Author Archives: Ian

via Techdirt:Looking For Local Search A new study has found that when people are searching online for a place to buy something, approximately one out of every four is looking for a local retailer they can go to buy the Continue reading Looking For Local Search→

Tim Bray and his firm Antarctica get’s a nod in The Globe and Mail: Visual software helps dissect data

2 pieces on the use of new IT technology at Disney, based on a presention at ETech, focus on project communication: Just don’t call them weblogs and Disney Enterprise Weblogs and Wikis key points : use the same interface they Continue reading Sharing information in the Magic Kingdom→

In the process of downloading the alpha release of MySQL Administrator (which looks quite solid and useful) I noticed on the download page (for Win binaries) a reference to MaxMind GeoIP. MaxMind offers a product to Obtain the Country, Region, Continue reading Locate me physically based on my IP address→

Via vowe dot net : Collaborative RSS Newsreader for Notes and Domino comes news of Madicon RSS reader, a R6 product, not freeware, (it starts at 25 Euro per user) but you get a fully functional free trial for 30 Continue reading More RSS Newsreaders for Notes and Domino→

Via Tomalak’s Realm comes AskTog: Top 10 Reasons to Not Shop On Line a dave letterman top ten list with a (horror) story for each one. Here’s my interpretation : Waiting for the pages to load: Don’t assume they have Continue reading AskTog: Top 10 Reasons to Not Shop On Line→