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Steve Jobs and his cronies at Apple blew it when they named the iPad. They should have called it the “iDol,” because it’s a false god if ever there was one. The iPad isn’t even on the shelves ... More >
In a recent blog post, “Rural Outsourcing CEOs Drive Business with Global Vision,” I wrote about some positive developments in the effort to tap the workforce in low-cost areas within the United St... More >
The unthinkable happened again. CNN reported yesterday that a body believed to be that of a 7-year-old girl missing since January was found in Oklahoma. Suppose there had been a technology availabl... More >
You’ve probably noticed that a lot of U.S. technology companies report revenue and other corporate statistics in a geographic breakdown that includes a region called “Rest of World,” or RoW. Traditio... More >
An excellent article on CSOonline.com today gives you 10 reasons why you should quit Facebook, beginning with this one: “Your privacy is history.” If you still need nine reasons other than that to ... More >
According to newly released survey data, U.S. workers in privately held companies tend to be less stressed than their counterparts in other countries around the world. Other recent research suggests ... More >
There’s a lot of talk about the importance of innovation and creativity here at the Midmarket CIO Forum in Orlando, and it begs a question that’s not being asked frequently enough: How do you make su... More >
I have no patience for zealots of any kind, but over the years I’ve found Linux zealots to be especially annoying. They just get way too emotional over the Linux vs. Windows battle, occasionally appr... More >
Dice Learning has released a list of the top 10 technology certifications it says help IT workers command higher salaries. A survey of 17,000 technology professionals conducted in January yielded t... More >
Here we go again. Every few years the idea of mandating a national ID card with embedded biometric information comes to the front burner of the legislative stove, the privacy whiners have a fit, and ... More >
Any delusions of grandeur I have aren’t nearly grand or delusional enough to make me think that anyone at Google cares about the content of the e-mails I send through my Gmail account. I have absolut... More >
If there’s one arrow in your professional quiver whose value can’t be overstated, it’s influence. Influence buys you a voice at the corporate table, the capacity to empower the people who work for yo... More >
I’ve been impressed with what I’ve heard in the past week from the CEOs of two onshore outsourcing companies that are promoting outsourcing to rural areas in the U.S. as an alternative to offshoring.... More >
That’s it. Microsoft’s “Trustworthy Computing” shtick has gone so far over the oxymoronic top that it’s just no longer possible to give the company the benefit of the doubt. If Microsoft Corpo... More >
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