Monthly Archives: March 2006

Web site for the next Porvoo9 conference oneID The Porvoo Group is an international cooperative network whose primary goal is to promote a trans-national, interoperable electronic identity, based on PKI technology (Public Key Infrastructure) and electronic ID cards, in order … Continue reading →

from the BBC News story: “Fans will pay £19.99 for a DVD of their chosen film plus two digital copies to keep indefinitely – one for their home computer and one for a portable device.” Hmm…a digital copy to keep … Continue reading →

From Slashdot: Do you follow the technology or the organisation?

“Visa has sent out a warning to customers stating that some card processing software may keep customer data even after a transaction is complete. The setup, two versions of a software made by Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, is used by such … Continue reading →

Slashdot review of “Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality” by Bob Walsh Trials and tribulations of setting up as an independent software vendor…

The rumours are true….Doug Engelbart is re-starting work on his “Hyperscope” project. Backed now with NSF funding, it is an initiative to bring more powerful capabilities to the web, aimed at helping people become much more effective contributors and collaborators … Continue reading →

The first short-list for a literary prize that rewards bloggers turned bookwriters has been announced. Dubbed the Blooker Prize, the contest is for those bloggers who have turned their episodic journals into something more substantial. (from the BBCnews.com web site)

No matter where you fall in debates over free software or DRM, there’s one type of information that is unarguably meant to be free, and that’s information about our government. The more knowledge citizens have about government the better. So … Continue reading →