30 December 2002

Searching the Blogosphere on Christmas Day Aboard Irish Rail -- I combed through a slow day on my blog by examining everything that occurred on the web server for 25 December 2002. Here is a record of the 31 distinct individuals who visited the Topgold Blog on Christmas Day 2002. Visitor from Germany Used Google at 0010 searched for “nokia cardphone gprs" Visitor from Reston VA USA Used Google at 0030 for "innogear MP302" Visitor from Ealing UK Used Google at 0206 for “PSC 750 hp review” Visitor from Bombay at 0232 Visitor from AOL Used Daypop at 0240 for “macromedia” Visitor from AOL Used Google at 0251 for "Open Mailing List” and “horstmann” Visitor from El Paso TX USA Used Google at 0504 for “moblogging tools” Visitor from Jersey City NJ USA at 0650 referred by cyberjournalist.net Visitor from Montevideo Uruguay Used Overture at 0714 for “underway” Visitor from Amsterdam NL at 0750 Visitor from Denver CO USA at 0758 Visitor from Beijing China at 1058 Visitor from Dublin Ireland at 1259 Visitor from UTV Internet Ireland at 1313 Visitor from UTV Internet Ireland Viewed 3 Pages at 1324 Visitor from China at 1501 Visitor from St Louis MO USA Referred by Gulker at 1554 Visitor from Hong Kong to Legacy Page at 1612 Visitor from Louisville CO USA at 1632 Visitor from Hard Rock Café Kuwait Used Yahoo at 1723 for “videos for Nokia 7650” Visitor from Toronto Ontario Canada at 1732 Visitor from Bletchley UK Used Google at 1756 for “wireless PC to Stereo Link” Visitor from ICT Eurotel Ireland Used Google at 1756 for “notebooks Dublin” Visitor from Albany NY USA Used Google at 1933 for “Vincent Fuschino” Visitor from Denver CO USA at 2043 Visitor from Milton Australia at 2102 Visitor from Indigo Ireland at 2107 Visitor from Iowa USA Used Yahoo at 2152 for “Prairie Inet p2p” WAP Browser Using Google on Nokia 7210 at 2252 Visitor Used Google for "gianni Jacklone" and Viewed 3 Pages at 2308 Visitor from Ireland at 2312 [G! See also Chris Gulker's Robot Noise Study. Filed from IBM TransNote using Nokia D211 HSD Service en route to Kilkenny. x: 119]   [Comment on Shoptalk]

Should We Feel Your Pregnant Wife's Breasts Before Boarding? Aboard Irish Rail -- I think the Portland Airport Authority should seriously consider the demeanor of its security personnel. Americans should not expect passengers to politely endure humiliating personal searches, even under the claim of 9-11 safety standards. [G! started at Nicholas Monahan and Hack the Planet but not fact-checked.]   [Comment on Shoptalk]

On the Train IRISH RAIL -- I am onboard Citygold service en route to Dublin, checking my Radio News Aggregator at 40kbps and see that Dan Gillmor is on the train between Kyoto and Nara getting 128kbps service there. [Dan Gillmor]   [Comment on Shoptalk]

Bookshelf: The Design of Sites BAWNTAMEENA -- Van Dune, Landay and Hong have an excellent book that includes wonderful coverage of pattern groups for e-commerce. It's available in 2003 from Addison Wesley, entitled The Design Of Sites: Patterns, Principles, and Processes for Crafting a Customer-Centered Web Experience. [ISBN 0-201-72149-X]   [Comment on Shoptalk]

Million Dollar Markup Mark Pilgrim -- Great thoughts from Mark about using semantic web techniques to get the most out of lightweight content management systems. [Dare Obasanjo and Tantek Celik and Hans Nowak and Nico Brunjes and Sam Ruby]   [Comment on Shoptalk]

Housebreaking My New Dog in Seven Days [day eight] GARRINGREEN HOTSPOT -- After eight days, young Holly the Samoyed cross is using newspapers placed next to outside doors. But she isn't relieving herself while on long or short walks outdoors. Occasionally, she misses the newspaper and goes on tiles that were previously marked with urine that leaked through the newspapers. PLAN: Walk Holly solo, unaccompanied by the other house dog. Evaluate whether Toilet Duck cleanser removes the residue of her previous markings. [The Shopping Bag advises Toilet Duck cleans but does not disinfect.]   [Comment on Shoptalk]