Archive for the ‘Information Overload’ Category

To Have and To Hold (‘Til Deft Filters Part)

Friday, July 9th, 2010

Spring cleaning came a little late this year: I just switched to Google's Chrome browser. As part of an on-going battle against digital hoarding, time usurpation and information overload, Chrome looks to be a formidable weapon. Let's see how it fits into my arsenal. Photo by michperu Aggregation and filtering are ...

Exploding Heads: Zeus vs. Morpheus

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Copyright © 2010, by Mitchell H. Allen Photo by dbking Lucid dream, new insight. Head explodes once a night. Dawn erupts, sense takes flight - Canvas fills left from right. Awakened now, neurons fire: Anapestic abattoir! Androgogic application Investigating inspiration! Perceptions loom, woven sure. Athena shouts! Thoughts so pure. Yon canvas bleeds, quite demure. Hypnos commands: sleep once more. A late birthday ...

How To Secure Your Personal PC

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Photo by Don Hankins (Note: while this article contains much general information, the scope of solutions and resources is limited to Windows-based computers.) There are only two words you need to know about securing your personal computer: imaging and backup. An image is a snapshot of your primary hard drive at ...

Conventional Wisdom of Crowds

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Photo by A. www.viajar24h.com Conventional Wisdom Conventional wisdom is an unexamined proclamation that is generally accepted as truth. We use anecdotal evidence as a short-cut for critical thinking. The problem with conventional wisdom, where it relates to incorrect beliefs, is that it obscures our ability to become aware of the assumptions upon ...