Month: March 2004

Librarians Take on sxsw. David Weinberger blogged today's librarian panel at sxsw, and it makes for very interesting reading. My first thought is how sad it is that Jon Udell was included on it. Well, not that he was included on it per se, but rather because it points out quite starkly that he's never gotten any similar recognition… Continue reading Librarians Take on sxsw

Another desktop search dud.  OnFolio. I'm a little more forgiving than Marc about the choice of building a desktop application. But I would pickup and echo his point 2 because we've seen this tool before. I've played with it for a few minutes and 2 questions leap out at me: What on earth possessed them… Continue reading Another desktop search dud

A site worth stealing?.  Just got a note from Janet Helm. I peeked at her site. It does an awful lot of things right, things that would apply to almost any business that has a few things to show and wants a tone of voice that increases trust. The cool thing, of course, is that… Continue reading A site worth stealing?

Onfolio. I tried Onfolio, mentioned by Ray Ozzie this morning.  Onfolio is an IE 'sidebar' for clipping information you find on the web and share them via e-mailing.  You can save webpages locally and search them later.  You can also launch it on its own as a 'deskbar'.  Onfolio Publisher is just a simple HTML… Continue reading Onfolio

Groove 3.0. Groove 3.0 is almost here.  I haven't tried it yet, but Stowe Boyd's preview of Groove 3.0 gives a good glimpse of what to expect.  I particularly like the fact that Groove 3.0 will be tightly integrated with the file system, turning folders into workspaces.  I didn't like Groove 2.0's work-inside-a-box UI at… Continue reading Groove 3.0

Beyond Phishing: Content Snatchers. I love discovering little unknown websites with rich contents pulled together by dedicated enthusiasts and professionals.  I also enjoy online specialty stores with wild array of rare products from around the world.  It used to be that one could depend on them being trustworthy if they had a lot of contents… Continue reading Beyond Phishing: Content Snatchers

Technology Hard Road For Small Businesses. John Schwartz of The New York Times (requires subscription) has an interesting story in this morning's paper about how computing can be a hard road for small businesses.  Jim Browning, the vice president and research director for the small- and midsize business research group at Gartner Group, makes the point… Continue reading Technology Hard Road For Small Businesses

Partner Meeting at Groove. Many of our partners are here today in Beverly, Mass., for two days of briefings on what's upcoming. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting Charles Butler from PopG, a long-time partner in the UK, and Cynthia Corritore, Ph.D., an associate professor in the department of information systems and technology, for the… Continue reading Partner Meeting at Groove

InSource Partners Creates the Server-less Virtual Office. This latest case study about InSource Partners that was posted to our site earlier today is a must read if you want to:  Eliminate server purchases and maintenance; Reduce monthly fees associated with hosted service providers; and Reduce the cost of hosted email storage. Groove has become a… Continue reading InSource Partners Creates the Server-less Virtual Office

The Future of Work. Tom Malone is the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.  He also is the founder and director of the MIT Center for Coordination Science, and one of the two founding co-directors of the MIT Initiative on “Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century.”  He… Continue reading The Future of Work