Life With Playstation

Earlier today I was playing with the new Life with PlayStation which is available as a free upgrade to the older "Folding @ Home" application that originally shipped with the PS3. The new application looks like it is a step towards generalizing the existing interface, which is a "Google Earth-lite" style zoomable, pannable, 3D globe … Continue reading Life With Playstation →

The Web’s Rich Tapestry

This post was originally published on the Talis "Nodalities" blog. We’ve all read books that linger in our memories. And there are any number of reasons why they might do so; a stirring tale or thought-provoking argument, for example. One book that has stayed with me over the years is The House of Leaves by Mark Danielweski. … Continue reading The Web’s Rich Tapestry →

How about a DJ rather than a Genius?

There's been plenty of commentary about the new Genius feature in iTunes. A recommendation engine is a nice new feature, but personally there's a couple of other features I'd like to see on my iPod, or in iTunes. These are more in the "reacquaint yourself with the music you already own" category rather than recommending … Continue reading How about a DJ rather than a Genius? →

The Web’s Rich Tapestry

This week I co-chaired a plenary session at the ALPSP International Conference. The goal of the session, titled "The Web's Rich Tapestry" (abstract), was to discuss the continuing evolution of the web from a document-centric view of the world to one that was more data and link centric. The first half of the session was … Continue reading The Web’s Rich Tapestry →