It almost seems like the world of social networks exploded into full maturity in the last few years. In fact, social networks have been around for some time. Probably the one that began to really get a lot of media attention was MySpace. One reason for the tremendous popularity of MySpace was the feature [...]
There is something unique a peculiar about the place in the hierarchy of a business that an IT project manager occupies. In many ways, both IT professionals and the business tier or management see project managers as the “guy behind the curtain” in the Wizard of Oz. To upper management, IT management is able [...]
The justification and pay offs for business and for employees for promoting more telecommuting are well known. That is why it is so surprising that employers seem to be dragging their feet on offering work at home programs for their employees so that they can sponsor a strong telecommuting program for their staff. But a recent study that was sponsored by Microsoft using an online survey reflects that the percentage of companies offering this option is far below the level of interest in employees to participate in such a program
It was just a matter of time. It seems anytime a technology company demonstrates tremendous success, the government gets their nose out of joint about it. Last December it was Intel’s turn to see the FTC file a lawsuit against them for anticompetitive practices. Now an FTC investigation is nothing to sneeze at. And to say that Intel does not dominate the computer processor chip market would be silly. In fact, if you ask just about anyone on the street to name a company that makes computer chips, the only company they will be able to name will probably be Intel.
As a rule, the less government sticks their nose into how business works, the better things go. In some cases, government intervention is necessary such as to break up a company that is hurting the markets or to make working conditions humane in the workplace. But our economy thrives on as little intervention [...]
This is an entirely new kind of technology for anyone to offer and it will take some skilled marketing and deployment experts to make it a success. If the service is too expensive for customers, they will not see the value. But the costs of hardware, internet access and support will have to be absorbed somehow. If the advertising revenue alone can do that, Google TV may explode onto the cultural landscape like nothing ever before. But there are a lot of questions to be answered before that can happen. But with this kind of potent partnership and the visionary leadership of Google, we can be assured that the Google TV revolution is coming and it will not something to be ignored
If you have children or young teenagers living at home, you know who Hannah Montana is. Hannah Montana is actually a fictional character played by a young actress by the name of Miley Cyrus. Miley is the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus who you may remember for his country song several years ago, Achy Breaky Heart. The character is part of a television show that is part of the Disney channel line up.
The term “Big Brother” comes from a futuristic novel by George Orwell named 1984 which envisioned a future where the government would have monitors everywhere that allowed them to watch every movement in society. When Orwell wrote that novel and the year 1984 was the future, that was a ridiculous and scary proposition. But technology has moved along tremendously since then. Between increased security monitoring to fight terrorism and the good and bad uses of GPS technology, more than one doomsayer has been calling for a 1984 situation in our modern technological world.
There is a dirty little secret most of us keep quiet because it reveals something about us. It is a problem that afflicts some very good people who demonstrate good habits of diet, hygiene and how they conduct their lives. But there is one area where people seem to give in to the temptation to live very sloppy and even unsafe lives. That area is how they manage their computers
If you like to use social networks like Facebook and Twitter, you already know that you will sometimes get a contact that is a little strange. It might be a friend request from someone you don’t know and that nobody else you know is in contact with. Many times it is some marketing scam that you just ignore. On some occasions, it is a hacker who got into a friend’s account and is trying to hack further.
