Monthly Archives: December 2004

TCO study: Linux wins again

Posted on 12/14/2004 by Ben

I’ve accumulated a backlog of links so I’m just going to bang them out here. Linux beats Windows in total cost of ownership study.

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Security Issues Plague Windows-Based PCs

Posted on 12/12/2004 by Ben

Walt Mossberg savages Windows security and tells eveyone to buy Macs.

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MBTA halts purchase of Green Line ‘lemons’

Posted on 12/12/2004 by Ben

This doesn’t bode well for restoring trolley service to Jamaica Plain. The T has already paid $140 million of the $225 million contract with Breda and spent $9.5 million modifying Green Line tracks and altering the wheels of the cars … Continue reading →

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A Transition

Posted on 12/10/2004 by Ben

Dan Gillmor is leaving the San Jose Mercury News to work on a citizen journalism project.

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‘Podcast’ your world

Posted on 12/10/2004 by Ben

Christian Science Monitor covers podcasting.

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Think Again?

Posted on 12/9/2004 by Ben

Doc Searls points out the sale of IBM’s PC division to Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has one possible very nice upside: with its relative distance from Microsoft, Lenovo may be free to aggressively make and market Linux desktops and laptops.

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A.G.’s for Governor

Posted on 12/8/2004 by Ben

It looks like both New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly are running for governor in their respective states. These guys have been two of my favorite people in politics for the last few years, … Continue reading →

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Firefox’s Times ad late as 10 million downloads near

Posted on 12/7/2004 by Ben

I think it’s kind of funny that the Mozilla folks are having a hard time trying to fit the 10,000 names on the Firefox New York Times ad. It seems like the process for this ad should have gone something … Continue reading →

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New method helps map women’s happiness

Posted on 12/5/2004 by Ben

A new technique involves breaking the day into a sequence of episodes and rating each activity or moment as a kind of snapshot. Sleep quality had a large effect on the enjoyment of life, the researchers found. Women who slept … Continue reading →

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Video of ABC News on Firefox (including Xeni)

Posted on 12/1/2004 by Ben

Boing Boing has links to video of the ABC World News Tonight segment from last Friday on Firefox.

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Album of the Week

Posted on 12/1/2004 by Ben

The album of the week is Alison Krauss and Union Station’s Lonely Runs Both Ways.

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