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Step by agonizing step, we slowly inch back to sanity.

OJR article: News That Comes to You
RSS feeds offer info-warriors a way to take the pulse of hundreds of sites
I talked about RSS and aggregators before and now it’s strating to catch on. They really do make keeping up much easier and more efficient.

The Shifted Librarian:Wireless Keeps on Going and Going and Going….
But a growing number of hotels and restaurants have found that it pays to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access. This perk attracts customers and provides a real bottom-line payback for a relatively small capital investment, according to free-Wi-Fi pioneers.
We’re going to have a real problem [...]

Digital Web Magazine – Features: Web design and integrated marketing
One thing all libraries need to be concentrating on these days is marketing. The current generations of users have no idea what we’re capable of. And the Internet is an ideal method to use for its intrinsic “coolness” and low cost.

California wins first state suit against spammers
In addition to the $2 million fine, the company and its owners were prohibited from sending any unsolicited commercial e-mail, disguising their identity by sending e-mail that appears to originate from an e-mail address that is not their own and accessing and using computers and computer systems of persons [...]

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Pop-up ad pusher X10 files for bankruptcy
The notorious Internet pop-up ads of scantily clad women being viewed from miniature wireless cameras might be gone forever.
I stopped seeing those when I switched to Mozilla but the memories still make me shudder.

Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines
A book of research-based guidelines on web-design and usability.

U.S. Senate approves antispam bill
The Senate voted 97-0 to approve the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act on Wednesday after a compromise among members of the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee allowed an amendment authorizing a federal agency to launch a national do-not-spam registry.

Mercury News | 10/20/2003 | In open source gain, Bay State locks horns with Microsoft
…despite Microsoft’s lobbying, a Pentagon report concluded that open source was often cheaper and more secure, and that its use, if anything, should expand.

USATODAY.com – Site has the vision-impaired in mind
VisionConnection
A friendly, accessible, interactive global Internet portal for people who are partially sighted or blind, the professionals who work with them, the families and friends who support them — and anyone looking for the latest information on vision impairment, its prevention and vision rehabilitation [...]

ResourceShelf
Critics warn that under new federal legislation, writers and Web designers could be hauled into court over something as simple as publishing a list of local sporting events or creating a Web site offering consumers price comparisons on car parts.
And the insanity grows. How can you legislate people’s minds?

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Many artists singing mixed tune when it comes to file-sharing fight
The recording artist Moby, on his Web site, offered a similar opinion, suggesting the music companies treat users of file-sharing services like music fans instead of criminals.
“How can a 14-year-old who has an allowance of $5 a [...]

The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Many artists singing mixed tune when it comes to file-sharing fight
The recording artist Moby, on his Web site, offered a similar opinion, suggesting the music companies treat users of file-sharing services like music fans instead of criminals.
“How can a 14-year-old who has an allowance of $5 a [...]