Tafiti is very cool, so is gmail spell check

I have just been playing with Tafiti, http://www.tafiti.com/. It's very impressive, combining live search and silverlight technology.

For those who don't know, Tafiti means "do research" in Swahili. Even if you didn't know that it probably doesn't matter - what does matter is we need to do all types of research and information mining on a daily basis. By the end of most days I have at least 10 tabs open in IE 7 and quite often am going back to these for reference. I am also using one note 2007 more and more to store random pieces of content. If Tafiti can help on this front to collect and store my findings then its going to be a winner.

Things are moving pretty fast in the race for the browser to become the new OS and I feel this is another step in that direction.

I also started using the spell check in gmail, ok not as impressive as Tafiti, but it is all good for the user experience.

Reduce information overload and save time and money for your business

We are running SDM Seminar for Knowledge Managers around Enterprise Search and Information Management over the next week or so:

The challenge for Knowledge Managers is to find tools which aid them and encourage employees to share information leading to bottom line cost reductions across the business. Nearly half of all labour costs are now allocated to employees performing so-called ‘Information work’. And so with a typical information worker spending up to a 25% of their time searching for the right information to complete a given task, some organisations could be frittering away their staff costs.

It makes good business sense to make the information access and knowledge management process as productive as possible, and one way in which organisations can reduce the burden associated with information work is to implement an enterprise search and find solution.

The hands-on workshop is designed to:

• provide an avenue for Knowledge Managers to discuss different issues and road-blocks in managing information
• demonstrate how a tailored Information Management solution can reduce your workload
• provide tips and tools on how you can reduce time and increase productivity through tools which help people help themselves including desktop searches and intranet search

When:

SA
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Microsoft Office
Level 26, 91 King William Street, Adelaide

NSW
Thursday 3 May 2007
Microsoft Office
Level 2, 1 Epping Road North Ryde

VIC
Tuesday 8 May 2007
Microsoft Office
Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place
Southbank