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Links for April 10 2011
Avoiding the CMS Death Spiral by David Aponovich on The CMS Myth Quote: CMS is a challenging technology to get right. It’s complex software that supports
Foto Friday – Song Sparrow
A nice portrait of a sparrow at the village creek drying beds in Arlington, TX. Captured with Canon 1D Mark III with Canon 400mm 5.6 L + Canon 1.4x
I own the technology, you own the content
"I own the technology, you own the content" Those eight words are shared every single day between an IT professional and a Marketing professional. Some
Rescued by the Fosbury Flop?
In 1968, Dick Fosbury won the Olympic Gold Medal for the High Jump. While winning the gold, Fosbury popularized the "Fosbury Flop"....a style of
Links for April 3 2011
IT Outsourcing: Study Highlights Impediments to Innovation CIO.com Quote: Most IT service providers are equally mired, focusing on their bread-and-butter
Foto Friday – Antelope Slot Canyon, Pathway to Light
Here's a shot from our trip to the Antelope Slot Canyons last year. Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 17-40 L sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod. See more
Application Modernization – Replace, Rewrite or Replumb?
This post sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP. In my last post on application modernization, titled Application Modernization – “Plumbing
Guest Post: The Leadership Theory Lack
This is a guest post by David Burkus, Editor of LeaderLab.org. David and LeaderLab has just released their new book titled The Portable Guide to Leading
Links for March 27 2011
Culture Trumps Strategy, Every Time by Nilofer Merchant on The Conversation - Harvard Business Review Quote: After working on strategy for 20 years, I can
Foto Friday – Pear Tree Blooms
I took our Canon 5D Mark II out over the weekend (with the Canon 50mm 1.2 L attached) and grabbed some shots from our backyard trees and plants. This is
One Day
One day. That's all it takes. One day is all it takes to cause tragedy or triumph. One day is all it takes to change for the better - or the worse.
Sitecore or Sharepoint – which is the better CMS platform?
I've been talking to quite a few folks recently about Sharepoint 2010 to get feedback and insight into the product's current acceptance and usage rate.
Links for March 20 2011
Three Questions that Will Kill Innovation - Tony Golsby-Smith - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review Quote: ...innovation runs counter to so many of
Foto Friday – Redbud in Bloom
Here's a shot from our backyard Redbud tree. I rented a Nikon D700 from the great folks at Borrowlenses.com for a week to try it out. I like it a quite a
Disaster Recovery – are you prepared?
The events in Japan over the last week are heartbreaking....but there's lessons to learn from these events. Elliot Ross has a great post titled Disaster
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