You Gada.Be Kiddin’ Me
Well, I may have found a search tool that makes up for some of the limitations of my last post regarding Rollyo. It seems Chris Pirillo of G4TechTV's Call for Help fame created... Read more
You Can Roll a Rollyo to Your Pal
Since I'm always on the prowl for all that is gadgety-cool as well as anything that may make my life easier, I came across a search tool with a twist...
Catching up to Google?
Today, Yahoo! introduced its Instant Search beta - it allows users to potentially return answers as you type. Think Google's "I'm feeling lucky" but without the wait, because Yahoo's search beta leverages AJAX technologies.
Tags: [Yahoo, Yahoo!, AJAX, Read morePhishing for a Sucker
This is the second phishing attack I've received in the last 2 months. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, Webster defines phishing as
"The practice of luring unsuspecting Internet users to a fake Web site by using authentic-looking email with the real organization's logo, in... Read more
Google Talk
Yesterday, Google entered into the instant messaging wars by introducing its minimalist Talk client. Google based its instant messaging client on the existing open-source Jabber protocol. What's interesting is that although Google... Read more
Enterprise Information Architecture and the Need for Knowledge Management
James Melzer, fellow CLIS graduate, spoke to my grad school class last week regarding Enterprise Information Architecture. James has a great complement to Lou Rosenfeld's original.
I was a little stuck on James' use of content/document/record, but I realize I do not have... Read more
The World Just Got Smaller…
My father-in-law and I recently purchased a small video camera (iSight) that can be mounted onto the top of our Apple computers. The purpose of the camera is so that we can both... Read more
WordPress Vulnerability
Wordpress and Secunia reported on August 9 that there is a critical security vulnerability in WordPress 1.5.1.3. I can attest to that.
Yesterday I had a very important presentation to give as part of... Read more
Will the Real Dan Brown Please Stand Up?
Yesterday, Dan Brown, User Experience Lead with Computech, came to my "User Interactions with Information Systems" class to discuss "A Day in the Life of..." Dan offers over a decade of related... Read more
When Stealing Bandwidth is Good
Jeff Gates of Life Outtacontext opened my ignorant eyes to an internet faux pas with his entertaining July 23rd entry entitled, "Don't Get Mad, Get Even." Jeff first provides the common definition for stealing bandwidth:
Stealing Bandwidth: "when someone links directly to internet files from another... Read more
Thanks, Chad
Chad Dickerson, CTO at InfoWorld, announced yesterday that he will be leaving the company to join Yahoo! Research Berkeley. I've read his columns much like a moth is attracted to... Read more
Mighty Mouse
Apple finally updates its one button mouse...
Computer Rage
Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit the Laboratory for Automation Psychology at the University of Maryland. Kent Norman discussed a few things, but his passion involves the study of... Read more
“The Anti-Google”
On Tuesday, Thomas Vander Wal, the person who coined the concept "folksonomy," came by my summer grad school class with a talk entitled "Designing for the Personal InfoCloud."
Thomas talked about a variety of topics, but some of the things that struck... Read more
No Scam Here – I Got the iBook!
The Hook
I was incredibly skeptical, but now I'm a believer! For months I've wanted to get a laptop. Sure, it was not needed for work, but I thought it would be beneficial for... Read moreA Call For Usability Ideas
For my graduate school class, I must work with a group to evaluate a web site or an information system (or compare multiple ones) for usability issues. Any ideas?
So far, my group has talked about the following:
- API Implementations of Google maps
- RSS Readers like
User Interactions With Information Systems
I will receive my MIM degree after completing a summer class that lasts for 6 weeks. "User Interactions With Information Systems" is a course that greatly...
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Another Apple Rumor
More Than Just the Chips?
I thought I'd jump into the never-ending Apple rumor fray. BetaNews reports on July 6, 2005 that:
"Intel announced that it is investing in a company called ClickStar with the intent to create a distribution system for... Read more
Effective Culture Change in the FBI
I recently read a CIO Magazine article that discusses some of problems the FBI has faced while attempting to implement technical solutions. Although technology projects have been successfully implemented, there still exists a culture that mimimizes the importance of these solutions. The article states Azmi [FBI CIO] is aware... Read more
Search, Folders, and the Need For Automated “Smart” Tagging
The End of Folders? Nope.
I recently read related posts on Dan Brown's Green Onions and Brad Hill's Unofficial Google Weblog regarding the buzz about the supposed demise of... Read more