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December 27, 2006

6 entries filed this day

Finding the real aphrodisiac

Editor · Data Management / Intrusion Prevention / IT Management

It’s been said that we now live in an attention economy , what I equate to what everyone used to call ‘information overload.’ It addresses a situation where there is so much to which you could give your attention that the only way to deal with it all is to divide your attention and share it among many needs.

Filed at 7:39am

Tracking Automobiles Through their Tires

Editor · RFID

Automobile tires are now being outfitted with RFID transmitters : Schrader Bridgeport is the market leader in direct Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems. Direct TPMS use pressure sensors inside each tire to transmit data to a dashboard display alerting drivers to tire pressure problems. I'll bet anything you can track cars with them, just as you can track some joggers by their sneakers .

Filed at 9:44am

Shanghai China : undersea cables are damaged by the earthquake, few foreign websites can be accessed but skype and googletalk ca

Editor · VoIP

My Skype contacts in Shanghai, China reported to me that the undersea cables are damaged by the earthquake and that few foreign websites can be accessed. Only skype and google-talk can connect and msn messenger does not work since this morning.

Filed at 10:51am

YOU Needs More Upload Capacity

Editor · Networking

“YOU”, as you know, is the Time Magazine Person of the Year. YOU has taken control of the Web and is providing much of its content. YOU and you (and I, too) need more bandwidth for uploading, emailing pictures and videos, and doing online backups.

Filed at 11:48am

Vista marketing ramping up

Editor · Software Development

Microsoft marketing for Vista is gearing up--especially across the blogosphere. This past week several bloggers posted, for instance, have been receiving a puzzle in the mail that is part of a Vista contest . Robert Scoble indicates that the contest ends in front of the Bellagio on January 8th at CES .

Filed at 12:03pm

Reworking k representation

Editor · Knowledge Management

Knowledge representation is complex, confusing, difficult, emerging and evolving - So how do we deal with it? What is k representation? Ad hoc sketches, informal, qualitative and physical models, scenario construction, concept maps, rule sets, structured text, voice and video...

Filed at 3:31pm

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