TDM 6.4.1 software for Pro Tools|24 MIX ships today. Pro Tools TDM 6.4.1 offers new feature enhancements and is the final Pro Tools software release to support the Pro Tools|24 MIX product line.

Ambient Media Inc. Expands Digital Media
Network into New York's Penn Station

Ambient Media Inc. Expands Digital Media
Network into New York's Penn Station 07/12/2004 02:08 AM
Ambient Media Inc., owner and operator of the Ambient Media Network, a digital media network for communicating, branding, marketing and advertising in public and private spaces, today announced it has completed the initial phase of its expansion into select venues in New York's Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station). [PRWEB Jul 12, 2004]

"Forgery feeding frenzy: Media falling
afoul of ... [Media Matters for
America]"

"Forgery feeding frenzy: Media falling
afoul of ... [Media Matters for
America]" 09/13/2004 03:42 AM

New England Republican: Media Hypocrisy
- How the Media Handled the Bush AWOL
Controversy

New England Republican: Media Hypocrisy
- How the Media Handled the Bush AWOL
Controversy 08/16/2004 06:25 AM
"Media hypocrisy -- How the media handled the Bush AWOL controversy." .. New England Republican

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First Interfaith Streaming Media Website
Launched by Faith & Values Media

First Interfaith Streaming Media Website
Launched by Faith & Values Media 06/17/2005 03:26 PM
Webby-Award Nominee FaithStreams.com Creates Unique “Electronic Library” of Faith-Based Video; Offers Streamed Programs and Video-On-Demand [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Flashback: In 1999, media virtually
ignored ant ... [Media Matters for
America]

Flashback: In 1999, media virtually
ignored ant ... [Media Matters for
America] 08/21/2004 08:17 PM
Fortunate Son vs. Swift Boat Liars .. MediaMatters

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""Media hypocrisy -- How the media
handled the Bush AWOL controversy.""

""Media hypocrisy -- How the media
handled the Bush AWOL controversy."" 08/15/2004 09:32 PM

Real Digital Media Releases Neocast
Media Player XF

Real Digital Media Releases Neocast
Media Player XF 03/22/2005 03:16 PM
Product Represents Company’s Next Generation Digital Signage and Narrowcast Network Media Player Appliance [PRWEB Mar 21, 2005]

Creative's Zen Portable Media Center
with Windows Media Player 10

Creative's Zen Portable Media Center
with Windows Media Player 10 09/01/2004 08:55 PM
Review: Microsoft readies its next Windows Media Player as hardware makers start to ship portable video players. We look at the Creative Zen Portable Media Center as a prime early example. In wooing content producers, has Microsoft imposed too many shackles on users?

Boris Graffiti To Be Included with
Software-only Version of Media 100
Advanced Vector Titling Solution
Integrates with New Media 100 NLE

Boris Graffiti To Be Included with
Software-only Version of Media 100
Advanced Vector Titling Solution
Integrates with New Media 100 NLE 04/18/2005 04:11 AM
Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today announced that Graffiti 4.0 will be bundled with Media 100 sw, a software-only version of the company’s Media 100 HD editing system. [PRWEB Apr 18, 2005]

Kerry’s Partisan Partners in Smearing
Bush -- 02/17/2004 - Media Research
Center - Media Reality Check

Kerry’s Partisan Partners in Smearing
Bush -- 02/17/2004 - Media Research
Center - Media Reality Check 02/18/2004 05:11 AM
Kerry’s Partisan Partners In Smearing Bush -- ABC, CBS and NBC Give Bush “AWOL” Charge Double The 1992 Coverage Of Clinton’s Draft Dodging .. reports

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Media Alert: COMDEX Las Vegas 2003
Creates A Lively Media Preview Panel Set
For The Aladdin Hotel OnSunday, No

Media Alert: COMDEX Las Vegas 2003
Creates A Lively Media Preview Panel Set
For The Aladdin Hotel OnSunday, No 11/14/2003 01:18 AM
COMDEX Nov 14 2003 1:14AM ET

High-Tech Media Vets Form Microcast
Communications to Offer Custom Content
and Events; New Media Company is th

High-Tech Media Vets Form Microcast
Communications to Offer Custom Content
and Events; New Media Company is th 04/18/2005 08:41 AM
Business Wire UK Apr 18 2005 12:21PM GMT

