Overheard: Data analysis

“I usually pick the data that works for me and point to the rest and say, ‘it’s flawed’.” Steven Wadsworth, president of Walt Disney Internet Group

Great quote in an article by Mark Walsh, Disney Exec: Online Revenue Could Be Double

Overheard: MOSS as a knowledge management tool

When I wanted to build a knowledgebase, I turned to my preferred hammer, SharePoint. My secret goal was to simply avoid the 11th circle of IT hell — the hell where all bad programmers go. Gavin Clabaugh, The Cuneiform Code

What is IT? An HP buffalo chip

Chip designers used to sign their work with hidden graphics. I thought this one was especially clever. Each of the dots (chips) behind the buffalo represents a version of the microchip.

Learn more about this particular chip and see other examples of chip art.

What is IT? A blade server with a SAN underneath

There are 14 blades are two blade servers (with room for 12 more) and a SAN in this one clean-looking unit.

Read more about the technology that the city of Hickory, North Carolina has deployed.

(Thanks Divewolf!)

What is IT? Tape library at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Learn more about the technology used at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. This robotic tape library is 14 years old and still going strong.

What is IT? The first mouse

The mouse was invented by Douglas Englebart.

What is IT? The first union protest to take place in Second Life

Read more about this virtual protest at virtual IBM.

The very real union behind it claims it was a success.

What is IT? The first Apple computer

Learn more about this computer.

What is IT? The One Laptop Per Child computer

Read more about the OLPC initiative.

What is it? Solid state flash drive

What’s the latest in urban chic? A flash drive mod, of course.

	Flash drive jacknife. See who makes it.
	Flash drive necklace See who makes it.
	Memory sticks See who makes it.
	Flash drive lipstick See who makes it.
	Flash drive mini wine bottle. See who makes it.
	Lego flash drive.  Learn how to make it.
	Flash drives “memory” bracelets. See who makes them.
	Matchbox flash drive mods. Learn how to make them.
	Pez mods Learn how to make them.