I'm surprised by how much I'm using the iPad after such a short period of time. It's the form factor, I think. Before, I was compromising on location to use my laptop/netbook comfortably. Now I go where I want. One of the areas where the iPad has really changed my behaviour is in the consumption of news. I was previously an intermittent user of RSS feeds. However, I now pretty much consume "topical … [Read more...]
“Complexity and Knowledge Management” book released…finally…
April 26, 2010 By
My book "Complexity and Knowledge Management: Understanding the Role of Knowledge in the Management of Social Networks" (co-authored with Kurt Richardson) is finally in the stores. ISCE Publishing Amazon (US) Amazon (UK) Feels like it's been forever since we started it. Really helps you appreciate the immediacy of blogging! But, then again, holding some "dead tree" in your hand … [Read more...]
PiratePad—a lightweight collaboration tool
April 25, 2010 By
At a recent "hackday" I was introduced to a lightweight collaboration tool called PiratePad. PiratePad provides a publicly available document that can be read and modified by anyone with access to the URL. Creating a new pad is as each as visiting the site and clicking a button. You then just share the supplied URL with other members of your group and start collaborating. Obviously there's … [Read more...]