I was recently treated to a demonstration of a mission-focused IT solution that made me proud of what technologists at FBI can do. What I saw was a best in class integration of search, discovery and analysis tools known as DIVS (Data Integration and Visualization System). DIVS includes a framework that allows multiple tools, COTSRead… Read more »
Zipcar went public on Thursday with an initial public offering, and other start-ups see a bright future for car-sharing. Original post
SETH GODIN ON TRANSPARENCY. Here (where he also discusses legalizing bribery). GUILTY PLEA IN CARIBBEAN TRIP CASE. Roll Call reports. ”The New York newspaper publisher who organized an annual Caribbean conference attended by some members of the Congressional Black Caucus pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress about how the 2007 trip was financed.” TheRead… Read more »
Last week the New Zealand Transport Agency announced the new HOP card for Auckland and now there’s a Snapper card as well. Original post
Frustration There is nothing more frustrating than being in government right now if you are looking for change or motivation in your work. With almost no funding available, fewer colleagues to carry the burden, feeling of loss and uncertainty, we are facing an all time low. Everyone knows that with fewer resources, it makes itRead… Read more »
Website Redesign Questionnaire Checklist Having been involved with Camden Council’s website redesign, I myself have had some lessons to be learnt like Kevin Brewer from Derby City Council. However, I’ve realized that after talking to several web development teams across local government here in the UK, we all operate or are structured very differently fromRead… Read more »
A call for papers — with submission deadlines of 13 May 2011 for research papers and 3 June 2011 for position papers — has been posted for SIRE 2011: SIGIR 2011 Information Retrieval for E-Discovery Workshop, to be held 28 July 2011 in Beijing, China. The workshop will be collocated with SIGIR 2011: The 34thRead… Read more »
Last year, we posted a story on All Consuming about phony Internet news sites that try to sell you acai berry supplements and colon cleansers. The sites make it appear that products are being endorsed by reporters. Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commision filed suit against a Western Washington man they believe is behind such aRead… Read more »
Kogan have announced an “Agora 12 inch Ultra Portable Laptop Computer” for $349. This is essentially a larger screen version of the 10 inch Linux netbook they sold previously (and was mostly good). Original post
Kogan have announced a “Agora 7″ Tablet PC” for $189. The main feature is that it has a Capacitive Touchscreen.Specifications Model Number: KATBL07ANDAA CPU Model: Samsung Cortex A8 CPU Speed: 1.0 Ghz Memory: 512MB DDR2 Storage: 4GB NAND External Storage: microSD card expansion up to 32GB Operating System: Android 2.2 Bluetooth: Built-in Touchscreen: 7″ OriginalRead… Read more »