So since playing with Flickr and working on a little fun project at work on (cough) folksonomies with Mr Webb, I’ve become obsessed with tags and the ways in which they can be used to build better navigational interfaces. Currently I’m interested in how we might use tags for better folder-less bookmark management in web browsers.

The way I see it, most people find the style of bookmark management commonly used in web browsers pretty much totally useless. Once you’ve added the two or three sets of bookmarks that you might use every day the bookmarks section of the web browser swiftly becomes very quickly a wasteland to which links may be consigned and never looked at again. After a while even the simple job of finding a URL that you previously bookmarked becomes so difficult that it is often easier to instead use Google to find the page afresh. Clearly there is something wrong here.

The most obvious thing that is wrong with bookmarks (other than that not enough browsers make them easily searchable) is that keeping them organised is an intensely complicated job. If you bookmark things regularly, it takes almost no time for your lists to grow to be hopelessly out of control. And then we’re expected to organise them into folders. But URLs and links can talk about any subject and can be categorised along enormous ranges of axes - they are much more suited towards databased organisation than they are the simple heirarchies that folders can afford. One URL will seem to fit into your ’social software’ bin - but also would fit equally wellin your ‘do something about this URL’ bin, and perhaps should also be in your ‘relevant for latest project’ bin. Currently the only solution is to put the same thing in three separate folders - creating three bookmarks and no sense of how they relate to each other semantically. And putting things into multuple folders can be a slow and flow-disrupting process.

To summarise the problems with current bookmarking systems then, we could say that (1) the process is slow and annoying (2) that it requires us to continually refine and redevelop our taxonomies if we’re going to keep track of everything, (3) that URLs can belong in a number of bins and that (4) we can be left with unmanageably large lists. An ideal system would therefore speed the process up of both bookmarking a site and retrieving it later. An ideal system would try to alleviate the problems of categorisation and would work as an a priori assumption that a URL might wish to be stored in multiple bins. An ideal system would not display all the links by default. An ideal system would, in fact, use tags…

Now I’ve not worked through this completely yet, and I know there are some systems that allow the use of keyword addition and searching to a URI (I think it’s either in Firefox or is a simple plugin to it), but I don’t think they’re quite there yet. So let me walk you through where my thinking is at the moment and hopefully some of you guys can take it further or develop it in an interesting way.

So first things first, the process of adding a bookmark. On a mac you can either use a keyboard shortcut to trigger this or you can go to “Add Bookmark” in the main menu. Here’s one suggestion about what you might get when tried to bookmark a site:

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So, let?s say, for example, that you have four (4) computers on your network, you don?t have a broadband internet connection and all computers are well within 100 feet of each other. For this type of network the following equipment is needed: (1) Wireless Access Point and (4) Wireless Network Adapters.

The NICs can be either USB (external), PCI (internal), or, in the case of a laptop computer, PCMCIA. USB wireless NICs are the more versatile type in this situation as their antenna can be positioned away from any enclosure provided by the PC itself or the desk. The performance of USB NICs and PCI are roughly identical, however in most situations the USB one is going to have a better line of sight with the Access Point or router. Better line of sight = higher speed.

Always remember when buying wireless networking equipment to make sure that everything is the same type of WiFi. The most common is type 802.11b, and most equipment is compatible with this standard. Once you have purchased a basic Access Point and your four network adapters, it?s time to get started!

Step 1: Find a suitable area for the Access Point

To achieve the best signal with the least interference from furniture and electrical devices keep the Access point no higher or lower then eye-level. Place the Access Point on either a shelf will do nicely, or mount it on the wall.

Warning: Never put an access point inside an enclosed space. It will greatly degrade signal strength and may cause the AP to heat up. Keep it in an open area, if at all possible.

Step 2: Install the wireless network adapters Follow the installation instructions for the wireless adapters. Installation is generally simple especially when using the same manufacturer for all wireless network equipment.

Step 3: Test the signal and reposition the AP as needed Each adapter should be connected to the access point as soon as the installation is finished (this may require a restart of the computer). Most wireless manufacturers will include a small signal meter with their adapters. Go to each system and spend a few minutes watching the meter to make sure the signal is steady and high. If it tends to fluctuate or is very low, then the access point may need to be moved closer. Sometimes a few inches make a big difference. Get your access point at the optimum location where you get the best signal quality and strength for all computers.

Wireless networking is one of the fastest-growing forms of networking in the world. Until very recently, it has been both expensive difficult to use. Horror stories abound of young businesses paying thousands of dollars, only to find that the range on their equipment is not enough for their office. This article addresses the three most common questions of first time wireless networking users: what should I buy, what do I need, and how do I get everything working.

Wireless networking is constantly improving, changing, though the basic principle is the same. Instead of using standard cables to transmit information from one point to another (or many), it uses radio signals. The closest comparison that can be made is 2.4GHz cordless phones. In fact, the technology used is almost identical, and the benefits of this almost go without saying. With wireless networking a computer or laptop can be moved anywhere within the range of the network without an interruption of network service. This means that if you have a laptop, you can sit in your favorite recliner and still surf the Internet or access your network without dragging a cord across the room.