Month: May 2003

Dell's Profits Increase 31% on Gains in Market Share. Dell Computer said that its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 31 percent, meeting analysts' estimates and defying a prolonged slump in technology spending. By Laurie Flynn. [New York Times: Technology]

T-Mobile's Cheaper Price Tag for Cell Customers. One bill to charge them all: T-Mobile cell phone customers can get unlimited hot spot access for $19.95 per month if they have it billed as part of their regular service. T-Mobile regularly charges $29.95 per month for a one-year service commitment for unlimited access, and $39.95 for… Continue reading T-Mobile's Cheaper Price Tag for Cell Customers

NetNewsWire Feature Ideas lists a slew of ideas we’re considering for the future. The page just lists the larger ideas: smaller ideas aren’t listed, or else the page would be too big. Feedback and questions about any of it is welcome. [inessential.com]

O'Reilly interviews Krug and Rosenfeld. Even if you've read separate interviews with Lou Rosenfeld and Steve Krug, and even if you've read the other joint interviews they've done, this interview at O'Reilly is worth reading, if only for Steve Krug's great analogies: I sometimes think the best analog for my job is a “show doctor”–the… Continue reading O'Reilly interviews Krug and Rosenfeld

Research Agent News. A new newsletter that focuses on the economic side of online research leads off with some useful articles. [DennisKennedy.blog]

That magical number 7. Today I read Tufte's delightful rant about how PowerPoint destroys presentations. I recommend it highly, especially for those of you who often run meetings.Tufte attacks, among other things, the concept that one's audience can only remember seven (plus or minus two) items at a time, and that therefore one should limit… Continue reading That magical number 7

Free Wi-Fi Makes Money. Schlotzsky's, small cafes see upturn from free Wi-Fi: Last Thursday's New York Times Circuits section brings us the news that commercial retail shops offering free Wi-Fi are seeing enough of a small uptick in business that it makes sense to continue to not charge. Schlotzsky's has seen 6 percent more business… Continue reading Free Wi-Fi Makes Money

The Redhead: “If I thought I could get away with it, this is the questionnaire I would hand to a man on our first date.” [Scripting News]

CIO Article on Auto/Semi-categorization software. CIO article “Sleuthing out data” by Fred Hapgood features a couple examples of how auto-semiauto categorization enables businesses and reduce costs. There is a company list included if you're interested in this arena. [ia/ – information architecture news]

Content Management Design. David Rodriguez has written an extensive paper on the subject of Content Management Design, which should be good reading for anyone working in the content management system industry. Also read: Where is the knowledge in a content management system?… [CamWorld: Thinking Outside the Box]