If you haven't seen HBO's Hacking Democracy on-demand, you must. If you still don't think data security is a really big deal, this should finally push you over the edge. If you work for Diebold, I'm sorry, but you gotta...

Some people in the REST community are able to see the need for message level security so this is heartening somewhat. If the data is distributed and the security model is point to point (at best), we have a problem. It is a gap in REST today that due to REST's reliance on HTTP, that message level security is an exercise left to the implementer with no open, proven standards to back them up. It doesn't always have to be...

FREE411 is a service that I use frequently because like the name says it's free. If you are willing to put up with a short advertising pitch while your 411 query is being processed it's a good way to

So the whole REST security thing just gets funnier, the S for Simple folks forget that S also stands for security. Here was a response to my post on the fact that people who say REST is simpler than SOAP with WS-Security conveniently ignore things like, oh message level security: HTTP Basic or HTTP Digest or SSL (certificate-based) for authentication. SSL for encryption and digital signatures. You know, the way we've been doing things since 1995. Where to start? Right,...

ClickStar, a startup co-founded by actor Morgan Freeman and backed by many Hollywood icons, is set to launch the first ever first run movie distribution site on the web in a few weeks (December 15, 2006) with release of, 10...

I'm in NJ tonight for my brother's award ceremony. He's Rheumatologist of the Year, an award he earned by caring about his patients and not processing them like flounder. He's also the most ethical person I've met and damn smart, too. He's getting an honor he richly deserves. (Yay, Andy!) Then I take the 3:20am train from Newark to DC for Day 2 of the RootsCamp unconference. If you're there, I'll be easy to find: I'll be the incredibly cranky old man in the corner. [Tags: andrew_weinberger rootscamp]...

Patrick Haney has created a Flickr Album for “Web design inspiration,” a collection of screensnaps of the best designed, most visually interesting blogs and websites he could find. When viewed as thumbnails, the effect is quite startling:Those 306 photographs should keep you busy for some time.design inspiration, web design, flickr, patrick haney, thumbnail gallery, [...]

Since Engadget mentioned the Best Buy Mobile that just opened in Times Square NYC, I thought I’d drop by for a couple pictures of the store itself:While I was there, I got to peek at a few older-gen phones, none of which impressed me much. The White Chocolate by LG is quite nice, but [...]

"Management is about control. Leadership is about releasing." - John C. Maxwell from The 360 Degree Leader Regarding IT management this quote could not be more relevant - especially for contractors who usually do not have dedicated IT staff. Few...

Trust, But Verify - News by InformationWeek points to how Salesforce.com puts their data center performance metrics online for customers to see - both the good and the bad. Customers want information - it is that simple. If you want...