I didn’t know that Borders workers were trying to unionize. They are not having a good time of it. From their website:
“Workers at the Borders Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Mich., went on strike Saturday, November 8, to protest the companyâs unfair labor practices. Also at issue are low wages and poor health benefits for employees. [...]
Steven Black responds to my earlier posting on “White Papers as PDF” with this pointer to Jakob Nielsen’s site: “Thumbs down, Ted. Here’s why: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20030714.html”
I agree with Neilsen’s thesis that PDF is not a legitimate format for web pages, and that they are awkward to manipulate. As an experienced PDF author and reader, I have [...]
Computerworld News reports that Yahoo Instant Messenger contains security flaw. “The buffer overrun vulnerability was found in a file named “yauto.dll,” an ActiveX component of Yahoo Messenger software in versions up to 5.6.0.1347.”
The article includes suggestions on what to do to avoid the problems, as well as advice on disabling ActiveX controls in your browser [...]
