take a sip from the firehose...

process the accelerometer data to read specific sequences of "knocking" events -- literally rapping on the laptop case with your knuckles -- and run commands based on those knocks. Double tap to lock the screen, and knock in your secret more...

An excellent new method of conveying the workings of quantitative systems.

This search engine developed by my old colleagues at IJS shows how ontologies developed by librarians (the Yahoo librarians included) can help efficiently navigate in the space of documents and topics. In many ways these designed ontologies are preferable to more...

Yahoo is strong in “struggling societies,” “blue collar backbone,” and “remote America,” where as Google obtains higher use in “small town contentment,” “affluent suburbia,” and “upscale America.”

Apple’s Mighty Mouse is about to dump its traditional scrollwheel for a next generation mini-touchpad. Other added features discussed in the patent include incorporating both audio and haptic-like feedback features and shifting to a more translucent or semi-translucent appearance.