Americans' Confidence In Bush Has Dropped, Poll Shows. The public's confidence in President Bush's ability to deal wisely with an international crisis has slid sharply. By Todd S. Purdum and Janet Elder. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
No Banned Arms Found in Iraq So Far, U.S. Inspector Confirms
No Banned Arms Found in Iraq So Far, U.S. Inspector Confirms. The chief weapons-hunter in Iraq told lawmakers today that his team had found no weapons of mass destruction so far in the country. By David Stout. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Four Words to Improve User Research
Good Experience: Four Words to Improve User Research. The method is the “listening lab”: a more open-ended version of the traditional usability test. Listening labs generate strategic findings – not just tactics – and point the way to measurable business results – not just usability results like task success or time-on-task. [Tomalak's Realm]
Jeremy Allaire proposes
Jeremy Allaire proposes a new format called RSS-Data. He and I have been talking about this for several months. I think it's a good idea. The challenge will be to get it done without getting mired in working-group-itis. [Scripting News]
AIFIA | Tools
AIFIA | Tools. “[Here] you will find document templates, process map posters and other tools to help you in your practice. The documents, which have been donated by various people in the organization, have been found to be useful at one time or another. Items can be used in combination or alone as needed.” [xBlog:… Continue reading AIFIA | Tools
Active PHP Bookmarks
Active PHP Bookmarks. “Active PHP Bookmarks (APB) is a web-based program that allows you to store your bookmarks and display them in many useful ways. It will sort your bookmarks with usability in mind, keeping often-used bookmarks at your fingertips. It has a bookmark search, private/public bookmarks, nested groups, usage rankings, popularity sorting, and a… Continue reading Active PHP Bookmarks
new version of ShareKMC
Over the weekend a new version of ShareKMC became available. Several of us at Microsoft are using this to make our Tablet PCs become a second screen for our desktop computers. Very cool. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Placing Productivity
Placing Productivity. In his column in the October issue of KM World, Steve Barth describes his recent efforts to reorganize and redesign his workplace. The report on his progress hit some buttons with me: “There is a point at which a messy desk becomes a barrier to clear thinking — not to mention a fire… Continue reading Placing Productivity
Office Surprise
Office Surprise. Having just read Steve Barth's recent column about reorganizing your workspace, the new catalog from Topdeq could not have hit my in box at a worse time. Or more opportune. Dealing in “European design for the American office,” the office furniture and accessories retailer specializes in highly designed items created by Philippe Starck,… Continue reading Office Surprise
Linksys Ships VPN Server
Linksys Ships VPN Server. Linksys ships the WRV54G, which offers up to 50 VPN connections in an office: This $230 device could replace much more expensive equipment for managing VPNs. It handles just the IPsec-over-L2TP method, as far as I can figure out from the extremely detailed user manual. It looks like just the ticket… Continue reading Linksys Ships VPN Server