K-Collector v. 1.0. evectors announces k-collector version 1.0, an RSS aggregator aimed at the enterprise market. If you haven't seen k-collector in action, it's worth checking out. The aggregator organizes weblog entries on four dimensions: what (subject/topic), who (as subject or author), where (events, geographic location) and when (date of publication). More about k-collector from… Continue reading K-Collector v. 1.0

Process flow meets the London Underground. Harry Beck's 1933 London Underground map is an info design classic (thanks Erin). Martin Kay has used the tube map's visual language for flow diagrams. The results are luscious and engaging in a way that vanilla boxes and arrows can't rival. More than just sample deliverables, Martin offers a… Continue reading Process flow meets the London Underground

User Experience Books from 2003. Every year there are more user experience books than I have time to read. This list includes both books I've read, and books I hope to. If I missed a book (published in 2003) that you think I should include, drop a line in the comments and I'll add it.… Continue reading User Experience Books from 2003

How to Make a Faceted Classification and Put It On the Web. William Denton has released a well written paper on faceted classification for the web, created for the Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto. Here's a bit about what you might expect to learn: This paper will attempt to bridge the… Continue reading How to Make a Faceted Classification and Put It On the Web

My So-Called Blog. In the online universe there exists a shadow high school where confessional girls and emo boys reveal all. But even the Web can't make being a teenager any easier. By Emily Nussbaum. [New York Times: Technology]

Always making the wrong decision. Paul Stubbs and I both work on the Visual Studio Tools for Office team at Microsoft. Other bloggers from VSTO include Eric Lippert and the User Education team, but Paul and I work closely together on the same sub-team, doing stuff I can't really talk about yet. <sigh>. Paul and… Continue reading Always making the wrong decision

Trains. The new Railroad Tycoon III is a lot like the 2nd-generation game, but with a 3D graphic engine and a new economic model. [Mark Bernstein]

K-Logging: Supporting KM with Web Logs.  Just when you thought you've got blogging figured out, along comes another term, k-logging. Don't despair. It's a simple concept. K-logging stands for knowledge blogging, in other words, using blogging tools for knowledge management. I just recently spotted an interesting article in Library Journal, April 2003, K-Logging: Supporting KM… Continue reading K-Logging: Supporting KM with Web Logs

The fabric of the blogosphere. Reading Brian Greene's New York Times op-ed on the inherent subjectivity of time in a quantum, relativistic universe, I couldn't help be struck by two thoughts. First, Greene fails to mention Peter Galison's excellent recent book on the very same subject of time simultaneity. Second, and more important, Greene's vision… Continue reading The fabric of the blogosphere

OCLC Environmental Scan Now Available. The 2003 OCLC Environmental Scan: Pattern Recognition “From the document, 'The 2003 OCLC Environmental Scan: Pattern Recognition report was produced for OCLC’s worldwide membership to examine the significant issues and trends impacting OCLC, libraries, museums, archives and other allied organizations, both now and in the future. The scan provides a… Continue reading OCLC Environmental Scan Now Available