File this under “Yikes! That can’t be good.” Press Release from The British Library. A new study overturns the common assumption that the ‘Google Generation’ – youngsters born or brought up in the Internet age – is the most web-literate. The first ever virtual longitudinal study carried out by the CIBER research team at University… Continue reading We shouldn’t confuse computer literacy with information literacy.
Author: briantroy
What if every urban legend was true…
Here is a little dose of Friday afternoon humor from College Humor. This video contains some NSFW (NOT SAFE FOR WORK) content… so consider yourself warned. http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1797753&fullscreen=1
Going green – it is the little things…
Many people focus on the big things when discussing going green – and I can be as guilty of that as anyone – but it is probable that those big actions are too complex and too costly to have a substantive near term impact on your personal (and by extension the US and the world’s)… Continue reading Going green – it is the little things…
Happy Sunny DB? Sun aquires MySQL
Sun is paying $1 billion to MySQL and add to it’s stable of Open Source technologies. This move will allow Sun to offer a complete open source enterprise development/application platform to it’s customers with Solaris, Java and now a MySQL. Full CNET article. Schwartz also outlined a number of areas of technical integration designed to… Continue reading Happy Sunny DB? Sun aquires MySQL
Best of Macworld… EyeTV 3 from Elgato Software
It was hard to ignore the hype from Moscone yesterday… Skinny MacBook, Time Capsule, yada, yada… Not to mention IPHONE, IPHONE, IPHONE!!!! But I’ll be honest, the only thing I care about that was announced/release yesterday at Macworld is EyeTV 3 from Elgato Software. Why you ask… I’ve been using a Mac Mini as a… Continue reading Best of Macworld… EyeTV 3 from Elgato Software
NY Times public Copyright debate.
The New York times is running a series this week which will feature a public debate regarding the necessity of copy protection: This week, Bits will host a debate about copyright issues and technology between Rick Cotton, the general counsel of NBC Universal, and Tim Wu, a professor at Columbia Law School. See the entire… Continue reading NY Times public Copyright debate.
iGoogle (personalized home page) optimized for iPhone
Google has release an iPhone optimized version of iGoogle. You can take a look at http://www.google.com/ig/i There are 3 key features that make this a big deal for me: You can hide/show any gadget (content) – this is very helpful since the iPhone does not support flash. I have several flash gadgets in my iGoogle… Continue reading iGoogle (personalized home page) optimized for iPhone
The “long nose” of Innovation
Stumbled on a really nice article in Business Week by Bill Buxton in which he explains his “long nose” theory of innovation. Essentially Mr. Buxton believes that: The bulk of innovation is low-amplitude and takes place over a long period. Companies should focus on refining existing technologies as much as on creation. The thrust of… Continue reading The “long nose” of Innovation
Why having everyone think alike kills innovation…
The New York Time published an article in December, 2007 entitled Innovative Minds Don’t Think Alike. The article points out something that should, perhaps, be obvious but isn’t. Who, how and why you hire – and how you evaluate performance – directly impacts your ability to innovate. Why? Because: Andrew S. Grove, the co-founder of… Continue reading Why having everyone think alike kills innovation…
Is there ANY downside to telecommuting?
Boston.com published an study done by Pennsylvania State University which – apparently – found only benefits to both employers and employees to telecommuting. Although some companies and workers feared telecommuting could hamper career prospects or lead to a breakdown in relationships with managers and co-workers, the researchers found no evidence to support it. “Telecommuting by… Continue reading Is there ANY downside to telecommuting?