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“People don’t go to the doctor unless they really need help. You can’t force a redesign on somebody.”
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John Dvorak is writing about the Google Browser. Yawn. I wrote about a Google Browser back in 2001. (Kottke gave me credit. Thanks Jason!) In fact, in my Google 2.0 article I wrote about a Google client. In 2001 I was talking about Google searching for ways to create a new […]

“An array of silver devices spilled from the box, all with ridiculously small buttons and impossibly complicated operating manuals. Understanding all of their functions and features within two weeks was clearly a non-starter, so they were immediately plunged into the ultimate usability test. If I could make them work, I reasoned, then anyone could.”
The quote […]

Bob Lutz (GM Vice Chairman) — “Rest assured, in Detroit, the media will tell me what they think of the new Saturns and the new design direction — they always do. But I’d like to hear what you think. So please feel free to provide your input to this blog.”
Here’s what I posted as a […]

CIO — “Modern management’s masterful use of high technology should not be let off the hook for the increasing numbers of citizens who are working harder and earning less. If, as some assert, there is a global “race to the bottom,” IT is helping to facilitate that race by enabling retail chains to schedule employees […]

I just realized that several companies now offer video search. Google does not.
blinkx
Yahoo
Altavista
AlltheWeb
Singingfish
What is going on? Here are some clues:
Coming soon: Google TV?
Striking up digital video search
Google Rules Out Video Search

SF Gate — “Why is it that Japanese manufacturers (and, increasingly, those in Korea and China as well) have such a death grip on consumer-electronics cool? And why are Americans deprived of the choicest fruits of this technological bounty? The answers to these questions offer an intriguing look at how culture shapes technology — and […]

SitePoint — “A portion of a new research report I am working on includes a basic rundown on web log analytics software. During the research process I assembled this matrix of web log analysis software and wanted to make it available for review.”
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What is a portal?
What does the future hold for portals?
How can you drive user traffic to portals?
How much traffic do portals drive?
What are the best practices for integrating content into portals?
When should you use portal technology?
What are the top portal security issues?
What tools generally compete with portals? Search engines? Blogs? Wikis?
What are the biggest problems […]

“Small, Mid-Sized, and Large Global companies alike are starting to realize the benefits of ERP Software like SAP, PeopleSoft (JD Edwards), and Oracle Applications. Companies are realizing major ROI (Return on Investment) for the money that they spend on such projects. Smaller Companies are also utilizing packages such as MicroSoft Great Plains and SAP’s new […]

“No, for this list we were looking for truly brilliant ideas, the forehead-slapping kind, the ones that make you say: Now why didn’t we think of that?”
Interesting stuff.
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The Age — “A survey has found that 89 per cent of teenagers aged between 13 and 19 in Sydney and Melbourne have mobile phones.”
Daniel Szuc writes: “What is on the horizon for mobility? What does it mean for the user? What services do people think will really take off? How will it impact the […]