web/tech
Is the Sky Really Falling?
I recently read the article "AT&T: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010", which is pretty much summarized by ... Read More
The Lego of Gadgets
How could I not like Rafe Neeleman's recent posting on Webware called "Bug Labs: The Lego of Gadgets"?! Here's so many of my favorite themes all wrapped into ... Read More
Musical Snowflakes Continue to Fall All Around Us
The world of music continues to be one of the richest sources of examples for the Snowflake Effect, where mass personalization, mass customization, mass contribution are all available to try. The list of examples continues to grow exponentially. A "Do It Yourself/ Build Your Own" model calls for a radical ... Read More
Oh Really? – Computational Photography
One of the most significant trends shaping our future is the redefining of what is "real" and specifically, bringing everything and anything into heightened and full three-dimensionality (or more), definition, and fidelity. I refer to "real" in the sense that we believe it "exists", and that we are increasingly: Losing ... Read More
New Perspectives: The Benefits of Looking Up!
Alan Kay (sometimes referred to as the father of the PC, object oriented code, and much more) is credited with saying that "point of view is worth 80 IQ points". This is a catchy way of saying that consciously looking at problems and situations from multiple perspectives and ... Read More
Virtual Lift Off?
This is the last posting in my recent three-part series on "flapping", where we've been exploring how we are often off target when it comes ... Read More
No Future in Flapping!
DOWNLOAD AUDIO Thanks for your many responses to my recent podcast on ... Read More
Ambient and Informal Information Filtering
DOWNLOAD AUDIO If you are reading this, then you are probably aware of the growing challenge that we ... Read More
Whither goes Web 2.0? The value of hype cycles
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Going after Grandma!
DOWNLOAD AUDIO On March ... Read More
