Published articles
The following 20 articles by Bain McKay have been published in ZATZ magazines.

Inside the architecture of a hyperspatial Knowledge Management application
In his previous article, Bain McKay discussed ways to leverage components in a hyperspatial knowledge management application for optimizing knowledge reuse. In this, the final article in this series, he discusses the architecture of a hyperspatial Knowledge Management application using the MVC Model2 approach and will examine the components of two applications: a knowledge organizer and an ontology/taxonomy manager. [DominoPower Magazine, May 2002]

Making sense of the Knowledge Management jargon
Since 1999, we've been publishing articles by Bain McKay, a brilliant guy, and arguably a fundamental expert in Knowledge Management. Recently, however, we were surprised to receive a letter that was critical of his work. Bain's response was so thoughtful and broadened our own understanding of his writing to such a degree, that we felt it would make fascinating reading for all of our DominoPower readers. [DominoPower Magazine, April 2002]

Leveraging components in a hyperspatial knowledge management application
Last month, Bain McKay discussed knowledge componetization and profiling, as well as how we learn and process signals in a way that hyperspatial indexing can help. This time around, he focuses on ways to leverage components in a hyperspatial knowledge management application for optimizing knowledge reuse. [DominoPower Magazine, April 2002]

Second Generation Knowledge Management emulates how our brains work
Last month, Bain McKay discussed the short-comings of First Generation Knowledge Management and structured-based approaches. In this article he'll explore in detail how we learn, how we process signals in our brains, and how hyperspatial semantic indexing can facilitate the process. [DominoPower Magazine, March 2002]

Find success at the next level of collaborative knowledge sharing
In his last article Bain McKay discussed how dynamic multidimensional hyperspace can work for knowledge management and why raw Search falls short. In his continuing look at Second Generation Knowledge Management, he'll list the requisites for a successful knowledge management technology, discuss in more detail the shortcomings of First Generation Knowledge Management Technology, and address in more detail how a hyperspatial semantic index works. [DominoPower Magazine, February 2002]

Second generation Knowledge Management and the next level of collaborative knowledge sharing
In his last article Bain McKay discussed how Second Generation Knowledge Management can harness unstructured documents in QuickPlace for collaborative knowledge sharing. In this article he goes on to address how dynamic multidimensional hyperspace can work for Knowledge Management and why search is unable to meet the challenge. [DominoPower Magazine, January 2002]

Taking QuickPlace to the next level of collaborative knowledge sharing
In this article, the first of six in a series on emerging second generation Knowledge Management technology, Bain McKay discusses how we can leverage unstructured documents in QuickPlace for collaborative knowledge sharing. [DominoPower Magazine, December 2001]

Deeper into managing corporate aliteracy
In a time when knowledge is seen as a key sustainable differentiator in corporate survival and growth, corporate staff are refusing to read documents because they don't have the time or patience to read them. In this third look at corporate aliteracy, Bain McKay continues his discussion of technology components in the new generation of knowledge management technology. [DominoPower Magazine, October 2001]

More on managing corporate aliteracy
In a time when knowledge is seen as a key sustainable differentiator in corporate survival and growth, corporate staff are refusing to read documents because they don't have the time or patience to read them. In this second look at corporate aliteracy, Bain McKay continues his discussion of technology components in the new generation of knowledge management technology. [DominoPower Magazine, September 2001]

Managing corporate aliteracy
In a time when knowledge is seen as the key sustainable differentiator in corporate survival and growth, corporate staff refuse at an increasing rate to read documents because they don't have the skills, tools, or patience to read them. In this article, Bain McKay discusses technology that exists today that can automatically read corporate documents for you, to unlock the knowledge contained within the document. [DominoPower Magazine, August 2001]

Corporate IQ: Automating sustainable knowledge management
Today, corporate knowledge management solutions focus on content management. But without automated learning management, content cannot be productively leveraged for corporate value. In this article, Bain McKay discusses how automating integrated learning and content management can be a powerful corporate management tool that facilitates sustainable business value. [DominoPower Magazine, July 2001]

Smart content and smart portals make a smart company
In this article, Bain McKay continues his theme of knowledge management by discussing smart content in light of workspace portal applications. Smart content helps users manage the problem of infoglut by automatically reducing information content to the problem at hand and organizing it around what you know and how you learn. [DominoPower Magazine, December 2000]

Creating intelligent, adaptive applications
In his latest series of articles, Bain McKay has discussed dynamic context-driven Knowledge Management applications. This month, he discusses how, by combining these applications with Bean Mark-up Language and JavaScript, one can write Intelligent Knowledge Management application products that shape themselves to the user's context through adaptive Knowledge Management techniques. [DominoPower Magazine, October 2000]

Increase your productivity by controlling context
In this article, Bain McKay continues his thought-provoking look at Knowledge Management tools and techniques by demonstrating the importance of controlling context. [DominoPower Magazine, September 2000]

Remote Reflection puts auto-classification to work for you
Last month, Bain McKay introduced you to the concept of color-coded knowledge threads. This time, he's going to take things up a notch by demonstrating how you can take advantage of this auto-classification technology to create your own knowledge management business solutions. It all has to do with something he calls Remote Reflection, which just might be the next revolution in application building. [DominoPower Magazine, July 2000]

Manage Infoglut with color-coded knowledge threads
In his continuing quest to combat Infoglut, Bain McKay introduces the concept of color-coded knowledge threads. Read this article to find out how new technology uses color highlighting to create veritable roadmaps of knowledge through otherwise unstructured document collections. By harnessing this power, you and your company can fight back against information overload and get ahead in the business world. [DominoPower Magazine, June 2000]

March of the ants: turn complexity into simplicity
In the age of the Internet, it's easy to become overwhelmed by the Infoglut that inundates our lives. The business world is no different than the natural world. Every day is a dog-eat-dog conflict culminating in the survival of the fittest. The only way to succeed is to manage the information overload in order that we might make the right decisions when faced with life's problems. In this fascinating article, Bain McKay examines the way nature-in particular, the industrious ant-can teach us to find simplicity amidst the complexity of life and sort through the Infoglut. [DominoPower Magazine, May 2000]

Leveraging corporate knowledge through automatic classification
In his last two articles, Bain McKay discussed automatic classification technologies. In his latest article on this important topic, he examines one of the benefits that automated classification can bring to your business: a way to capture, track and leverage corporate knowledge. [DominoPower Magazine, February 2000]

Making business sense of classification technology choices
While automated classification systems are coming to market using advanced technology, not all of them are created equal. How can you be sure you understand what matters about automated classification systems so you can make the right choice for your corporation? Last month, we started a series of articles on automated classification by Bain McKay with an introduction to the problem. In a continuation of that topic, this month we look at automated classification system technology choices for your business. [DominoPower Magazine, January 2000]

The need for automated classification
While automated classification systems are coming to market using advanced technology, not all of them are created equal. How can you be sure you understand what matters about automated classification systems so you can make the right choice for your corporation? This month, we start a series of articles on automated classification by Bain McKay with an introduction to the problem. [DominoPower Magazine, December 1999]