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Kevin Railsback / RSS growing pains redux. I'm pleased to announce that Kevin Railsback, our IT manager here at InfoWorld, has joined the growing ranks of InfoWorld bloggers (along with Paul Venezia a few weeks ago). I really can't say enough about the breadth and depth of expertise Kevin brings to InfoWorld — I don't… Continue reading Kevin Railsback / RSS growing pains redux

history vs accesibility, one town's problem. Is removing a stacks wing to make a public library more accessible the same as turning a church into condos? A storm is brewing over the Amesbury Public Library in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners has kept a list of libraries around the state that have destroyed… Continue reading history vs accesibility, one town's problem

Interaction Design Group soft launch. It’s a summer of soft launches as the Interaction Design Group launches their new site. The IxDG (I’m not sure what the x is for, except to say it’s not info design) is modeled along similar lines to AIfIA. Props to those involved, though I think there’s some wheel reinvention… Continue reading Interaction Design Group soft launch

The Labor-Shortage Myth. Want to feel extra cheerful about your career prospects? Take a look at recent pronouncements from the U.S. Census Bureau, the General Accounting Office, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Conference Board, all duly reported by a host of newspapers and magazines. “The Coming Job Boom,” proclaims Business 2.0 .… Continue reading The Labor-Shortage Myth

Peter Ent On Flex. Peter Ent, a Boston based developer, has posted his thoughts on Flex, Flash, and JSP. If you are interested in Flex, this is worth reading:  http://www.keaura.com/flex/.. [Ben Forta's Blog]

Defending ColdFusion Against PHP. PHP is not one that comes up often, there is not a significant overlap between PHP developers and ColdFusion developers. But, in the interests of presenting the complete story, here is what you need to know. PHP is also script based, pages contain code which are processed by the PHP engine.… Continue reading Defending ColdFusion Against PHP

The Gorge of Eternal Peril.  It's rare for any speaker to draw a standing ovation from the OSCON audience, but that's what David Rumsey did last week. And Rumsey isn't one of the heroes of open source software. He's a philanthropist who collects historical maps, scans them at high resolution, and publishes them on the… Continue reading The Gorge of Eternal Peril

The hospital of the future,Thailand. While the American President outlines a plan for Electronic health records, “…The hospital of the future is here today, but it's not in the US; it's not even in Europe–it's in Thailand. Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok is an all-digital hospital, with one giant database containing everything from patients' billing to… Continue reading The hospital of the future,Thailand

Intranets.com Helps Company Collaborate. Fast deployment and no upfront costs are the promises made by Intranets.com, a collaboration software company. How well does it deliver on that promise? SmallBusinessComputing.com asked COSEP, a recent customer about its experiences. [Datamation Product News]

Is it E-mail? Is it an instant message? No! It's QAnywhere!. iAnywhere Solutions, Inc. has announced the release of a new technology called QAnywhere. QAnywhere, a part of SQL Anywhere Studio, is a new messaging technology that makes it possible for application developers to send and receive messages between mobile applications and enterprise systems. [Datamation… Continue reading Is it E-mail? Is it an instant message? No! It's QAnywhere!