"Nottingham City Council has launched an innovative service that uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to identify clothing belonging to individual residents, enhancing care provision for people with dementia, maintaining their identity and independence and promoting dignity in care." (via Peter Jones)

Part of the National Design Awards in the US led by the National Design Museum

The good, the bad and the ugly (mostly ugly) of sharepoint (via Lee Bryant)

"From Microsoft's best efforts at "innovation" to little"perks" of Apple's customer care, to spam and cloud computing, these everyday irritations can really set you off."

"A new Public Service Announcement (PSA), Partnership for a McCain-Free White House, encouraging teens to talk to their parents about the risks of voting McCain."

As it says. Top little tool (via Lee Wilkins)

"The World's News Forecaster". Using the wisdom of the crowd to predict real world outcomes.

"They are young, confident, affluent and have no memory of tougher times. But Generation Y now faces its first recession and a future very different to the one it expected. Aged from 18 to 27 and mostly middle-class, these young people have grown up in owner-occupied homes with total acceptance of technology, global warming and homeland terrorism - and their love of shopping has made them dream consumers. But, sooner or later, their lives are going to change." (via Derek Baird)

Jeremiah Owyang's top tips (via Derek Baird)