25 Random Things About Technology
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 1 Comment »1. Technology is supposed to make work easier, faster and more efficient. And yet, we just fill the saved time with more work and higher expectations. What if we didn't? 2. When I was growing up in a small town in ...
A Universal Cell Phone Charger - Finally!
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »Don't get to excited. It's not expected to hit the market until January 1, 2012. But, the GSMA Mobile World Congress (This is like the UN for the mobile device industry) met in Spain recently and agreed to commit along ...
IBM’s CEO speaks at Council on Foreign Relations
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 45 Comments »The smart planet is coming, where every device is smart and connected to all the other ones. Palmisano's speech here is frankly visionary in my opinion. Not good news for privacy it would seem. The text version of his comments differ ...
Book Rec: The Mobile Marketing Handbook
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 105 Comments »Sometimes its called "the fourth screen" (yes, it's a Nokia ad. But, it's actually a very good video perspective of the emerging mobile Internet). If you think it's too futuristic for your business to jump into; think again. The future is ...
Facebook Hits 175 Million Users
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | 1 Comment »That's a big number and quite a milestone this week for Facebook. How big? Let's put it this way; 152 million people watched this year's Superbowl. 175 million people is larger than the combined populations of France and Great Britain. ...
New Research on Engineering Projects
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »30% of project managers have seen a cutback in investment as a result of the current economic climate. 11% of PMs note an increase in scrutiny of project ROI. “Layoffs usually affect non-eng[ineering] positions first,” In other news there ...
New Research on Engineering Projects
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »30% of project managers have seen a cutback in investment as a result of the current economic climate. 11% of PMs note an increase in scrutiny of project ROI. “Layoffs usually affect non-eng[ineering] positions first,” In other news there ...
Cool Tool Resource: Jaxworks
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in News and Blogs | No Comments »What's an spreadsheet user's favorite word? Template! There is nothing more tedious or maddening then designing your own. Here's a great place to access an extensive library of FREE spreadsheet templates. Jaxworks has everything from quarterly cash flow analysis to shipping ...
