We see interesting devices from time to time that prompt re-thinking the potential of how we behave and what we are able to do. I saw an interesting USB key fob today that did just that. It is a small device that will enable a person to carry files along with an identity and interaction method! What does this mean?
I frequently try out and contribute to a variety of open-source online community-type tools including Mambo, Tiki-wiki, Drupal (a commercial version of Drupal = Acquia ), and Moodle. I have several currently installed and use some of them for testing out comparative features.
Several guides on the Web provide discussions of the various tools available. Wikipedia provides one of my favorite general lists here.
Lately, the IT world has been humming with a variety of acronyms and buzzwords as usual. We hear about SOA and ITIL as well as "virtualization." Here virtualization generally refers to the ability to separate the computational capabilities associated with a business process from specific servers or other hardware. In effect, grid computing in which any terminal on a given grid can access the functions available.
We see interesting devices from time to time that prompt re-thinking the potential of how we behave and what we are able to do. I saw an interesting USB key fob today that did just that. It is a small device that will enable a person to carry files along with an identity and interaction method! What does this mean?