The Register reviews the pros and cons of Turbo10.com, still in beta, which unfortunately seems to have crashed due to the traffic generated by this new-found recognition? Not an auspicious start, but check-in on the site when it reappears, as one of the major incentives to do so is its focus on searching the invisible web.
As an update to the problems with this new site, see the follow-up article from the Register, Turbo10.com: Getting back on its feet.
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Daily Archives: June 2, 2003
E-Books Still Struggle To Gain Market
E-Books Catch On, but Only for Core Fans So Far is yet another example of similarly titled articles over the years on how e-book have not (and will not) lead to the replacement of hard copy texts in either the professional or consumer markets. Continue Reading
More Resources on Blogs, Wikis and KM
See What makes a weblog a weblog?, a succinct and informative article on the topic, as well as Blogs, Wikis and Knowledge Building, which compares and contrasts two applications whose audiences and authors are steadily expanding. In addition, Marking Out The Borders of a Weblog adds context and more definition to the discussion by referencing… Continue Reading
Proposed Changes to Federal Acquisition Regs (FAR)
Proposed rules changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which constitute a Part 27 rewrite, were published in this May 28 Federal Register notice (pdf), and intend to “clarify, streamline, and update guidance and clauses on patent, data, and copyrights to provide a more logical presenation of this complex material.” Also see the government’s acquisition… Continue Reading
California Real Property Records to Go Online
California Assembly Bill 578, the Electronic Recording Delivery System Act of 2003, would “authorize a county recorder, upon approval by resolution of the board of supervisors and system certification by the Attorney General, to establish an electronic recording delivery system for the delivery and recording of digitized electronic records affecting the right, title, or interest… Continue Reading
The Long Reach of California Privacy Law
Gearing Up For July 1, 2003 – Senate Bill 1386 – How Does It Affect You?. “On July 1, 2003, Senate Bill 1386 becomes Civil Code 1798.82. In a nutshell, the law states that any person or company doing business in the state of California is responsible for notifying California residents of security breaches to… Continue Reading
Court Rules Against FCC Over Library Filters and Funding
Via Declan McCullagh’s Wired article, this link to documents in American Library Association Inc. v. U.S., Civil Actions 2001-1303 and 2001-1322, Three-Judge Court Internet Case, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (note the Memorandum and Order is 195 pages.) “The court permanently barred the Federal Communications Commission from cutting off funds to libraries that… Continue Reading
