Tangler

Sharing ideas and capturing hidden knowledge that people possess (what they have learned over years, a website, a resource, contact, etc) when trying to solve a problem (and that is what we tend to do a lot of) is always a good strategy.

Tangler or an equivalent would be a suitable vehicle for this sort of exchange as each Tangler subject topic could contain the distilled essence of a solution to the problem posed - just read the forum and get either some tips on getting to a solution or the solution itself (hopefully with links to the relevant resource). Again as with a lot of Web 2.0 applications, there is a tantalising opportunity to aggregate and make accessible the knowledge of the myriad informed groups within an organisation.

Ebookee

Have had a look at ebookee and tried a few of their offerings. They have quite a number of titles and reference tomes, some more accessible than others (with a few download links I got a "no content" message), but that notwithstanding, ebooks are very useful and have potential, especially if they are cheap enough and have some longevity. We have found Parsons' "Income Taxation in Australia" electronic version to be extremely useful for a number of high level clients and more material of that calibre would be a definite boon. The free e-mags are OK, but I have to say that the only time I read magazines outside of work is at the doctors or dentists. I certainly couldn't find anything about Brad or Ange which is probably a good thing.

Kindle is a credible effort at a portable universal reader. It is attempting to rival the printed book for portability and ease of use, and while some of its features might go some way towards doing that, it would prove fairly costly to download anything substantial on a whim whilst coming home on the train. Loading up from a PC would probably be the recommended option. Battery life also seems to have been a problem with the Mk 1 model, given that the Mk 2 is advertised as having improved battery life. The Kindle has obviously been around for a while, as it has a glowing testimonial from the Martha Stewart show on the Amazon site promoting it.