I am sure each one of you tried to change something in your life at least once (lose weight, change the way you do paperwork so you submit your taxes on time and do not get fined, make your developers … Continue reading
Ok. You caught me rushing to post something/anything during a TV commercial……… Just occurred to me – who thinks that watching TV on your PC/phone/watch is better than the nice big screens we have nowadays? Everything has a purpose, … Continue reading
As illustrated in my previous post, companies adopting a closed ecosystem (eg. Apple and RIM) will find it increasingly difficult to compete against the combined R&D and marketing budgets of the Android Army. This is of concern to us for … Continue reading
Its spring and the flowers are blooming, grass is growing and nature is generally rousing after a long winter. I am so happy, this is a wonderful time of year …until THEY arrive. They come out of nowhere. One minute … Continue reading
Here in Toronto we had very nice early summer day yesterday, without rain and cloud-free (taking a bit of poetic licence here!). I was also cloud-free – stayed away from my computer for most of the day!! Today is another … Continue reading
Once upon a time there was a handsome CIO ( you may disagree, but it’s MY fairy tale). He had spent a number of years learning his craft, with much help along the way from wiser leaders. In spite of … Continue reading
Now there are two kinds of miracles, the traditional kind which are supernatural events, outside the realm of science and in the realm of the spiritual. Then there are what we call modern miracles, things which were not possible a few … Continue reading
Proof that I like technology. Proof that technology can be seem a bit too important sometimes – and that others don’t get it (pun Proof that I don’t understand women well enough especially when it is late and they want … Continue reading
Cloud computing is awesome and powerful, but, for now, I’m content with simple cloud storage. My love affair with the cloud started when my phone decided to die; wiping out all my contacts, notes, to-do list, text messages, etc. At that … Continue reading
I must admit that I have a bias. I have a strong bias towards the positive potential information technology. I envision information technology as a key part of the solution to many of our local, global, environmental and social problems. … Continue reading
Ok. This is our last weekend of posting at Blogging Idol for 2011. Have we had fun and has it been informative? Yes indeed, at least from my perspective. Let’s see if we get a rush of last minute postings, assuming … Continue reading
We all hear lots of talk about “Porn on the Internet”. Moralists rage against it, parents lament it, millions thrill in it (clandestinely, of course) and governments try to ignore it. I sometimes joke that the Internet was really built … Continue reading
In a previous post, I presented some rationale to support the projection that most cloud compute cycles will be HPC. The principle rationale was that although many HPC applications have requirements not suitable to the cloud, a fourth paradigm of big data … Continue reading
With the recent proliferation of new tablets, the people who review these devices have a lot of work to do. As with most things these days, “There’s an app for that”. This tool I’m providing here is not available on … Continue reading
