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Author Archives: Ian
How today’s technology will help you with your ageing parents
Most of us will see or have seen our parents age. Ageing cannot be prevented; slowed perhaps, but not radically so. When our parents age they will experience some or all of the following symptoms: Strength, energy and speed of … Continue reading
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Tagged accelerometer, ageing, healthcare for elderly, healthvault, kinect
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Utility computing is only for Commodity IT services
When you pull up to an intersection in your car and there are two self-serve gas stations, both have 87 octane regular fuel and one station is 10% less expensive than the other, which one do you buy fuel … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud computing, commodity IT, utlity computing
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Learning the Spirit of Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) this Christmas
There are two stories around the Northern Lights this Christmas. The first an Algonquin Native people’s story of Nanahbozho, creator of the Earth, when he had finished his task of the creation, he traveled to the north, where he built … Continue reading
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Ambient Social Networks will change everything… EVERYTHING
ASN’s are in their infancy today, but when they mature they will have wholesale impacts on both consumers and the businesses that serve the consumer. Let’s talk about what an Ambient Social Network is and what it isn’t. In its … Continue reading
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Windows 8 Critics – The assumption that all things worthwhile are trivial.
If you are a golfer you may have experienced the swing change. Your game gets to a certain point and then you just don’t get any better after that. So you see a golf pro. They analyze your swing and … Continue reading
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Are you in my new book?
So what do you get when you put 30 years of Global IT consulting experience and $3 Billion in projects into a guide for IT professionals and IT consultants? You get Infinite Shades of Grey – Advanced Consulting. Once destined … Continue reading
Human Resources – Misleading on the True Cost of Terminations?
When a manager approaches HR about terminating an employee (I’ve done this myself more than once) there is a discussion about cost impact charged to your labor budget. In most companies the calculation is something like this for a 10 … Continue reading
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Should you go to work in the morning?
No. For many of us who are “office” workers , work is not where you should go in the morning. Work is something that you should do. Don’t take the subway or a bus to work. Don’t go at all. … Continue reading
Microsoft Surface any concerns?
It has been less than 24 hours since I received my pre-ordered Surface via UPS delivery. The delivery occurred when I was working from home on a presentation with my work laptop. Taking a break, I took the Surface from … Continue reading
Smile you’re on candid camera … The use of digital recordings in meetings
Recording technology is ubiquitous. We see the results of this daily on the news where a citizen records an impromptu mugging on their phone and the perpetrator’s picture ends up on the evening news. Should anyone expect less exposure today … Continue reading
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Tagged consulting excellence, meeting minutes, meeting recording
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Infinite Shades of Grey 