Media Professionals: "The Business of
Creativity Media Conference" on 4/26

Media Professionals: "The Business of
Creativity Media Conference" on 4/26 04/15/2005 04:41 AM
The Graduate Media Association of Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) announces its plan to hold its first media conference, “The Business of Creativity”, which is set to take place on Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at MCNY’s Manhattan campus on the 12th floor. The conference will assemble a program of today’s top professionals to give hands-on workshops, lectures, and panel discussions, covering topics that are in the forefront of today’s media world. [PRWEB Apr 15, 2005]

Advanced Media Introduces "QuattroDrive"
Four-in-One Media Drive

Advanced Media Introduces "QuattroDrive"
Four-in-One Media Drive 01/05/2005 03:24 AM
New Ridata-Brand Stand-Alone Unit Is Perfect Combination of Company's Two Core Products: Optical Media and Flash Cards [PRWEB Jan 5, 2005]

Media Made Easy Announces the
Availability of the Media Made Easy
Media Center PC

Media Made Easy Announces the
Availability of the Media Made Easy
Media Center PC 03/24/2005 08:30 PM
Media Center PC World Mar 25 2005 12:48AM GMT

News: Media 100 to offer software-only
Media 100 HD

News: Media 100 to offer software-only
Media 100 HD 04/04/2005 03:18 PM
Optibase Ltd. subsidiary Media 100 has announced Media 100 sw, a software-only version of its Media 100 HD editing system. The software will be distributed as a CD-ROM-based installation, available as a public beta. It'll be distributed exclusively on CD-ROMs available at Optibase's booth at the NAB 2005 trade show later this month.

Media 100 offers hardware-based Media
100 HD

Media 100 offers hardware-based Media
100 HD 12/10/2003 03:10 PM
Media 100 Inc. has supported the Mac with updated OS X-native versions of its Media 100 i software, but it's been eight years since the company produced any hardware for the Mac. Now that drought has ended with the introduction of the Media 100 HD, a new native High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) editing system that resides on a PCI-based expansion card.

I Want Media - Media People: Jeff Jarvis

I Want Media - Media People: Jeff Jarvis 03/13/2003 09:58 PM
Jeff Jarvis: 'Bloggers Are Becoming Influencers' .. I Want Media" interview with Jeff Jarvis .. questions

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Promixis LLC, Releases NetRemote 1.1
Featuring MediaBridge 2.0, Expanding
Wireless Control of Users' Digital Music
Collection to Windows Media Player,
iTunes, Winamp and J. River Media Center

Promixis LLC, Releases NetRemote 1.1
Featuring MediaBridge 2.0, Expanding
Wireless Control of Users' Digital Music
Collection to Windows Media Player,
iTunes, Winamp and J. River Media Center 06/17/2005 03:26 PM
Promixis LLC today announced the immediate availability of NetRemote 1.1 featuring Media Bridge 2.0 at its website: http://www.promixis.com. NetRemote allows users to wirelessly view and control playback of their digital media using Windows Media Player, iTunes, J. River Media Center and Winamp. NetRemote runs on Windows and Pocket PCs. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House 01/08/2004 07:35 PM
This evening during his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled Windows® Media Center Extender Technology. The software will power a new generation of products that will extend the Media Center Edition PC experience allowing consumers to access their favorite digital entertainment, such as live and recorded television, photos, movies, and music that reside on their Windows XP Media Center Edition PC, from any room in the home -- regardless of where the PC is located. Media Center Extender Technology will not only provide access to rich content and services, but will enable devices throughout the home to utilize the full processing and storage capabilities of the PC creating new opportunities for services and providing unprecedented choice and access to content for consumers

Microsoft Adopts thePlatform media
publishing system To Manage MSN Video
Downloads; thePlatform's Media Manage

Microsoft Adopts thePlatform media
publishing system To Manage MSN Video
Downloads; thePlatform's Media Manage 01/06/2005 07:20 AM
Investors Business Daily Jan 6 2005 11:38AM GMT

Microsoft Announces Windows Media
Connect Technology, Enabling Seamless
Media Transfer Between Windows XP-Based
PCs and Consumer Electronics Devices

