July 26, 2011 6:35 PM
Posted by: Scot Petersen
CIO,
IT jobsI found it amusing/disturbing during the NFL player lockout that players were worried about making ends meet. Many players should certainly...
July 25, 2011 5:29 PM
Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
cloud computing,
desktops and laptops,
Operating systemsMassive heat waves in the South and Midwest have us scurrying for the cool, comforting glow of our monitors in the delicious air conditioning, so we've been scouring the Web and have found some choice selections for your Monday reading pleasure. Check out the scoop on installing OS X Lion,...
July 22, 2011 2:12 PM
Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO,
data center cooling,
Green ITEvery CIO knows that sometimes the littlest changes can make a big impact on the bottom line.
For instance, recently former President Bill Clinton suggested that one of the fastest ways you can save on cooling costs for your data center starts by looking up: What color is your roof? If it's like...
July 19, 2011 5:38 PM
Posted by: Scot Petersen
CIO,
ethics,
IT innovationIf you could have heard News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch testify before Parliament on Tuesday, you might have almost felt sorry for him.
Or you might have said, "There but for the grace of God go I."
If...
July 18, 2011 4:00 PM
Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO,
Cisco,
Ethernet,
iPad,
softwareWere you on vacation and unplugged last week? While you're planning your shopping list for the week, you might want to add an iPad Bluetooth keyboard and a 20-foot touch-screen wall. Here's what you missed around the Web last week.
If you're avoiding iPad Bluetooth keyboards for fear that...
July 15, 2011 4:02 PM
Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
CIO,
work/life balanceConfession: I have taken a conference call while walking to dinner down Bourbon Street. I have also been pulled into a meeting while driving my parents over the Golden Gate Bridge and had to pull off at the rest stop to participate in an hour-long argument over which font should be used for a...
July 12, 2011 4:10 PM
Posted by: Scot Petersen
chief executive officers,
CIOWhat does a chief information officer have in common with Kevin Bacon? Mathematics.
The Six Degrees of
Kevin Bacon Game has been around for a while. It proves that all of us are more intertwined with society than we...
July 11, 2011 11:27 AM
Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
cloud applications,
social mediaThe world is a busy place, and last week was no exception. We saw the last public launch of NASA's shuttle program, witnessed tremendous buzz in the wide scramble for adoption of Google's social media project Google+ and a whole lot of candles on IBM's birthday...
July 8, 2011 2:45 PM
Posted by: Wendy Schuchart
Email and messaging,
Google Plus,
Leadership and Strategy,
SharePoint and Web 2.0,
social mediaFacebook and Google have been at war for years. They want your eyes on their sites, and they'll do anything toward that goal.
You've undoubtedly heard about the potential new heir to the Facebook throne, Google+ (G+). The new Google social network started quietly accepting new users two weeks...
