Archives for November, 2005

Spoke

So I did a turn at Online Information yesterday. I talked about implementing a content management system at the BBC (intranet). I think it went ...


What goes around comes around

Peter Morville with Margaret Hanley at Online Information 2005 Great response from Peter Morville at the Online Information conference today to David Weinberger's everything is miscellaneous ...


Identity problem

A note in December's which magazine (which I can highly recommend) ID THEFT Americans happily give away security details, shows research RSA Security. 70% told researchers their mother's ...


links for 2005-11-29

You’re It! » Blog Archive » David W on ‘Everything is Miscellaneous’ Thanks Timo :-) (tags: davidweinberger jimmywales)


links for 2005-11-25

Top 100 names for baby boys in England and Wales Hit parade of first names from 2000 to 2004 (tags: boys names) Yahoo! UK & Ireland Directory > ...


Who pays for fraud?

Fraud has hit the headlines again in the last couple of days after recent statistics revealed it cost the UK £16bn last year. I've just been ...


When is a photo not a photo?

When it's of an illustration according to Flickr. Monkstyle.net who's been posting illustrations to Flickr says: I noticed a while ago that when I searched for photos ...


links for 2005-11-22

Argus Center for Information Architecture No longer updated, but useful stuff on Information Architecture (tags: ia informationarchitecture acia) BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Door thwarts quick exit for ...


Japanese slang

Japanese slang for a man with a combover hairstyle is "barcode head" Heard on Anita Anand's show on Radio 5 Live last night.


This might catch on

A loyalty card scheme that gives you points for not going to the supermarket. Run by all the other places you can buy stuff in Haslemere, ...


Can you think of an example of something that exists in one size and one size only and is manufactured for one purpose? I can't. Yet. Some ...


Web 2 or not web 2

I'm full of admiration and respect for Tim O'Reilly but I get really wound up by what he's coined "Web 2.0" or "web 2 point ...


links for 2005-11-20

Open Thread: Your best tip on doing presentations | 43 Folders Presentation advice in 66 comments and counting... (tags: presentationskills presenting)


I’m riffing about riffs

New from Jon Hicks (who designed the Firefox logo): Riffs is a recommendations engine, a place to rant and rave about anything, recommend and get recommendations. ...


links for 2005-11-17

Presentation Zen: Gates, Jobs, & the Zen aesthetic "to examine briefly the two contrasting visual approaches employed by Gates and Jobs in their presentations while keeping ...


links for 2005-11-16

Ofsted - Reports Section (tags: education ofsted schools reports) Intranet Focus Ltd Martin's chairing the session I'm speaking at later this month at Online Information on Enterprise Content ...


links for 2005-11-15

holly marie art and design » Blog Archive » Print CSS, Mobile Design Useful links on designing for handheld and print (tags: handheld mobile print css stylesheet ...


Magazine dates question

Why do some magazine publishers bring out the January 2006 issue in November 2005? So far, after a little searching, I've found this explanation from someone ...


links for 2005-11-14

IxDA Resource Library "The IxDA Resource Library is an annotated collection of content on all aspects of interaction design." (tags: interactiondesign design userinterfaces userexperience)


links for 2005-11-13

Derelict London.com A different way of looking at London. Crying out to move on to Flickr, geotag, RSS feeds etc. Thanks to my brother Jo for ...


You Passed 8th Grade Math Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct! Could You Pass 8th Grade Math? I have no idea what 8th Grade is, I should find out. The ...


Broken?

Hi, if you've arrived from thisisbroken, the original post is here.


Tips for managing email

Here's something that I wrote back in February and have been meaning to put in a post on here for ages... There are quite a few ...


links for 2005-11-09

FreePint - Enterprise Search Guidebook Martin White's report (tags: work, intranet, search) MAYA Design: Aradhana Goel Specialist in experience design for complex, information-rich environments. (tags: design, experience architecture, information design)


links for 2005-11-08

Resurgence issue 203 - A CULTURE OF SIMPLICITY by Leonard Koren (tags: toread) Methodology - General Methodology - Time series analysis and seasonal adjustment (tags: statistics, statistical analysis, ...