Voice-activated Wearable Communicator. Vocera's latest Communications System for mobile workers inside 802.11b wireless networked buildings enables immediate communucation through the use of simple voice commands. With obvious benefits in healthcare, retail, school campuses and other high-pressure environments, the system incorporates “voice printing”, a biometric security enhancement that prevents unauthorized access and protects sensitive information. [Smart… Continue reading Voice-activated Wearable Communicator

Western States Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices. The Western States Digital Standards Group (WSDSG) Metadata Working Group's best practices for using Dublin Core metadata elements is an excellent resource to consult when starting a project requiring metadata. The group came up with a set of guidelines for using Dublin Core during the development of a… Continue reading Western States Dublin Core Metadata Best Practices

Federated search overview. I recently heard Roy Tennant tell a group of information professionals that “only librarians like to search, everyone else likes to find.” Roy should get together with Peter to combine his findability meme with this appropriate tagline. In keeping with this findability theme, Tennant's describes some of the current offerings in the… Continue reading Federated search overview

Knowledge Management glossary, primer and bibliography. AOK: Knowledge Strategy newsletter (login required) pointed to these resources for knowledge management: Knowledge Management Glossary from National electronic Library for Health. Knowledge Management bibliography from Gurteen Knowledge Conference. An Introduction to the Key Principles of Knowledge Management, from Cathy Lindsey-Kin's “Knowledge Management Primer”. [ia/ – information architecture news]

Senate Begins Process to Reverse New F.C.C. Rules on Media. A broadly bipartisan group of the Senate Commerce Committee today approved legislation by voice vote to restore the limits on media ownership. By Stephen Labaton. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Prism Legal Comments on Doc Mgt. Prism Legal Consulting's blog, Strategic Legal Technology commented on one large law firm's choice of document management outsourcer. Ron Friedman at Prism brings much experience in the field of customizing technology to law firms. His blog is one to watch… [Unintended Consequences]

Udell on Blind Ignorance. Okay, he doesn't call it that, but I do. After all these years, the Unix and Windows cultures are still profoundly unaware of one another's strengths. Read the whole story in Jon's Towards a unification of strengths article…. [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]

Amazing spam quote. Amazing spam quote: “Ninety percent of spam is sent by fewer than 200 people, according to Mozena of CAUCE, the anti-spam coalition. That represents an astounding degree of concentration, but virtually everyone who fights spam for a living agrees it… [JD on MX]

Toot horn. Toot horn: The Association of Support Professionals, a cross-industry tech support group, surveys and documents advances in web-based help systems each year. This year they cited the Macromedia Support Center as one of the “Ten Best Web Support Sites of… [JD on MX]

Aesthetics Can Make You Rich. The meek may inherit the earth, but creative types will take over the economy. By Virginia Postrel from Wired magazine. [Wired News]