Sunday, July 14, 2002

I probably didn't mention this before, but go ahead and click on the small blue and grey button now located to the left-hand side of the screen. It will take you to many new and wondrous places. 9:13:08 PM

Good perspective on the many recent corporate bookkeeping scandals from Martin Crutsinger of the Associated Press. Slap yourself in the forehead kind of stuff. Lost in all the outrage over the corporate accounting scandals is one fact politicians do not like to acknowledge: The auditing problems at American companies cannot rival the bookkeeping shambles of the world's largest enterprise — the U.S. government. 4:37:15 PM

Before heading outside to play in the pool for the afternoon, my five year old wanted to work on the computer "for a little bit." She asked where the thing was where she could make words. I told her to click on the big blue "W." A while later, she came back downstairs and asked if I wanted to see what she'd written. The results are already on the fridge. Esme tree love mom and daddy I love you mom and daddy 4ever and mom and daddy the daddy and mommy the sun love esme 2:15:41 PM

This ZDNet focus on using technology to fight terrorism is interesting and timely. They key is to understand that moving bits doesn't translate to knowledge: data becomes information becomes knowledge becomes wisdom. The article IT: New profits in Old Glory? points out how important knowledge management is, but frames it in the appropriate context: Whether out of heartfelt patriotism in the wake of Sept. 11 or the desire to tap into the nearly $38 billion budgeted for homeland security spending in 2003, many information technology companies that previously paid little attention to government contracts are now going to great lengths to attract government business. Opportunity knocks pretty loudly at 38 billion. 11:31:01 AM

Carrie Fisher. "Instant gratification takes too long." [Quotes of the Day] 11:21:14 AM