xAplos Tech Corner: General

Toshiba Bluetooth Portable Storage Device
How long before someone can merge these high-capacity storage devices with a decent OS and input method so we can all become independent of our cubicle confining machines? Such a device would actually allow us to take our data to another cubicle so we can continue to work on our files while enjoying a different view. I can see a great market for an iPod type Symbian or Palm device...

Beliefnet.com Faces Bankruptcy
Beliefnet.com, a Web site aimed at feeding Americans' interest in religion and spirituality, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It's unfortunate that another portal-type, 'religious' web site has failed:-(

DocServer2man v0.2
A utility tool for Radio that converts DocServer pages to man pages.

Revolution Scripting Environment
Revolution is a rapid application development environment that allows creation of applications on all major platforms.

Parallel Channel
An interesting article on using weblogs during conferences to interact with other attendees without being disruptive. You see, as the speaker is talking, the audience is communicating amongst each other and online. Seems the same ideas and concepts can be applied to a classroom setting... Interesting...

Knowledge Management: A State Of The Art Guide
A book discussing issues pertaining to KM and the field in general. Looks like a good reference into the field of KM and worth a read.

peer-to-peer information sharing schemes
With the introduction of instant outlining late last month and now this, it appears companies are trying to provide technologies that address the need of sharing data with others. Perhaps it's time to begin working on an XML spec for a generic personal knowledge base...

A News Cocktail Mixed by a Software Genie
Researchers have created software that can analyze news articles on a particular subject and write a summary. This could have tremendous application in the area of a personal knowledge database and help manage the information that we are expected to cipher through on a daily basis.

Wish List: 9 Innovations in Search of Inventors
Could consumer electronics use a dose of innovation? Who knows, maybe some of these ideas are already in the works... I hope so being that it's been a while since I've had the privilege of witnessing a truly innovative device. Then again the hiptop device from Danger is due out soon.