Links for December 25 2011
Technology Merely Facilitates by Jim Shamlin on Jim's Notebook Quote: If you give an illiterate a typewriter, he can't write a novel. He can't write a
Foto Friday – An afternoon in the park
Went for a walk in the park last weekend and snapped this photo with my iphone + instagram app. Turned out nicely I think.
A cautionary tale of credentials vs professionalism
My wife and I have had our house on the market for 6 months with very little traffic into the house and no offers. With the real estate market and economy
Book Review: Humanize
I received a copy of Humanize from the authors. I don't recall there being a request for me to review the book...but I feel obligated to do
Links for December 18 2011
The difference between a failure and a mistake by Seth Godin Quote: We need a lot more failures, I think. Failures that don't kill us make us bolder, and
Foto Friday – Fall Colors in Dallas
We don't often see colors like this in Dallas. Captured with my iPhone and Instagram.
Clouds and Shadows – Managing Shadow IT with the Cloud
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. Cloud computing is here to stay. Oh wait...I hate statements like that. Sorry about that.
Links for December 11 2011
Five Common Strategy Mistakes by Joan Magretta on Harvard Business Review Quote: But as important as it is to have insight into customers' needs, don't
Foto Friday – Jenny Lake Turnout, Grand Tetons
Here's another from the photogarchives - Jenny Lake Turnout - Grand Teton National Park taken a few years ago. Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 24-105.
Oklahoma State Football – Conference Champs (woot!)
Sorry folks...I have to go off-topic to say "Congrats" to the Oklahoma State football team. No lessons learned in this post...I'm just happy to be able
Links for December 4 2011
IT anti-patterns: reverse behavior lessons from Steve Jobs by Peter Kretzman on CTO/CIO Perspectives Quote: Unfortunately, for every Jobs out there with
Foto Friday – Backyard Canna
Yet another from the photoarchives. A photograph of a Canna flower in our backyard garden. Taken with a Canon 5D and Canon 24-105 mm. EXIF: 1/640 sec,
Xendow – Overcoming Cloud Storage Security Concerns?
I've been a long time user of Dropbox...I love that service. That said, I don't put anything in my Dropbox folder that I wouldn't mind other people
Recovering from Bad Customer Service
I love good customer service. Receiving excellent service from a company / person makes me feel good...it makes me happy and makes me excited to revisit
Links for Nov 28 2011
The Job of a CIO - Content verses Context by John D. Halamka on Life as a Healthcare CIO Quote: Here's a bold thought - might the context of being a CIO
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