Month: November 2003

Working with Bayesian Categorizers. Bayesian classification has proved a powerful weapon against spam. Jon Udell tries to find out whether it can be put to use in other spheres of content categorization. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

A University's Real-Time Wi-Fi Usage Map. See usage across Carnegie-Mellon's campus Wi-Fi network: Three maps present a view of activity and accessibility across the university's Wi-Fi network. It's a great visualization of how a network is being used presented in a way that a non-technical user can understand. [via Warchalking via Jeff Pittelkau]… [Wi-Fi Networking… Continue reading A University's Real-Time Wi-Fi Usage Map

Codename: Blackstone. During this morning's MAX 2003 keynote I announced that the next major version of ColdFusion is in the works, the product is codenamed “Blackstone”. I also listed the high level themes for this future product, and just so things are clear, this is the text from the slide I showed: Key themes for… Continue reading Codename: Blackstone

Lizard brain surgery. This isn't just a Windows phenomenon, of course. Every major software system has, at its core, what Dave Winer likes to call a lizard brain. The roots of Linux reach down through many layers to its lizard brain. Mac OS X archeologists can explore not only that same deep history but also… Continue reading Lizard brain surgery

Traffic is not what matters in business — RSS and Conversational Marketing are the way. Someone, who isn't a Microsoft employee, just wrote me and said “my boss and his webmaster only care about traffic and with RSS you're trying to show a way that will reduce traffic to our web site.” Whoa, that's getting… Continue reading Traffic is not what matters in business — RSS and Conversational Marketing are the way

Meeting the woman who runs microsoft.com/windows. Coincidence? Last night I went to another user group meeting. This one was for Windows Mobile. Well, I went to the first part of it, at least. But there I met Robin Young. She is responsible for all the microsoft.com/windows sites. “Funny meeting you tonight,” I mumbled. “I just… Continue reading Meeting the woman who runs microsoft.com/windows

What Gets Law Firms Fired. From The Law Marketing Portal: a great discussion of when and why corporations fire their law firms. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Seven Easy Ways for Law Firms to Throw Away Money on Technology. For many law firms, technology costs are taking up a growing share of the budget. Why, then, do some firms take steps that all but guarantee that a chunk of that money is wasted? [DennisKennedy.blog]

Cool Science, for Adults Only. Hands-on science museums are generally aimed at children. Not this one. London's Dana Centre wants to make science so interesting that Londoners will head there, instead of the pub, after work. Well, one can always hope. [Wired News]

FedEx Delivers New Tech Lab. There's more science to delivering packages than meets the eye. That's why FedEx is funding a new research lab, one it hopes will rival MIT's. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]