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Links for February 2005

ID Theft in CA 17 Feb 2005
Possibly “as many as 35,000 Californians” affected. If major databases like this can be hacked, do we have any guarantees of security and privacy anymore? Fellow CA residents, keep a close watch on your accounts.
Switching to Mac Isn’t for Everybody 17 Feb 2005
Walt Mossberg takes a look at some of the reasons why switching may not be right for you. I agree with many of his points, but hey, I’m a Mac user again, and I love it.
McAfee redesign 17 Feb 2005
Nice, clean redesign of McAfee, using CSS for layout. (via SimpleBits.com)
WordPress 1.5 17 Feb 2005
Congrats to Matt and other WP developers on the release of WordPress 1.5.
Muni Photography Ban 16 Feb 2005
“We get no sense of security from officials enforcing unwritten laws by bullying the public and hoping that they’re too scared or confused to argue for their rights.” (via, roundaboutly, Veen.com)
Screenfont.ca 16 Feb 2005
Joe Clark launches a project to explore the possibilities and improvements for captions and subtitles. Brand new, with lots of meticulous attention to details to come.
Peterme on Google Maps 16 Feb 2005
Peter deconstructs the UI and design behind Google Maps with an interesting critique and some good points.
Mena on the 6A redesign 15 Feb 2005
Clean look from Mule. sIFR in use. The entire site is powered by Movable Type. Related case study coming soon.
Where Are All the Women? 15 Feb 2005
The same question that keeps getting asked resurfaces in a broader techno-context.
Shea on IE7 15 Feb 2005
Dave covers some of the possible realities on the news of a standalone IE7 in developement at Microsoft.
5 fast email productivity tips 15 Feb 2005
Good time-saving tips from Merlin. Read them.
The iPod End Game 9 Feb 2005
It’s was written 2 weeks ago already, but very worthwhile to read. Mike Davidson gives us a very thoughtful look into Apple’s strategy with the iPod and related technology. Insightful, despite coming from an outsider to the company.
Automation Will Kill Us All 8 Feb 2005
Jason Santa Maria, frustrated over do-it-yourself design.
Google Maps 8 Feb 2005
Check out Google’s way-cool mapping service in any non-Safari browser. Drag the map around, quick zooming, directions from A to B, beautiful detail, and more… Look out MapQuest.
Authenticity: A User’s Guide 7 Feb 2005
Michael Bierut on faking it, in a design sense.
Sunbird Project 7 Feb 2005
Mozilla’s new cross-platform calender app released last week: Sunbird. A possible alternative to iCal and Outlook to keep an eye on as it develops in the near future.
Magic 8-ball on Napster 7 Feb 2005
Gruber uses a humorous tie-in with the magic 8-ball to critique Napster’s new subscription service and the ads for it.
ESUVEE 2 Feb 2005
Clever, nicely designed flash site. Maybe they should also be talking about dangers to the environment this creature creates. (via whatdoiknow.org/enjoying)
Nesting elements to convey importance 2 Feb 2005
15 nested em’s alone around the tag “Diary”… ouch… Tantek addresses the issues with Technorati’s tags page.
Life Posters 1 Feb 2005
Cool set of tips on how to use iPhoto to make posters and prints of multiple images.