Author: Ray Keefe

  • Data Visualisation

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    Seeing Information My previous post on Information Overload identified the problem we have with handling all the data that is being created in our modern Information Age world. This post has 2 simple examples of the power of information and how it can be more easily understood using Data Visualisation techniques.   I recently received…

  • Information Overload

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    How Much Data? According to IBM, 90% of the data created in the history of the world, was created in the past 2 years. The article was looking at Social Media Information but the claim was generic. Talk about Information Overload. How do we keep up with this?   There are sceptics that believe this…

  • Engineering Humour: Part 2

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    Technology Humour This is a follow on from Some Engineering Humour which you are likely to also enjoy. For this post I have tried to find videos that show some aspect of the use of technology that also has a humorous side to it. This was surprisingly difficult. It seems that as engineers, we often…

  • Innovation

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    What is Innovation The problem with innovation is that it is a word used all the time with the expectation that using the word somehow makes things better. A definition for innovation is a bit harder to nail down. Here are some examples.   Something new or different introduced – dictionary.com   Change that adds…

  • Prototypes Blunt Innovation

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    Prototyping Prototypes are very useful. We use them all the time when developing new products. They let us try out new ideas explore how well a particular technology will work for a specific application.   One danger of a prototype, is that there is the temptation to think that you can then just fix it…