Software, Digital Content, Geopolitics, Economics & More from of a Libertarian Serial Expat and Entrepreneur
In: business models|music
14 Sep 2003TEOF: Harvard Professor Proposes Socialist Solution to Online Music Here’s a more detailed rant following a post I just published on the more serious (all things relative) TEOF. In countries such as France and Germany you pay taxes on blank media. What’s very funny is the corruption of government in collusion with big business. See, [...]
Greg Reinacker: Web Services Get Traction in Real World "I’ve worked with multiple clients using web services… including a multi-billion dollar travel services company, who have built and deployed web services (can’t deep link, click on "Galileo Web Services") for their customers to use. With these services, they can get a new customer up in [...]
Not terribly useful, but fun: Anacubis (radial links), Honeycomb (like SmartMoney’s square market map).
In: user experience
9 Sep 2003Boxes & Arrows: "Sitemaps and site indexes are forms of supplemental navigation. They give users a way to navigate a site without having to use the global navigation. By providing a way to visualize and understand the layout and structure of the site, a sitemap can help a lost or confused user find her way. [...]
Microsoft: "Microsoft Office Web Components are a collection of Component Object Model (COM) controls for publishing spreadsheets, charts, and databases to the Web. They are also used to view these items when published and to view data access pages. If you have Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003, Microsoft Office Access 2003, and Microsoft Office Excel 2003 [...]
I'm CEO of an online trade publishing firm in the marketing and defense verticals. We try to make news and data digestible and useful in an environment that is more noisy each day. This personal blog mixes my thoughts and interests on politics, business, software, and more, based on my business and personal experiences. Over the years I have posted items that turned out spectacularly wrong, and a few posts that stood the test of times better. Personal views only.