Peace of Mind

The end of the year brings with it resolutions and regrets. On a personal level, many of both of those include fitness. What about your digital fitness? Any resolutions there? This interesting information came to us from Beta News in their article, “New Year’s resolutions for those in IT.” Some resolutions may include the cloud. It seems…

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The Future of Things

The Internet of Things is talked about a lot these days. Companies have been figuring out how to tie various types of devices and data to the Internet. Beyond using smartphones and tablets, the Internet of Things is moving into household appliances, vehicles, etc. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting topic to our attention in their article, “According to…

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Using Taxonomies to Organize Associations

as·so·ci·a·tion  (ə-sō′sē-ā′shən) We use taxonomies and ontologies to organize document collections. But controlled vocabularies (of a sort) are also used to organize the aisles in a grocery or hardware store, clothes in the closet, and your kitchen. In the last two cases, the subject matter expert (SME) is definitely you! If you are more comfortable…

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Express Yourself

Express yourself may have been Madonna’s instructions but it also comes from our parents, grandparents, and especially our teachers. Middle school teachers, apparently, are holding funerals for “boring words”—necessary standards like “said,” “go,” “walk,” “see,” “run”—and eulogizing them with more “sophisticated” words. Splice Today brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Tarting Up the Language.”…

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