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Databasing the World
June 27, 2008 By Glen Farrelly
Categories: General
One of my textbooks for my current class is the e-Book Structures of Participation in Digital Culture (free to download). This book is an amazing read, with almost all the articles being pure gold.
I already wrote about danah boyd's Friendster article and another fascinating article in the book is...
Network Usage Doubling every two years
June 26, 2008 By Charlie Bess
Categories: General
CISCO released a white paper titled Cisco Visual Networking Index - Forecast and Methodology, 2007-2012 that states:
"In 2012, the total annual volume of IP traffic will reach half a zettabyte. At 44 exabytes per month, the annual run rate of traffic will be 522 exabytes per year. A zettabyte, or 1,...
Stay away from Hong Kong online: McAfee
June 25, 2008 By Peter Wolchak
Categories: Security
Backbone has been devoting a fair bit of ink lately to the problems of botnets and the threat posed by Web sites which can infect a computer that simply visits the site; at one time, infection occurred when users clicked a link or downloaded an application, but now a visitor can be hit with malware...
Social Media Explained
June 24, 2008 By Glen Farrelly
Categories: Social Networking Web 2.0
I'm in the process of researching the role of users in creating content and noticed that CommonCraft had recently produced a video on social media. CommonCraft's videos are the best - explain new concepts in ways easy to understand and remember.
Glen Farrelly
Webslinger
Is Your Website Safe?
June 20, 2008 By Vaclav Vincalek
Categories: Security
Well, is it? It seems like a simple question. But as I said in a presentation about web security last week, when it comes to this question, far too many IT professionals are reduced to shrugging their shoulders, turning to their clients or bosses and nodding their heads. “Sure, it’s safe.
“We’ve got...
'Hello Health' (Facebook meets Housecall). Is this the Model for Primary Care in the Future?
June 19, 2008 By Alan Brookstone
Categories: eHealth
Primary care is going through a painful transition. The old system of fixed bookings, long hours, long waits in the physician's office and limited access are being challenged by new models of care. One group that is thinking outside of the box is 'Hello Health'. The group will be launching their...
Is my Wii stalking me?
June 18, 2008 By Charlie Bess
Categories: General
When the Wii fit came out last month, I broke down and bought one. I've been using it about every other day for the last month and some interesting interactions have begun to take place:
It started asking me about why I missed a workout for a day or two.
After I actually lost a little weight,...
Canadian Job Posting Sites for Internet Professionals
June 16, 2008 By Glen Farrelly
Categories: IT Staffing Solutions
In six weeks I'll be leaving my employer of six years. I've gave six months notice (666 - yikes!) and over the last few weeks, I've helped them revise my job description. Recently, they asked me the best places to post a job.
So I compiled a list of the best Canadian web site posting jobs for...
If you are over 50, we can’t let you die
June 13, 2008 By Vaclav Vincalek
Categories: General
As our technology changes, the challenge of storing data and later accessing original records gets more complicated. We’ve been using paper for thousands of years. But how long have we been maintaining records as PDF files?
After transferring information from a tape to 8-inch floppy, to 3-inch...
Why is it so hard to internalize Agile Development techniques for some people
June 11, 2008 By Charlie Bess
Categories: General
Phil Jackson, Bill Phifer and I wrote a white paper a while back titled Agile-Iterative Development and the Cone of Uncertainty, where we discussed the issues of project management and minimizing risk. In that paper we stated:
The Cone of Uncertainty for a project describes the uncertainty...
Management 2.0
June 9, 2008 By Shahid N Shah
Categories: Web 2.0
Are CIOs seen as obstacles to innovation? In a nice interview with Gary Hamel, Allan Alter at CIO Insight writes:
"The efficiency-focused management model has run its course, says strategist Gary Hamel. To see the future of management, look to the Internet, open source, free markets and democratic...
Negotiating Multifaceted Identity Online in Social Networking Websites
June 6, 2008 By Glen Farrelly
Categories: Web 2.0
Our real-world identities can be multifaceted and contextually fragmented - we behave one way at work, and another when drinking with friends. Yet social-networking websites collapse “relationship types and contexts into the ubiquitous ‘Friend’” (Boyd, 2007, p.134). Thus one’s online social network...
Would you notice an extra $1.97 the next time you buy a laptop?
June 4, 2008 By Peter Wolchak
Categories: Green Tech
Environment Canada reports we dumped 140,000 tonnes of e-waste into landfills between 2004 and 2005, and it expects that flow of discarded tech to triple by 2011. That's a scary stat, but I'm not about to advocate that we stop buying new technology or even slow our upgrade cycles. Heck, according to...
Open Ontology Repository – a step closer to Semantic web?
June 3, 2008 By Charlie Bess
Categories: Web 2.0
In April, the National Institute of Standards and Technology was one of the sponsors of an Ontology Summit.
The theme was "Towards an Open Ontology Repository".
They've created a Wiki for the Summit as well as a summary of what took place. This is of interest because developing an Open Ontology...
Productivity strategies for Doctors
June 2, 2008 By Shahid N Shah
Categories: eHealth
Life hacks are productivity strategies that solve everyday problems — especially problems related to information overload. Joshua Schwimmer, a Physician, recently put together and presented Life Hacks for Doctors (as a slide deck, not a paper). It’s a nice presentation and I recommend all Physicians...
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