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Given the time difference between New Zealand (where Michael is) and British Columbia (where I am) I often get Michael's postings a tad late for me to explore all the interesting news he finds. Case in point, the OpenText FirstClass update. I worked with LiveLink for a year or so and thought it was pretty…

Okay beyond the “Is it too late to apply for the fall semester” jokes, I think this is as important as computers, then laptops becoming deriguer on campus. I like the fact that Duke is giving them to the students, not requiring them to buy them. I was looking at Apple's site yesterday to read…

Citrix is launching a desktop-based conferencing application. The features sound good, like connecting through IM and e-mail, which Convoq ASAP can do too. So beyond interface and features I expect the determing factor will be price. I'll post updates here when a trial is available. COMPUTERWORLD HONG KONG : Web conferencing meets the desktop

I have certainly found this to be completely true. And it's not just Google, but all the search engines. Ironically my first big traffic boost and Google attention was about the iPod as well. Now has all this spidering helped my traffic, not really, but that's okay. In my mind, my stats are a proof…

It's amazing how sometimes a post comes at just the right time. Amy Gahran in replying to the Wired article has suscintly and clearly given the three secrets to not getting burned out blogging: Post only when you have something significant to say. Accept no guilt trips. Set limits, especially on your own response reflex….

Many minds collaborating better than one brilliant person solo…good arguements for collaboration software I think… Instead of looking to a single person for the right answers, companies need to recognize a simple truth: Under the right conditions, groups are smarter than the smartest person within them. We often think of groups and crowds as stupid,…