Alta Google?
Is Google about to topple from its perch as king of search? There's a lot being written lately about how Google search results are being gamed to promote Google products…
Research@Concordia
Imagine a world where researchers in completely different fields interacted with each other freely. Consider how unexpected connections between the humanities and the sciences might inform research projects in new…
Of Ice and Toasters
The Toaster Project A Toaster made completely from scratch. Thomas Twaites' quest to build a toaster is a strange and wonderful tale of one man's obsession. Not content with buying…
The Touchable Museum
If there's one thing that's guaranteed to elicit a sharp intake of breath by a museum curator or conservator, it's the idea of having visitors handle artifacts. We're used to…
Scaling the Walled Garden
There's a trend underway in personal computers that leaves me greatly conflicted. From a user experience perspective, it's great that so many devices "just work." Apple's iOS devices are just…
Over the Transom – Vol.3
A collection of follow-ups and links to stories and developments that I found interesting or important in the past week, that I think you’ll find worth reading about too. QR…
Weekend Reading
The weekend can be a great time to catch up on all the reading you've fallen behind on during the week. I'm sure you've already got a stack of things…
It’s the Best We’ve Got
The poor old QR code seems to be something that provokes strong reactions these days. I've written about them before, but it feels like it's about time to expand on…