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There are some insane developments in the works in Dubai.

According to World Architecture News, a concept will soon be revealed for the Ziggurat, a carbon-neutral super structure that could house over 1 million residents all connected with a public transit system that runs both horizontally and vertically. New energy management technologies enable the entire pyramid to be self-sustaining and completely off the grid.

While a structure like this is clearly decades away, many of the technologies and concepts have been patented and are in development. Is this a glimpse into the (not too distant) future?

iPhone users are finding lots of little tricks and shortcuts. It’s strange that Apple doesn’t publish a complete user’s manual…

Taking screenshots is easy. Just hold down the home button and press the sleep button. The screenshot is stored in your camera role. Very useful!

More iPhone tips.

As much as I’m enjoying my new iPhone 3G, I’ve been more than a little frustrated with it’s failings, like poor battery performance, software bugs, slow UI response, and the disappointing lack of speed from the 3G network.

While I’m not planning to go back to a Treo any time soon, in my opinion the iPhone has failed to live up its promise (or its hype). I just hope they keep the software updates coming.

Apple’s latest commercials taut the iPhone’s blazing speed. If you own one it’s hard not to get a little sick your stomach after watching it. Some guys made a real world versus ad comparison and posted it to YouTube…I’m sure you can imaging the results…

The recent launch of Cuil.com and Microsoft’s acquisition of Powerset.com has piqued some new interest semantic search engines. To deliver on their promise, these new search tools must provide a new experience for search, integrating a number of new paradigms and experiences.

In preparation for a new project, I put together a quick presentation that compares design approaches for a number of prominent semantic search engines, including Powerset.com, Sindice.com, Cuil.com, Twine.com, and hakia.com. Specific attention was paid to general presentation, input methods, display or results, and categorical results approach.

Worth a look if you’re interested in semantic search.

Wow. Blogging from the iPhone is ridiculously easy…no excuse not to write more!