April 7, 2001
Lighthouse: Let me write that down: the genius of documentation.
When the players in a project take up the written statement of the project's needs, update it, read it, play with it, pick holes in it, then the project will more likely than not succeed. If such "requirements" documentation languishes, or doesn't exist, the project risks foundering.
Wired News: Germany's Net Idea: Electricity.
Internet users in Germany will soon have a shockingly innovative way to access the Net, when RWE Powerline rolls out Internet services over a small part of its power grid in July. The technology is called Power Line Communications, and it could change the way many people get online.
PC Magazine: WAP Usability: What's Holding it Back?
Q&A with Jakob Nielsen. Right now, my favorite device is the Blackberry. And I say 'right now' because I don't necessarily think it's going to be the long-term solution either. [The long term solution] could be the Palm Pilot. It could be the Pocket PC. It could be the BlackBerry.
Fortune: The Buzz on Tablet PCs.
As a journalist who constantly uses pen and paper to take notes, I have to admit I am intrigued by the Tablet PC, a notebook computer that is supposed to combine the power of a desktop with the convenience of a handheld.
NY Times: Innovative Webmasters Chase Fame at Browserday.
This was the fourth annual Browserday and the first held in the United States. Mieke Gerritzen, a graphic designer in Amsterdam, helped found the contest in 1998 to encourage students in the visual, performing and graphic arts to participate in the future of computing.
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