Controlled Vocabularies in the Trenches. Victor jots down some thoughts about creating controlled vocabularies within the context of the design of a project he's working on. He discusses some real considerations and dependencies related to the development of a controlled vocabulary and implications for systems design. Here's some of my own thoughts/reactions, based on experience.… Continue reading Controlled Vocabularies in the Trenches

Map of 12,647 WiFi access points in Manhattan. Julian found this info graphic showing 12,647 WiFi access points in Manhattan. The data was compiled by wardriving every street! Pretty cool. Indicates access points with red dots. Occurence of access points is dense where you might expect — commercial areas and middle to high income residential… Continue reading Map of 12,647 WiFi access points in Manhattan

Context-Aware Computing: The Return of Ranganathan?. Peterme, musing on how we'll make sense of information offered in context-aware mobile devices, discusses facet-based description as a solution. [ia/ – news for information architects]

g4u – Harddisk Image Cloning for PCs. g4u (“ghost for unix”) is a NetBSD-based bootfloppy/CD-ROM that allows easy cloning of PC harddisks to deploy a common setup on a number of PCs using FTP. The floppy/CD offers two functions. First is to upload the compressed image of a local harddisk to a FTP server. Other… Continue reading g4u – Harddisk Image Cloning for PCs

Slashdot | Working Bayesian Mail Filter. zonker writes “A real, working honest to god Bayesian spam filter. I've been waiting for something like this for a while (since I first read Paul Graham's research paper on this very topic a few weeks ago). Well here's POPFile, a small but extremely effective Perl script that runs… Continue reading Working Bayesian Mail Filter

Digital Web Magazine – Keep It Simple: Client Centered Design. Quote: “Unfortunately there is no general rule for the task of keeping a client's expectations within reasonable limits. Some clients are easily convinced by someone who knows what he's talking about, while others will rigidly maintain their point of view, aided by their nephews who've… Continue reading Digital Web Magazine – Keep It Simple: Client Centered Design

Chicago Sun-Times Mentions RSS: RSS File Can Help Keep Your Surfing Up to Date “An RSS file is simply a text file located on a Web server and is openly readable by any app that knows its location. It contains a sophisticated database that summarizes a Web site's content. Usually, the file is created and… Continue reading Chicago Sun-Times Mentions RSS

Security Alert: eBay Prevents Musician from Selling Own CD-Rs “George Ziemann, an independent musician, made an album with his band and like many small operators, he then produced copies of the the album on CD-R and attempted to sell them on the Web. He listed copies on his own Web page, on MP3.COM, on garageband.com,… Continue reading Security Alert: eBay Prevents Musician from Selling Own CD-Rs

ICANN Nixes At-Large Reps. The organization that governs Internet conventions votes overwhelmingly to pass a reform package, eliminating five representatives in the process. By Steve Kettmann. [Wired News]

Measuring the Return on Knowledge Management. Andrew brought to my attention the LLRX article by Kingsley Martin, Justifying knowledge management ROI in law firms. James says on Column Two, that it's a “comprehensive article on measuring the return on KM” and is “serves as a model for other industries”. [ia/ – news for information architects]