Blog Post Bridge Inspection Needs An Update Thursday, 2 August, 2007 When we build infrastructure, we rarely consider the life-cycle cost. In addition, visual inspection of bridges can not do the whole job of evaluating the safety of infrastructure, such as bridges, parking decks, etc.
Blog Post Apple TV Is Well Executed Friday, 23 March, 2007 Yes, I bought an Apple TV the day it was announced. It's installed and operational.
Blog Post USC/Annenberg Study Confirms Value of Layout to Memory and Reading Speed of Articles Wednesday, 14 March, 2007 "Eyetracking points the way to effective news article design" is a story in the Online Journalism Review of the Annenberg Center for Communications at USC. Featured finding #1: Rewrite + reformat = remember Writing (or rewriting) a story to meet an ideal format (may require reformatting) improved the reader's reading speed and retention of the information. Featured finding #2: Precise and relevant editing = successful design
Blog Post Data Loss Archive and Database (DLDOS) Should Scare Anyone Tuesday, 13 March, 2007 Update 6 September 2021: Open Security Foundation Why track breaches and data loss?
Blog Post Dodgeball.com MoSoSo Mobile Social Software Thursday, 15 February, 2007 2022 Update Update: Most know that the Dodgeball founders left Google and the company morphed into Foursquare and then Swarm.
Blog Post Fake News Presents A Hazard To Reputations Of Clients & News Sources Wednesday, 16 August, 2006 PR allows the spokesperson to take a position on industry issues or announce news.
Blog Post Nokia N80 Is A Great Mobile Phone Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 2022 Update It is ironic that I loved this phone while Steve Jobs was designing the iPhone, which was released on June 29, 2007, a year after I wrote this blog post. Steve said, "An iPod, a phone and internet communicator.
Blog Post Suzanne Vega Performs Virtual Concert Within Second Life Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 MMO's (Multi-Player Online) Game [or MMORPG ( Role Playing Games)] offer people to present themselves through an online environment via an avatar. I am fascinated by how businesses may eventually use this technology.
Blog Post Top 120 InfoSec Tools Saturday, 24 June, 2006 Find the top 100 information security tools at: https://sectools.org/ This is a great list that includes apps for many platforms, ports to additional OS, and a link to each of the top 100 as well as alternatives in the same category.
Blog Post Landline Bundles Appeal, But Broadband More Compelling Than Phone Tuesday, 19 July, 2005 In-Stat (19 July 2005) research corroborates my last post about the changes facing landline telecom carriers (ILEC, CLEC). The survey specifically assesses bundled telecom services. Bundling of services reinforces the tie between the supplier and customer and counters competition, specifically switching carriers (providers).
Blog Post Mobile Lines Overtake Landlines + Evolution of Mobile Advertising Monday, 18 July, 2005 2022 Update
Blog Post Sony PSP: Elegantly Simple Form Factor Monday, 18 July, 2005 If you have not held, turned on, and played with Sony's PSP - the feel, look, and incredible form factor are to behold. There is a sense of quality that is unusual in Consumer Electronics (CE) gear, especially for which a significant user audience is kids.
Blog Post On "CBS News Unveils Web Strategy" Wednesday, 13 July, 2005 On "CBS News Unveils Web Strategy." Television broadcasters have enjoyed continuing streams of revenues from advertising - even increasing streams, even after these are proving less effective for advertisers.