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I think it is a good idea to post a link to the internet version of the excellent article by Nicholas Carr, originally published in Harvard Business Review in 2003.

1. IT doesn't matter, part 1
   Posted by nick at January 3, 2007 09:58 PM:
"In order to meet a looming deadline for a book I've been working on, I'm going to need to cut
back my blogging for the next few weeks. Rather than let Rough Type go dormant, though, I thought
I might publish, in serial fashion, some earlier pieces I've written that haven't been easily accessible online.
I'll start with "IT Doesn't Matter," an article published in the Harvard Business Review in May 2003.
The piece caused quite a stir - I documented the controversy as it unfolded - and it continues to be a lightning
rod for debate in IT circles."

This site is based on Drupal, an amazing and very flexible content managemen system. So, I think, it is a good idea, to post here some usefull links around drupal:

• Drupal homepage: Drupal.org, drupal handbooks, drupal modules.
• My Drupal contributions:
  PHP page snippet for what's hot display,
  postgresql support for dba module,
  improvements to sidebar module
• IBM deleveloper works: "Using open source software to design, develop, and deploy a collaborative Web site"
• Free online editiion of the book "Drupal: Creating Blogs, Forums, Portals and Community Websites"

This is a hint for windows users who often want to open a shell in a specifyed folder from the windows explorer.
The following file will create a new menupoint "Open shell with this folder" in the context menu, which is displayed when clicking with the right mouse button on a folder in the windows explorer.

For Windows2000 & WindowsXP: save the following text in a REG-File and run:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\cmd]
@="Open shell with this folder"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\cmd\command]
@="cmd.exe /k \"cd %L\""

For Windows98: save the following text in a REG-File and run: