[Sigia-l] Google vs. Knowledge Management

[Lord, Ralph]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Kalbach [mailto:kalbach at scils.rutgers.edu] 

> This recalls point #37 (and others) of David Gerlernter's
> "THE SECOND COMING - A MANIFESTO"
> < http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/gelernter/gelernter_p1.html >

I once read that Jeff Hawkins said he designed the Palm while thinking about
how people have an "associative" memory. I never have figured out how that
influenced the Palm. I expected it to mean that I could organize things in
my Palm by the "event" or "time" or "project" or however I happened to
associate them. No; contacts are stored in contacts, appointments are stored
in the calendar and so on.  Quit using the PDA before I got around to
looking for 3rd party stuff that supposedly enables association.

Ralph Lord
System Analyst
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
404.639.7382