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BBC.  Mira, Microsoft's new portable digital screen/tablet technology that connects to a hub PC, will be “out by Christmas” for around $500.  This is how Microsoft plans to soak up excess compute cycles on today's fast PCs:  use XP profiles to allow everyone in the home to have a digital screen/tablet that connects to a hub… Continue reading BBC

The Economist.  World-wide population growth will soon turn into a decline. “…in the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that countries whose reproductive zeal had fallen below the 2.1 magic number were not isolated cases.”  For industrialized nations,1.85 is the new magic number.  The unexpected news was that developing nations are slowing their growth to the… Continue reading The Economist

If you are not using the Google toolbar in your browser, get it.  One of the best items on it is the PageRank meter.  It provides immediate info on how well your site is doing in authority (as determined by cross linking and clicks on Google returns).  When you pass your mouse over it, a… Continue reading Google toolbar

Ernie the Attorney blogs his thoughts on K-Logs.  He has an example from the legal world: >>>But, an industrious paralegal named Connie goes to court everyday to file things, and she is always learning the newest filing requirements because she is there in court everyday and learns first hand all the lastest court gossip (i.e.… Continue reading Ernie the Attorney

I hope Matt continues to build out this financial site.  I don't know what his background is, but it is a good idea.  High quality analysis on breaking financial news in key sectors is a perfect weblog topic.  Imagine a weblog on financial news related to a given sector (wireless vendors for example) by an industry insider.  He/she could… Continue reading Matt

Building taxonomies. Chapter 6 of Susan Conway's and Char Sligar's book Unlocking Knowledge Assets is available on Microsoft Press' site. The chapter entitled “Building Taxonomies” defines what taxonomies are, how they play a role in content management and how to build and maintain them. [ia/ – news for information architects]

Browsing and Berrypicking Techniques. Lou Rosenfeld points out that Marcia Bates' seminal information science article, “The Design of Browsing and Berrypicking Techniques for the Online Search Interface” is finally available on the Web. [ia/ – news for information architects]

Business intelligence software: Putting the brain on autopilot. I found this article on the topic of text mining software to be intriguing. SAS Institute Inc. will be releasing software that will be able to analyze word and grammer patterns in collections of data in order to analyze and intuit problems, write reports and suggest business… Continue reading Business intelligence software: Putting the brain on autopilot

KM Case Study at HP. A thorough, personable, honest account of how a person in an ia-like role at HP took on a straightforward task that turned into a daunting project, namely creating a knowledge-management system for the entire corporation. For the file to read all about it, go here: [PDF]. [ia/ – news for… Continue reading KM Case Study at HP

Immersed in Structure: The Meaning and Function of Taxonomies. Katherine C. Adams' article in Internetworking 3.2 (Aug. 2000) discusses taxonomies and their efficacy in supporting known-item searching and finding new information. Organizational structures within Web sites encourage emotional, fortuitous information-seeking behavior. Directories are value-laden tools of information organization that articulate a specific world-view. Because taxonomies… Continue reading Immersed in Structure: The Meaning and Function of Taxonomies