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Web Trend Map 2007
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TED Talk by Vilayanur Ramachandran on the Brain
This fab TED talk by Vilayanur Ramachandran explores how brain damage helps us to study the connection between the internal structures and corresponding functions of the mind. He is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, and an adjunct professor at
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Microsoft Technical Architecture Breakfast
Went to the Microsoft Technical Architecture seminar at the very early 8.00 am this morning. Glenn Smyth the Enterprise Architect from Adelaide Bank spoke about "An Enterprise Architecture Framework to support SOA incorporating MSBA". It was an interesting session and Glenn shared some of his key learnings
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Is The Web 2.0 World is Skunk Drunk on Its Own Kool-Aid?
Steve Rubel over at Micropersuasion is arguing that the Web 2.0 World is Skunk Drunk on Its Own Kool-Aid. His evidence includes: * No one's casting a cynical eye anymore. * No one's looking at valuations and reality * The endless dot-com parties are back. * So are the
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3D Maps inside buildings
Below an item from CNET news about a 3D internal mapping product about to launch. This is very cool stuff and the future remains interesting ... The online mapping stuff just keeps getting better. A company called EveryScape is launching on Monday a three-dimensional local search site that lets people "
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Twitter not so frivolous after all?
This post over at Fast Company gives an excellent example of a non-trivial use for Twitter based on how people used it during the recent fires in California. Here again ordinary people are finding meaningful ways to adopt technology. via Aide-mémoire
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Another social networking site - Gooruze
This one is for online marketers and it has features similar to many others including articles, news, forums, chat, and syndication of your other blogs - all with a focus on online marketing. KateC.gooruze.com via Aide-mémoire
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Inner Geek
It has been discovered that I am merely a: on the Innergeek quiz - I knew watching all that Star Trek would come in handy one day. Also having a pet named after a sci-fi movie character probably helped to raise my score. via Aide-mémoire
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Article: The Intelligence Community: 2001-2015
This article issued by the CIA gives an interesting insight into some of the broader issues that face the world over the next few years. The Intelligence Community: 2001-2015 UNCLASSIFIED Daunting Challenges, Hard Decisions The Intelligence Community: 2001-2015 Aris A Pappas and James M. Simon, Jr. Editor's Note:
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Information Revolution/Evolution
Amusing take on information and the web from Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the Kansas State University. His other stuff is also very interesting, e.g. Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us - it makes you think! via Aide-mémoire
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Jambalaya
Of recent times I have been obsessed with the cooking and eating of jambalaya - in this case a Louisiana Creole inspired dish. I got this basic recipe from here, and I've been trying out variations for a few months now. I love the internet, otherwise it would
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Mac horror moment
The other day I saw a side of my Macbook that I was never supposed to see. The horror of it! I was helping out with some cross browser testing for a new website we're about to launch at work & for some reason the IT department needed