Month: January 2004

Further scandal at The Nature Conservancy.   [ Tyler Cowen , 1/17/2004 06:38:55 AM ] Further scandal at The Nature Conservancy: The IRS is starting a large-scale audit of The Nature Conservancy, one of the largest non-profits in the nation. Today's Washington Post presents the gory details, note that the published version is much longer… Continue reading Further scandal at The Nature Conservancy

SiT: Libraries and Google. Quote: “While I'm dismayed about your remarks on library databases (and I assume you're referring to databases from ProQuest, Ebsco, etc.), I think they do reflect the attitudes of many non-librarians.” Comment: Well, indeed they do, and therein lies the problem.  I pretty much consider myself an expert in information literacy. … Continue reading SiT: Libraries and Google

Study: Desktop's days on the decline. Within three years the majority of the corporate users will be switching to notebooks and connecting over a thin client. Only 45% of Users Will Primarily Use Traditional Desktops by 2006, Says META Group. “By 2007, the average user will interact regularly with at least four distinct computing devices… Continue reading Study: Desktop's days on the decline

The Continuing Search for a Personal KM Solution. Help Dennis solve his personal knowledge management crisis. Your suggestions and recommendations welcome. What organizing / personal KM tools work for you and would they work for me and others as well? [DennisKennedy.blog]

Creative Class – flocking elsewhere?. Richard Florida, economic development guru and originator of the Creative Class meme wrote a thought-provoking, thorough, almost polemical essay in the Washington Monthly. His thesis: that current U.S. policy discourages creative and intelligent individuals from coming to this country. While homegrown talent may be seeking greener pastures abroad, the big… Continue reading Creative Class – flocking elsewhere?

Tog on Panther. Bruce Tognazzini has commented on the latest OS X interface in three new articles: Top 9 reasons why the Dock still sucks— yes indeedy, the Dock does suck. Panther: the good, the bad, and the ugly— his review of Panther's interface changes. Make your Mac a monster machine— shareware that helps.I completely,… Continue reading Tog on Panther

The scalability of findability – can IA move beyond web sites?. In the IA community we're fond of findability. It's a simple conceptual hook that lets business grok a key aspect of our work. However, findability also sets some arbitrary boundaries for the practice, and runs into challenges once we move beyond single web sites.… Continue reading The scalability of findability – can IA move beyond web sites?

Strategies for Keeping Current on Technology.  The amazing Roy Tennant has written a great article for Library Journal about strategies for keeping current with technology. I think this is a useful resource to point out to colleagues, supervisors, etc.  [LibrarianInBlack]

Local Business Searching.  Chris Sherman's article on Search Engine Watch, “Local Search, With A Visual Twist,” highlights MetroBot, a local business search engine with a unique graphical interface. You can search for businesses by name, category, address, or city. Then, you get to virtually stroll down the street, looking at other businesses nearby. This will… Continue reading Local Business Searching