Understanding information taxonomy helps build better apps
June 26th, 2003
Understanding information taxonomy helps build better apps. Builder.com article examines basic taxonomy overview. I'm particularly interested in seeing how IA subjects like this are presented to a wider audience of non-IA specialists. I wonder if a 2 page summary dumbs things down too much, or if it offers a way for interested readers to be [...]
The Rapidly Changing Internet Experience
June 25th, 2003
The Rapidly Changing Internet Experience. Can you feel it yet? News aggregators are dramatically changing the Internet experience. And quickly. [DennisKennedy.blog]
Two Florida cities in Milken's list of best U.S. cities
June 25th, 2003
Two Florida cities in Milken's list of best U.S. cities. Two Florida cities — Fort Myers and West Palm Beach — took the third and fourth spots. [ABC Action News via Moreover]
Design According to Ive
June 25th, 2003
Design According to Ive. At the launch of Apple's new Power Mac G5, Wired News was granted an exclusive tour of the new machines by Jonathan Ive, Apple's lead industrial designer. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
Laws needed to protect Web privacy, survey says
June 25th, 2003
Austin American Statesman, TX - Laws needed to protect Web privacy, survey says. WASHINGTON — American consumers fundamentally misunderstand how Internet companies use their personal information, according to a new survey that concludes tougher federal privacy laws are needed. The study from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, being released today, said 86 percent [...]
Apple: Panther Server Preview
June 25th, 2003
Apple: Panther Server Preview. Apple has posted a preview of Panther Server, which promises some interesting features before the end of 2003. [MacInTouch]
Fixing RSS's public-relations problem
June 25th, 2003
Fixing RSS's public-relations problem. Yesterday I spoke with two acquaintances, both of whom have decades-long track records in the high-tech biz, and neither of whom has ever used an RSS newsreader. When I mentioned RSS as an alternative to mailing lists, both said the same thing: “But I don't have time to visit 30 different [...]
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The coming organic oligopoly
In a recent article
June 25th, 2003
The coming organic oligopoly In a recent article (“The Green Business Revolution'), Fortune Magazine details some of the deals that large companies have made to make sure that they won't be in a position of weakness if the green or natural products sector suddenly become far more popular. In fact, the market for organic food [...]
Rendezvous with Web Services
June 24th, 2003
Rendezvous with Web Services. ZeroConf technology, also known as Rendezvous, is a winning combination with web services, says Max Bigatti. He demonstrates an example file sharing application that uses Java, SOAP and Rendezvous. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
Damned browsers can't print
June 24th, 2003
Damned browsers can't print. Could somebody please tell me, given that we are half way to 2004 in the 21st goddamn century, why I cannot print a web page without losing 50% of all the words on the right hand edge of the page. And it's not just IE, Firebird is just as bad! [Curiouser [...]