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- Republican bill would ban social networking from schools, libraries
- Schools and libraries would effectively have to ban students and patrons from MySpace and other social networking sites if a Republican sponsored bill becomes law, News.com is reporting. Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican, ... and fellow Republicans, including House Speaker Dennis Hastert, on Wednesday endorsed...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Michael Fitzpatrick, Web, Web site, networking, social networking
- Blog posts 2006-05-11
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- Improve your failed IT culture
- The underpinnings of IT failure lie in culture, the unspoken rules governing an organization's style and general priorities. Since most organizations pay little attention to project culture, it's not surprising failure rates remain high. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Team, Culture, Information Technology, Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Strategy, Business Security, Business Operations, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- ZDNet editorial independence and blogging about politics [off-topic]
- Following a political cartoon posting, some folks incorrectly suggested that ZDNet and CBS management have influence over blog content. That suggestion is flat wrong. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Blog, CBS Corp., Blogging, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
- Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic]
- Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic].....Sounds similar to the other candidates too... ]:)Simplified version/* Sarah's playbook */repeat {__receivequestion; __if (IMayHaveAClueAboutquestion)__{____reciteMyScripts;__}__else __{____winkAtCamera;____ignorequestion;____printf("... but I'd like to focus on my own topics.");____dumpIrrelevantAnswers;__}} until (hostLeavesMeOffHook)RE: Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic]Spot on!BidenIn the case of Biden he just makes stuff up. Facts never...
- Tags: Government, Sarah Palin, flowchart
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Sarah Palin debate flowchart [off-topic]
- To everyone trying to understand Sarah Palin, here's your road map to last night's debate. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Flowchart, Roadmap, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Stop brain-dead software testing!
- Stop brain-dead software testing!re: Stop brain-dead software testingin reality, its not usually software testing that's the problem. it's the project stakeholders who don't plan enough time to do adequate testing. it's the programmers who go way over their time estimates. it's the program managers or similar role...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software testing, software
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Stop brain-dead software testing!
- Lousy software testing damages many IT projects. When testing doesn't uncover obvious problems that prevent software from operating as users expect, then failed projects are inevitable. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Software, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Software Testing, Failure, Erik Hollnagel, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- News to know: HP's Smartphone; Obama's iPhone app; Skype in China; Data breach bill
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: WSJ: H-P plans to unveil smartphone Jason D. O'Grady: Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app Track the Presidential election polls with...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., Smartphone, Obama, Smart Phones, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Computing, RSS, Financial Accounting, Open Source, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- 14 ways IT screws up projects
- Successful projects require decent project execution. Look, no one's asking IT to save the world, but delivering projects really well should be a core IT function. Some projects are so bad that IT seems to deliberately shoot itself in the head. Sorry, but...
- Tags: Project, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- News to know: Cloud wars; Apple; Google; China is watching you
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Amazon launches pre-emptive strike against Microsoft's planned cloud platform. Techmeme A new mystery: What's Microsoft got up its Office Live sleeve? Zack Whittaker:...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IPO, Robots, Linux, E-mail, Digital Media, Financial Services, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- California governor: Silicon Valley Should Go to Germany
- After more than a hundred years of talk about the Pacific Rim economic opportunities for California, Silicon Valley and other California businesses are firmly focused on the west rather than the east. But Thursday morning California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at Intel's HQ in the heart of Silicon Valley...
- Tags: California, CeBit, Transportation, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consulting
- Effective today, Medicare will stop reimbursing hospitals for certain medical errors. There are important implications for IT consulting and project failures. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Consultant, Information Technology, Medicare, Consulting, Consulting Fee, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- News to know: Economy watch; Google trades; RealDVD; Apple's showdown; Pandora
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Reuters: Senate agrees to vote on bailout, stocks rally Michael Krigsman: Economic meltdown: The insanity of disagreement Larry Dignan: Analyst: Intel will weather the storm ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Apple Inc., Semantic Web, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- CA Dems: Scrutiny of Yahoo-Google deal threatens competition
- Seeing as how Google and Yahoo are both California companies, California House members have taken it upon themselves to tell the Dept. of Justice to butt out of the advertising swap between the two Internet honchos. In a letter of Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the Democratic reps said: ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Computer Associates International Inc., D, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Economic meltdown: The insanity of disagreement
- Lack of Congressional consensus drains our investments and can bring down the entire economy. On a smaller scale, it kills IT projects. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Team, Consensus, Team Management, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Reuters sues university over open-source citation extension
- Zotero, a Firefox plug-in, looks like an amazing tool for academic and legal writing, what with "automatic citation capture" from webpages, formatted citation export and integration with WordPress. Developed by George Mason University, the tool has already been adopted by 100 major institutions. So who doesn't like it?...
- Tags: Thomson Reuters Corp., Thomson Corp., GMU, Productivity, Open Source, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- World's worst IT failure report
- Reporting failure requires balancing facts with making interpretations about why the failure occurred. One failure report violated all the rules. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Information Technology, Failure, Productivity, Channel Management, Retail, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Semantic Technology's place in the enterprise; key, but low-key ?
- Last week saw over 200 researchers, advocates, implementors and practitioners of Semantic Technology descend upon the delightful Austrian capital for the second European Semantic Technology Conference ESTC. Smaller than the more established Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose and nestling uncomfortably close both spatially and temporally to...
- Tags: European Commission, Verizon Communications Inc., Technology, Conference, Semantic Web, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
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