Microsoft Announces Windows Media
Connect Technology, Enabling Seamless
Media Transfer Between Windows XP-Based
PCs and Consumer Electronics Devices 01/08/2004 07:36 PM
Today at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. announced Windows® Media Connect, technology designed to enable hardware manufacturers to easily develop devices such as Digital Media Receivers (DMRs), which have rich functionality for playing digital media files stored on personal computers over home networks. A broad range of industry leaders have announced their support of this upcoming technology, including leading PC OEMs and consumer electronics device manufacturers including Arcadyan Technology Corp., Creative Labs, Dell Inc., Mediabolic Inc., PRISMIQ Inc., Rockford Corp., Roku, Simple Devices Inc. and Toshiba. Leading content service providers such as LAUNCH Music on Yahoo!, MusicNow (formerly FullAudio), and Napster also endorsed Windows Media Connect for its ability to extend the reach of their content and services to a new range of consumer devices. Available in 2004, Windows Media Connect technology will overcome two critical hurdles faced by networked media devices today: compatibility between proprietary devices and ease of access to content stored on the PC.

The humanism of media ecology: Keynote
address delivered at the inaugural media
ecology association convention

The humanism of media ecology: Keynote
address delivered at the inaugural media
ecology association convention 12/09/2003 03:47 AM

I Want Media - Media News & Resources

I Want Media - Media News & Resources 04/18/2005 12:42 AM
IWantMedia.com (an excellent source of media information, as if people didn't know) .. Iwantmedia.com, Patrick Phillips' one stop shop for stories about the media .. i want media .. iwm

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Programming Tools: UML Tools

Programming Tools: UML Tools 06/05/2005 11:10 PM
The results of a simple standards-based test of some popular UML tools.

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
Premio Computer, Inc. today announced the Premio Media Center PC. Preinstalled with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, the Premio Media Center is a versatile, comprehensive solution for media and home entertainment applications [PRWEB Dec 15, 2004]

Real Digital Media Integrates Macromedia
Flash Player with NEOCAST Media Player
XF

Real Digital Media Integrates Macromedia
Flash Player with NEOCAST Media Player
XF 06/17/2005 03:38 PM
Onlypunjab.com Jun 17 2005 3:31PM GMT
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Office 2003 Service Pack 1 for Language
Interface Pack

Office 2003 Service Pack 1 for Language
Interface Pack 08/18/2004 01:30 AM
Office 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Language Interface Pack ensures that Office 2003 performs with complete functionality when you use an Office 2003 Language Interface Pack.

How to get Service Pack 2

How to get Service Pack 2 07/19/2004 09:50 AM
Microsoft Corp.'s comprehensive security update for the Windows XP computer operating system will be available for download or as a CD. The free update, called Service Pack 2, is due out in August. The company is urging consumer users now to turn on a function called Automatic Updates. It's located in the "System" Control Panel, found by going to the "Start" menu.

3ds max 6 Service Pack 1

3ds max 6 Service Pack 1 02/10/2004 06:46 PM

"DidTheyReadIt.com"

"DidTheyReadIt.com" 05/27/2004 09:08 PM

Some Say That XP Service Pack 2 Will
Cause Chaos

Some Say That XP Service Pack 2 Will
Cause Chaos 06/29/2004 12:15 PM
"The service pack will be downloaded automatically into many PCs through Microsoft's Windows Update service and could create problems, including breaking current applications, disrupting networking set-ups, and prompting non-technical users to make PC configuration decisions that may be beyond their grasp."

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 08/09/2004 04:34 PM
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides new proactive security technologies for Windows XP to better defend against viruses, worms, and hackers. In addition to a more robust security infrastructure, SP2 improves the security configuration options of Windows XP and provides better security information to help users faced with security decisions. [Update 272.4 MB]

IE Service Pack 1 With Alexa?

IE Service Pack 1 With Alexa? 09/16/2002 11:57 PM
Alexa Bundled With IE - apparently without notice.

First Look At Windows XP Service Pack 2

First Look At Windows XP Service Pack 2 12/31/2003 02:30 PM
Security Pipeline obtained access to the first widespread beta of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) during the holidays. Microsoft has said that this beta represents a subset of what will be released when this software is finalized sometime during the first half of 2004. We tested the new software on a couple of test machines, and found it to be very reliable during a couple of days use. It's not recommended that you install this beta in a production environment, however.

Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8) for Windows
95/98/NT 4.0

Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8 (SP8) for Windows
95/98/NT 4.0 12/10/2003 09:12 AM

Getting Service Pack Number

Getting Service Pack Number 01/18/2004 04:51 AM

a[nother] look at Service Pack 2 for XP

a[nother] look at Service Pack 2 for XP 07/05/2004 10:53 AM

Ready or Not, Here Comes Service Pack 2

Ready or Not, Here Comes Service Pack 2 04/06/2005 01:53 PM

Service Pack Deux?

