Month: February 2004

I want a new kind of search engine – that puts us in control. I've done a few dozen more Yahoo vs. Google comparisons. I'm convinced that Yahoo squandered a good chance to overtake Google. Here's my view on how to overtake Google: Give users access to the variables. What do I mean? At O'Reilly's… Continue reading I want a new kind of search engine – that puts us in control

Paolo likes Event Share Framework. [Scripting News]

Andrew Grumet: “If you use AOLserver, give it a hug today.” [Scripting News]

UI guidelines for Longhorn (called Aero). Longhorn Aero UI Sampler. I just ran across this nice set of Longhorn UI related articles, officially titled Aero User Experience Guidelines: Sampler for PDC 2003.  Links to the meat are under What's Inside? heading.  Some good ideas, some questionable, but all good looking.  I am starting to get a… Continue reading UI guidelines for Longhorn (called Aero)

The Page Paradigm. Mark Hurst has written an interesting discussion about web pages and how people navigate. In it, he reminds us of something he wrote in 1999, On any given Web page, users will either… click something that appears to take them closer to the fulfillment of their goal, or click the Back button… Continue reading The Page Paradigm

MySQL 4.1.1 Now Available. MySQL version 4.1.1 adds many new features, including improved full-text search and better replication, a more secure authentication scheme and support of multiple table spaces. It is now available at the MySQL download page. [Latest Updates from MySQL AB]

Feed Overwhelm. Jon Udell's recent article about efficient newsfeed reading touches upon one of the main reasons I created FeedDemon. As the number of subscribed feeds increases, there's often a feeling of overwhelm in trying to keep up with everything. Before long, reading feeds starts to feel just like reading email – you look at… Continue reading Feed Overwhelm

Vatican Report Calls U.S. Abuse Policy Too Strict. The report challenged U.S. bishops' policy of seeking to remove from ministry any priest who has abused a child. By Frank Bruni. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Technology Review: Disruptive Incrementalism. Michael Schrage. While technically less innovative than the shifts from, say, piston to jet engines or vacuum tubes to transistors, disruptive incremental innovations have profound effects on business. It's not about simply extending a brand; it's about surprisingly cheap, surprisingly easy-to-implement ideas that transform how value is created or perceived. [Tomalak's… Continue reading Disruptive Incrementalism