Mining Social Networks For Profit
Everyone knows that the value is in the network. SNA is a wonderful tool for academic and I am using it to map my local webs of commerce. The folks at Spoke however are doing this one step better. They…
Media Click Thru and ROI
I don’t normally click thru for adverts and the like, but after wtching an episode of zeFrank today the producer sof the movie The Last Kiss had cleverly bought some space. Why did I click? Well, lately zeFrank’s been pretty…
On Notetaking
Caught this article today on Solution Watch wherein the author explores the panoply of ways to manage your personal information. A wonderful collection, but more importanltly a good discussion of the way in which we gather, maintain and retrieve knowledge.…
ThinkPad Z60
Thinkpad Z60 So. I finally stumbled upon a ThinkPad Z60 on display. My initial impression is unfortunately somewhat negative. It is the most flimsy feeling ThinkPad ever. If there is one thing that strikes the user of a ThinkPad is…
The Other Side: The Secret Mulroney Tapes on the CBC
Ok. The constant CBC warnings that this programme contains coarse language is certainly the hint that the CBC has yet to warm to Brian Mulroney. A rather tepid presentation. The challenge to the film maker was to take the taped…
The Excitment of Pre-Modern Italian Accountantcy
So…why would anyone voluntarily attend a seminar on Administration and Book-keeping in Renaissance and Early Modern Italy? Even the lecturer was surprised by the turnout. Standing room only at Victoria University. The workshop was very fascinating and a useful look…
RMC Fencing
Just back from a great weekend away at my first fencing tournament. The Mac bus headed off on Friday and we were in Kingston just before midenight. Short nights sleep and we were on the bus at 6 the next…
Trudeau: Maverick in the Making
Well done little show this Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making. Great integration of footage and shootage. Well cast. Hope they replay it…
No Small Mess
The cats make the place their own. Nesting amongst documents, books, etc. in the office.
Cat Update
OK. The bad news is that the cats didn’t quite work out. They have now returned to their natural surroundings and I am sleeping at night again. They were a cute pair of kittens though. This is a picture of…
SSHRC Deadline in Approaching
…and all too fast (maybe not). Clearly I have evolved away from being a last minute writer, however the task of writing to deadlines has gone in the opposite direction. Deadlines are now cut-off points when it is simply time…
On the Weather: How Canadian (eh?)
This wetness can well drive one insane. I guess it should come as no small surprise that weather has a *huge* effect on one’s mood. This incessant rain and cold which seems to have gone on for a week now…