What is the value of information? What about the value of personal information? For advertisers, there is nothing more valuable … and they are willing to pay great sums for it. The more they know about you, the easier it is to persuade [...]
I have to admit some growing frustration with a few web-based apps I’ve been using lately. My position on this is not new; I have always expressed my concerns about web-based apps. Lately I’ve diverted some clients away from the [...]
According to a recent Neilsen survey, the average person spends about triple the time on social media than they do with email. 23% of online time is spent on social networking. To be sure, in the IT industry, these numbers are surely different [...]
Laptops and netbooks are so 2009! I have been carrying my iPad all over North America as my primary mobile device for a few months now. We like to beat the hell out of new technologies when they come out; testing the limits of their [...]
Could the day come where we say “goodbye” to the office? The trend towards a world without cubicles is real … the technology is certainly available to keep folks connected to their business applications, email, and co-workers [...]
When we were planning the move to our new building, one thing that needed improvement was our media management. In our little old Bonhill office we had 7 screens on the walls; displaying technical metrics, PowerPoint slides, training videos, [...]
This one is a borrowed post that I really liked … a short article from MindPerk, an online self improvement and training library. In connection with American Independence Day, the folks at MindPerk took the opportunity to share some [...]
A few years ago, something happened at ITW that really made Jay and I redouble our efforts to build a company culture that would be the embodiment of a team. In 2007 we lost 3 important, longstanding ’employees’ (I use that word [...]
What does that mean? From day one, we’ve built our business with two things in mind; integrity and expertise. Our goal is to be honest with everyone and remain really good at what we do. That’s how we develop our customers’ confidence and [...]
With the world’s eyes on Toronto for the G20 Summit, many businesses are preparing for a unique challenge for their Business Continuity Plans (BCP) … government instated restricted physical access to their offices combined with [...]
