Month: January 2006

More Tools of the Trade. There's no doubt about it – geeks love lists! Jason at 37signals decided to address one of the most common questions he gets by posting the answer on Signal vs Noise. The question? What do you guys use for <insert tool>? … [Leave It Behind > Brian Bailey]

Story Line in 100 Words or Less. A prospective Client asked me to summarize in as few words as possible (imagine!) my “message” based on Re-imagine! Here's what I said: Wildly altered context (technology, China-India, global terrorism, etc.) Only answer: Adaptive skills and bold-breathtaking innovation (top-line focus rather than cost-cutting focus) Race way, way up… Continue reading Story Line in 100 Words or Less

Great quote for the new year…. Rob Ryder, in my network, just emailed me a reminder me of this great quote, very appropriate to new beginnings for ourselves… Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that… Continue reading Great quote for the new year…

Great essay on procrastination. Jack Holt e-mailed me a link to Paul Graham's essay on procrastination. It's great, couldn't agree more. Thanks, Jack, and Paul. [David Allen]

On getting involved.. So, at work I've been deploying GNOME desktops on Sun Rays. The only reason we were able to get Sun Rays working at work was because an enterprising chap by the name of Naaman Campbell documented lots of cool stuff… [jorge @ whiprush.org]

Privately patching Windows, if Microsoft won't. You'd have to be living in a cave to not have heard news last week about a Windows security flaw that's already being talked about as one of the worst, and most dangerous, ever found. (The executive version: there's a flaw in a part of Windows devoted to interpreting… Continue reading Privately patching Windows, if Microsoft won't

Lessons Learned from Retail: Why shopping for shoes can help your KM efforts. It's been true since the early days of the web; developments driven by the demands of online shopping can be applied in other areas, even knowledge management. For example, the functionality of the “results basket” mentioned in the Freshfield's article mentioned below… Continue reading Lessons Learned from Retail: Why shopping for shoes can help your KM efforts

In Search of Athena: Freshfields revamps KM in pursuit of more wisdom. Freshfields has been busily reworking their KM system to make their “know-how” more accessible, a process discussed in the recent Law Technology News article, In Search of Athena. Of particular interest to me was the description of the search interface. We know that… Continue reading In Search of Athena: Freshfields revamps KM in pursuit of more wisdom

Attacking Iran Der Speigel . Rumors are flying that attack prep is in motion. “western security sources” claim that during CIA Director Porter Goss' Dec. 12 visit to Ankara, he asked Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to provide support for a possibile 2006 air strike against Iranian nuclear and military facilities. More specifically, Goss… Continue reading Attacking Iran