Top 10 Best Practices for Voice User Interface Design. Jonathan Eisenzopf discusses common best practices and mistakes when designing VUI's. Thanks, Matt [ia/ - news for information architects]

Web Gadgets for News Junkies

“Finding what you want on the Internet is only part of the problem. The other part is keeping up. I've got bookmarks galore in my Web browser, so many that working through them on a daily basis is all but impossible. What I need is a way to download my Net [...]

RSS Tutorial.
Publish and Syndicate Your News to the Web

“In this workshop you'll learn how to create, validate, syndicate, and view your own RSS news channel. The emphasis will be the practical application of RSS XML/RDF metadata for dynamically publishing….” [via Serious Instructional Technology]

Now this is an excellent resource! Put up by the Government Information Locator [...]

CD Archival Backups. The people at Tom's Hardware have performed an analysis of what you should know when making archival backups of your compact discs. [LibraryPlanet.com]

Internet As Library.
Will sends along a special excerpt from The Broadband Difference: How Online Americans’ Behavior Changes with High-speed Internet Connections at Home (PDF):

“In sum, emailing and information searching are most popular among broadbanders. This is not too surprising, since most Americans view the Internet as an information resource like a library. When asked what the [...]

Great SLA Presentation!.
But you don't look like a librarian!  [The Shifted Librarian]

Instant Messaging And Outlook. Fun With 'bots

“Thought: Set the bot with security such that it will only give certain answers to people that you have on a list. For example, you would have it set to tell a close friend where you were, or give out your cell number in case they had lost [...]

Lessons From Networks, Online and Other. Albert-Laszlo Barabasi's new book, “Linked: The New Science of Networks,” could alter the way we think about all the networks that affect our lives. By William J. Holstein. [New York Times: Technology]

Recovery in Technology Spending Is Still Elusive. While other areas of business are showing tentative signs of strength, technology remains in a deep funk. And the reasons go beyond the weak economy. By Russ Mitchell. [New York Times: Technology]

Welcome back, Dave:  “OK, here's the deal. I did not have a heart attack, but it was close. I had bypass surgery, which I am now recovering from. It was my fault — I had classic warning signs that I ignored. No family history of heart disease. Most important — I wanted to keep smoking. [...]