Dylan Tweney

Who wants to hire a weblogger? I have no idea. But just because I don’t understand it doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea. That’s why there’s Weblogs4Hire, a site where you can, well, hire webloggers.

There’s a very thoughtful debate between Scot Hacker and Sean Graham about the significance of weblogs. My horribly reductive summary: Graham says, what’s the big deal? Weblogs are not significantly different from other forms of media. Hacker argues that actually, there’s a lot that’s new: “Self-pub

Intrusion detection systems can work, but they require time and moneyBY D.F. TWENEY ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY is asking for trouble. The school is in the midst of a major network upgrade that will eventually bring gigabit-speed network capacity to every dorm room and office on campus—making the netw

Printing tip: If you’re recycling paper by printing on the backs of old press releases, white papers, other printouts, etc — make sure you separate any stapled pages before running them through your laser printer.

WordSpy uncovers such useful neologisms as metrosexual and corporate anorexia. A new word every day, with definitions and a serious attempt to discover the word’s earliest usage. It’s scholarly and fun!

My latest column for Business 2.0 talks about the risks of leaving laptop data without a backup. You do back up your laptop regularly, don’t you? Sure you do. (This is a little late making it onto my blog, but hey, I was busy celebrating my birthday.)

Data Extinction: “Paper documents last for hundreds of years, but more and more of what matters to us is digitally produced, and we can

Jeremy Allaire, cofounder of Allaire and now a Macromedia executive, gives a glimpse of what his company is working on: Client-side tools, based on Flash, that enable real-time collaboration. His demo is a little obscure but seems to be a tool for real-time collaborative database design — i.e. two o

The EFF has new bumper stickers for all you consumer rights / fair use activists out there, with slogans such as “Fair Use Has A Posse” and “MP3 Is Not A Crime.” Nice. (thanks, BoingBoing)

Ray Ozzie: We need to prepare for, and to embrace a whole new generation of system and application software that leverages our computers and networks specifically and tangibly to increase our interpersonal productivity and agility.

One difference between this recession and the last one: This time, it’s ordinary workers who are getting the ax, while the bosses’ jobs are protected. “American workers making less than $50,000 per year have seen their chances of being downsized increase 43 percent in the last two years,” says a pre

Most companies are diligent about backing up their servers and mainframes. But how much vital information are you leaving exposed on laptops and desktop PCs? Computer viruses. Laptop thieves. Fires. Hurricanes. All have the potential to erase, damage, or destroy valuable corporate information. Too b