Monthly Archives: July 2008

In the earliest days of the Internet, there were no Internet Service Providers other than colleges, universities, and government entities. I remember thinking at that time (around 1990) that as long as I remained a professor,at home I would have … Continue reading →

I find myself using gmail more and more. When I invite someone to view one of my Picasa photo albums, for example, the invitation is sent as a gmail message, of course, and so replies to the invitation come to … Continue reading →

Xobni (“inbox” spelled backwards) is a plug-in for Microsoft Outlook. It appears as a sidebar window in Outlook, and it can be opened or hidden. Xobni indexes your e-mail, enabling quick searches of all your correspondence. So far this doesn’t … Continue reading →

This is a recommendation: If you’re interested in the issues and topics raised in this blog, then you should check out the work of Bryan Alexander. Bryan works for NITLE (see the prominent link the blog header above) and he … Continue reading →

“The Web Time Forgot” in today’s NY Times describes the work on hyperlinking and searching documents in the early 20th century – ancient history for things digital. The article highlights the work of Paul Otlet, and makes the case for … Continue reading →

AskPhilosophers.org is a place to ask a philosopher a philosophical question. The panelists are professional philosophers who volunteer to field questions in all areas of philosophy. Highly recommended! (Full disclosure: I’m a fairly recent addition to the panel.)