PopFile occasional report
Posted on Monday, November 22, 2004 @ 12:12 pm
Filed Under Computing, Joel, POPfile
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On the whole, this is excellent performance, with some minor (and predictable) blind spots due to peculiarities that are as much mine as the program's. Except for the lack of a good loader for Apple systems, I can heartily recommend the program; the installation issues appear to be unique to the Mac platform, and shouldn't trouble Windows or Linux users. Prospective users shouldn't expect perfection, and some effort is required to train PopFile about your mail system. But it's automatic, reliable, and quite impressive.
Unintended Consequences
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 @ 8:37 pm
Filed Under Bureaucrats, Computing
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In short, all the failings attributed to government happen in private enterprises too. These failings are a fixture of human nature and organizational dynamics.
Living with POPFile
Posted on Saturday, July 3, 2004 @ 2:24 pm
Filed Under Computing, POPfile, Security, Stories
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Joel on Microsoft redux
Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 @ 12:10 pm
Filed Under Code, Computing
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Bill Gates has a history of betting the company on the next technology generation. One of these days he'll lose the bet--or he'll lose interest in the game--and MS will start looking like Ford. Or Exxon. Maybe AT&T. Perhaps a (large) piece of Planetary Software, LTD. (You think not? Happened to Carnegie Steel....) Dare I mention Western Union? How about the Pennsylvania Railroad?
Spolsky!
Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 @ 11:21 pm
Filed Under Code, Computing
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Joel Spolsky, whose blog's been far too quiet of late, returns with a long piece that's mostly about what Microsoft is doing wrong with Longhorn.
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