TECH TALK: Constructing the Memex: Imagine. We have our own memory and we have Google as our other memory. (We also have the option of the Yahoo and DMOZ directories.) Now imagine, if we could bridge the chasm between directories and search engines, making it much more customized to our likes and trails that we leave as we surf the…
Emerging Technologies Conference [1].
Emerging Technologies Conference. A list of downloadable presentation files is available. One of the sessions on social software by Clay Shirky has been widely blogged and discussed. Summarises Daniel Smith: What is it that makes a large, long lived group successful? Clay’s answer: “It Depends!” Some things are universally true: – cannot separate technical and social patterns/concerns – conversation can’t…
Backing up with rsync and…
Backing up with rsync and ssh. Mike Bombich has written a fine tutorial on remote administration/backup of OS X using rsync and ssh. The same principles can be applied to Windows and Linux as well. (241 words) [dive into mark]
knowledge work improvement – black…
knowledge work improvement – black box, white box, and deliverables. I’ve talked before about Peter Drucker’s recent thinking about how to improve the productivity of knowledge work. Productivity improvement is driven by a process of observing how work gets done and rethinking, redesigning, and tweaking the process so that fewer inputs and less effort go into producing the same quantity…
TypePad will lead CMS revolution…
TypePad will lead CMS revolution. Content Management Systems are becoming mass-market, according to this story by Ben Hammersley about TypePad after an exclusive peak: The features are remarkable: there is a very powerful, but extremely simple, template builder. Users can redesign their weblogs and create fully compliant XHTML pages, with out knowing what that last phrase means. There is a…
Beyond Wi-Fi: The 5 next…
Beyond Wi-Fi: The 5 next big things [Smart Mobs]
Movable Type templates tutorial [1]….
Movable Type templates tutorial. Be sure to check out Dorothea Salo’s ongoing series on Movable Type templates and configuration. Also, my own Movable Type templates. (105 words) [dive into mark]
Thinking in public, part 2…
Thinking in public, part 2. Lilia, Sebastian, and Denham are picking up on and adding to my attempt to figure out where blogging fits in the world of knowledge work. Thinking in public was the way I chose to label a talk I’m giving later this week at Seabury Western courtesy of a gracious invitation from AKMA. It’s the next…
Analysing searches on BBCi [1]….
Analysing searches on BBCi. Martin Belam has written a truly excellent article on his research into search behaviours on BBCi. This works through a wealth of information collected, and highlights some very interesting results. A must read for anyone looking to analyse search engine… [Column Two]
Buy the Electronic Edition of…
Buy the Electronic Edition of the Wireless Networking Starter Kit. My co-author Adam Engst and I have launched the sale of the electronic edition of The Wireless Networking Starter Kit, our book for Windows and Macintosh users that helps people set up networks from start to finish in homes and small offices, with extensive chapters on using wireless on the…