There only seems to be one point of consensus regarding Google Wave at the moment, which is: it’s different! The reason is that it’s supposed to be, but while I understand the logic for its development, it’s hard to rate it when your mind is...
Read moreA few weeks back, my normal channels of information were full of news about a revolutionary new web software that was, and I quote; ‘An invention that could change the Internet for ever’. If you haven’t heard, Wolfram|Alpha (and yes the...
Read moreMetaphors are dangerous. A talented thinker once even stated that “using a metaphor is like carrying water in a bucket with a hole in it; there is a limit to where it will take you”. But anyway, the link between my earlier pleas for a more...
Read moreI was recently asked by a journalist: ‘what exactly does the often-used phrase “the internet of things” mean to you?’ It was a good and sensible question, as we use a number of such terms as useful concepts to avoid being overly specific. My...
Read moreI just might be repeating myself a little bit. But clearly, the Obama administration is setting a worldwide example of how to change a business through technology 2009 style. It went through my mind again when preparing for a panel on Tech...
Read moreA secure ID is one of the key underlying systems for most in-house IT systems, but as we move into a Web 2.0 world, does this go far enough? We really need a federated ID that is still secure for in-house systems, but also enables the IT department...
Read moreGenrich Altshuller, the father of systematic innovation, already concluded it more than 50 years ago: the best possible solution to a problem has all the benefits and none of the harm and costs of the original problem. This is what he calls the Ideal...
Read moreEver since the spreadsheet was identified as the ‘killer application’ that justified the purchase of PCs for business use, the search has been on for the next killer application. Nowhere has this been more true than in the case of the Internet...
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