Links

Here we have a collection of things from around the web.

Advice on accuracy in reporting: A good resource from UNC with quick tips to increase accuracy in reporting. Working on one a week seems like a good way to increase the quality of one's journalism. I also need to remember the photo journalist's mantra: "Everyone deserves a name."

Anatomy of a malware scam: The Register presents a great walkthru of how something like Antivirus 2008 XP gets on a computer. I wouldn't really care except that people keep using IE7 like it's the cat's meow, even though it is still totally vulnerable to ActiveX hacks. I'm not really even sure this is all IE's fault though. Apparently A2K8XP is a pretty sophisticated little malware.

2 Wheel Tractors - Buying & Using: Best resource on the web for 2-wheel tractors. A 20-page discussion of the everything from 1961 Gravelys to modern BCS and Goldoni models. There's even a few people advocating for hydrostatics...d'oh.

Advice on starting an emergency fund: Schwab offers some simple, but good advice on how and why to start an emergency fund. I have this idea in the back of my mind but wasn't quite sure how to execute. These simple ideas are easy enough to follow, I'll start today!

Reorganization: Where Next?: A interesting paper written by a U Maine professor on the subject of school consolidation.

Newspaper Blogs Must Break Social Control of Newsroom: What would happen if you just ripped the editorial part of a newspaper out and let everyone write what they want? Well, you wouldn't do that without first educating people so they can at least make sound decisions. Perhaps everyone becomes an editor? Either way, I'd still need a coyp editor.

Maybe it is Time to Panic: A wonderful essay in the AJR on the state of newspapers and the position of newspeople going forward. I'd like to believe a lot of what Mr. Stepp writes. As the stories of hard times keep coming, innovation is going to be at a premium. No on will make a mint selling school board stories printed on dead trees anymore.

What Every Company Should Know About Email: An article from the SOX newsletter regarding what to do with email on a corporate level. What is legal and what it isn't? Really, as long as you have a solid policy on deletion, you're allowed to delete whatever you want. You're in trouble if you don't have a policy but start deleting things willy-nilly once questions are asked.

Are There Any Smart E-Mail Retension Policies?: A discussion about how to archive email at a company. You have to juggle SOX with storage problems, and also the useful life of email to the users. Ah, policy. So much fun.