Service Pack Deux? 07/09/2004 03:36 AM

SMS 2003 Service Pack 1

SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 09/03/2004 02:01 PM

what's new with InfoPath service pack

what's new with InfoPath service pack 06/28/2004 01:25 PM
WSDL support sounds interesting

What's New in SMS 2003 Service Pack 1

What's New in SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 09/15/2004 12:24 AM

Last Words On Service Pack 2

Last Words On Service Pack 2 09/03/2004 07:58 PM

SMS WQL Service Pack Queries

SMS WQL Service Pack Queries 07/20/2004 03:11 AM

Windows Service Pack 2 is out

Windows Service Pack 2 is out 08/06/2004 04:30 PM
Sympatico Aug 6 2004 8:11PM GMT

DidTheyReadIt? Not In France

DidTheyReadIt? Not In France 07/02/2004 02:57 PM
You may recall the somewhat pointle ss hype over a product called DidTheyReadIt, which was simply taking a common spammer tool, the web bug, and letting anyone use it to track who opened their email messages. While they claimed it was "undetectable," that was simply not true, and the product wouldn't work at all for anyone who didn't have HTML email turned on (which everyone should do). Anyway, now reports are coming out saying that France, who has a history of over-reacting to internet fears, has declared DidTheyReadIt illegal. The link is translated from French, so it may not be the most accurate. It's not entirely clear what this means. Does it mean that anyone using DidTheyReadIt is breaking the law if they email someone in France? Or does it just apply to people who are in France trying to use DidTheyReadIt? And, do we really need a law to protect us from something that is easily stopped by technology? Update: The American press is now picking up on the story, suggesting that it applies to subscribers in France and they risk a five year prison sentence for using the technology. Seems a bit... extreme.

DidTheyReadIt: You Sent It, But Did They
Read It?

DidTheyReadIt: You Sent It, But Did They
Read It? 05/24/2004 12:49 PM
Another vaguely evil privacy-invading service .. DidTheyReadIt

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Service Pack for Office 2003

Service Pack for Office 2003 07/28/2004 04:37 AM

Before you go run off and install this go find your original Office install disk. This is the only thing that pisses me off about Office updates that pesky notice to stick the disk in, luckily I am home and the disk is readily available. [News.com]

Evaluating Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC2

Evaluating Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC2 07/05/2004 09:44 AM

WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 available @
MSDN

WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 available @
MSDN 08/07/2004 10:24 AM

Visio 2003 Service Pack 1

Visio 2003 Service Pack 1 07/28/2004 02:23 AM
Visio 2003 Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to Microsoft® Office Visio® 2003. Some of the fixes included with Service Pack 1 (SP1) have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update.

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Headaches

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Headaches 07/19/2004 11:41 AM

Companies brace for Microsoft security update: An interesting look at the apparently huge Windows XP Service Pack 2 due next month and what it means for software companies. The changes will affect thousands of programs that have depended on how Windows handles certain things.

The new system bolsters security on Windows, its built-in Internet Explorer browser and Outlook Express e-mail. Among the changes, a Windows Firewall will automatically be turned on, helping to guard against attack. The browser has been fortified, and a new attachment manager will offer tougher policing against e-mail-borne attacks.

The changes in the way Windows polices itself — particularly the newly strengthened firewall — could cause troubles for applications that are used to working with Windows' old ways. Some say that's particularly true of applications that regularly interact online, such as gaming programs or music services.

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Microsoft Releases Service Pack 2

Microsoft Releases Service Pack 2 08/08/2004 01:51 AM
Wired News Aug 8 2004 5:07AM GMT

Project 2003 Service Pack 1

Project 2003 Service Pack 1 07/28/2004 02:23 AM
Project 2003 Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to Microsoft® Office Project 2003. Some of the fixes included with Service Pack 1 (SP1) have been previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update.

OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1

OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 07/28/2004 02:23 AM
OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains new features and significant security enhancements, in addition to stability and performance improvements.

FAQ | Be cautious when you use new
Windows service pack

FAQ | Be cautious when you use new
Windows service pack 08/08/2004 03:19 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Aug 8 2004 7:42AM GMT

Decentralized Media Tools

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