Friday, February 18, 2011 10:54 AM/EST
Reader Art responds to Sam Greengard's post about people who ignore electronic communications by saying such ignorance is bliss: I fear that following this suggested code of conduct will assure that virtually NO work gets done. Currently over-communication is the...
Thursday, January 13, 2011 11:05 AM/EST
Reader Eugene takes issue with our recent feature on workaholics, specifically this sentence: "While a strong work ethic is valued, a lack of balance with your personal life can ultimately work against you in the long run." He writes: I...
Tuesday, November 02, 2010 10:50 AM/EST
by Samuel Greengard The ability of humans to invent technology far exceeds our ability to use it effectively. Today's topic: telework. You'd think that with all the blather about Web 2.0, smartphones, mobile connectivity and cloud computing, the modern enterprise...
Monday, August 16, 2010 11:09 AM/EST
by Tim Moran Do you recall the name Steve Furber? Back in the '80s, he worked at Acorn Computers Ltd., where he was one of the designers of the the BBC Micro microcomputer and the ARM 32-bit RISC microprocessor. Not...
Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:55 AM/EST
by Tim Moran If you're educated, information technology can be good for you; if you're not, look out. That's the conclusion of a recently published research paper, according to an article, "More IT means lower salaries for uneducated workers," on...
Monday, June 14, 2010 4:37 PM/EST
by Samuel Greengard I don't profess to be the world's foremost expert on social networking. Frankly, I'm not sure there really is an expert because it seems like we're inventing the rules as we go along. Nevertheless, I'm pretty sure...
Monday, May 24, 2010 9:49 AM/EST
by Samuel Greengard Ask an IT manager what skills are most important for running an organization, and you probably will hear some variation of the following: network administration, virtualization, cloud architecture, security, Web development or business analysis. All crucial skills....
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:19 AM/EST
by Tim Moran Who doesn't like a good list? From Letterman's Top Ten to sports-team standings to the Forbes 400, ordered information speaks to us all. So why not software? I give you the TIOBE Programming Community Index for April...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 11:13 AM/EST
by Tim Moran I work at home. I am a home-office worker. Until March 1 of this year, I was an independent contractor working in a subterranean room--albeit a nice room; I am now employed by a well-known technology company...
Friday, March 12, 2010 4:10 PM/EST
by Tim Moran Readers in senior IT and corporate management positions have jobs that, once upon a time, were thought to be golden. Perhaps, for some of you, they still are. If so, be thankful, for those of us who...
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