[WEB4LIB] Re: technology news sources

[Andrew I. Mutch]

I would second the endorsement for TechRepublic.  I've found all kind of
useful articles and tidbits on the site.  If you are a regular user of the
MS KnowledgeBase, you'll quickly find that many of the technical articles
there come from TechRepublic.

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI



On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Hambleton, John S. wrote:

> I recently signed up to join "TechRepublic". I like it.
> So far I get a monthly bulletin suitable for putting in a
> 3 ring binder--it gives you all sorts of good information on
> Windows 9x, NT, 2000.
> Plus I get stuff like: Vi (UNIX editor) command cheat sheets
> that save you from having to look up arcane Vi commands.
> And more.
> JH
> 
> 
> 
> At 04:33 PM 1/31/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >It is frustrating how the IT press tends to cover the money aspects and to
> lose
> > the technology aspects.  I subscribe to the ZDNET Anchordesk mentioned
> below,
> > but to me the reporting style and the "teases" are often more sophomoric
> than
> > local TV news -- and that's not a compliment.  "The Top Five Reasons Why You
> > Have to Have Wireless" and such.
> >
> >Lately I've been impressed with ACM Technews. It's roughly analogous to
> Salon's
> > summary of the front page of major daily newspapers for AvantGo subscribers.
> > You get capsule summaries and can follow hyperlinks to the full text in
> > whatever publication (e.g. NY Times, Washington Post, various Net media
> > outlets).
> >
> >Technews comes out 3 times per week.  Subscribe here:
> >
> >http://www.acm.org/technews/
> >
> >Here are recent headlines:
> >
> >ACM TechNews
> >Volume 3, Number 158
> >Date: January 29, 2001
> >Site Sponsored by Gateway (http://www.gateway.com)
> >
> >Top Stories for Monday, January 29, 2001:
> >http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html
> >"Unions Address High-Tech Workers"
> >"Tech Industry in Turmoil Gets a New Top Lobbyist"
> >"The Odyssey of a Hacker: From Outlaw to Consultant"
> >"Contracting Grows in Popularity as Option for Out-of-Work Techies"
> >"Software Companies Rise Above Tech Pessimism"
> >"Companies' Spending on Communications Is Seen Rising 10 Percent"
> >"Congress Opens Debate on Online Privacy"
> >"New ICANN President: Learning, Listening Are Top Priorities"
> >"Intranets Nurture Companies From the Inside"
> >"U.S. Senate Reintroduces Permanent R&D Tax Credit"
> >"Study: E-Business Is Top Concern for CEOs"
> >"Report Outlines Path to Secure E-Government"
> >"Union Leader Targets Tech Industry"
> >"Standardizing Linux--It's a Good Thing"
> >"Bush Expected to Rattle Federal IT"
> >"IT Industry Opposes Impending Ergonomics Rules"
> >"Clues to Bush's High-Tech Plans"
> >"California Energy Woes Affecting High-Tech"
> >"With Accessibility for All"
> >
> >******************* News Stories ***********************
> >
> >"Unions Address High-Tech Workers"
> >Organized labor is meeting with a variety of challenges as it
> >tries to form unions in the high-tech industry.  One reason, says
> >Microsoft's Dan Leach, is because high-tech workers generally
> >have an entrepreneurial spirit that does not correspond well with . . .
> >http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/0129m.html#item1
> >
> >"Tech Industry in Turmoil Gets a New Top Lobbyist"
> >The tech-industry lobbying organization TechNet has named Rick
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >------Original Message------
> >From: Joy Schwarz <schwarz at AXP.WINNEFOX.ORG>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> >Sent: January 31, 2001 5:45:14 PM GMT
> >Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: technology news sources
> >
> >
> >I subscribe to these free daily e-mail services that you may find
> >useful as well:
> >
> >Tomalak's Realm < http://www.tomalak.org/ >
> >"...a daily source of links to strategic Web design stories".
> >You can subscribe at
> >< http://www.tomalak.org/todayslinks/newsletter.html >.
> >
> >ZDNet AnchorDesk
> >"...a concise digest of computing news in your email box
> >every business day."
> >< http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/filters/subscribe/ >
> >
> >Joy Schwarz
> >Web Coordinator
> >Winnefox Library System
> >Oshkosh, WI  USA
> >http://www.winnefox.org
> >
> >"A computer lets you make more mistakes
> >faster than any invention in human history --
> >with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."
> >                        -- Mitch Ratliffe
> >
> >At 08:14 AM 1/31/01 -0800, Drew, Bill wrote:
> >>Reading Walt Crawford's latest musings and reading Infobeat in my e-mail
> >>this morning leaves me pining for the days when technology news, especially
> >>computer and information technology, was about the technology and how it
> >>would or could be used instead about stock performance and IPOs.  Does
> >>anyone know of an online source, preferably free, that sends out real
> >>information and computer technology news, not mixed with business news?
> >__________________________________________________
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> 
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