Throughout the history of technology, there have been many predictions, some about technologies themselves, some about the fate or future of companies, some minor, some extremely ambitious. However, while those such as the infamous Moore’s Law have held true for years, others haven’t…
Computer megastore PC World has announced, in advance, what it thinks will be 10 of the top selling consumer technology products this Christmas. In a drive to push some of the latest digital technology in time for the lucrative festive season, leading retail chain PC World has announced a list of products which will spearhead [...]
Voiceover Internet Protocol is currently midway through running the typical technological adoption process gamut. VoIP has gone from curiosity to oft-employed in the business world, and is well on the way to becoming a necessity like the internet medium itself. Getting VoIP technology installed in the small business is truly merely a question of time. [...]
This week, I took a walk through my personal library, and picked out five mostly-sci-fi books that I think all geeks should read, if they haven’t already. I chose these books for various reasons, including their contributions to the genre, how well they hold up over time, how fun they are to read, and how [...]
Witness 25 of the worst IT debacles! So many IT specters in one place could give you nightmares, but those with courage enough to read on will learn from the horrible mistakes of others.
For every world-famous name with a world famous fortune, such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell, there are hundreds of other individuals who have moved the IT industry and its technology inexorably forward. Fame and fortune has rarely been their immediate spur. A passion for changing the world through technology…
Being a geek myself, I think this is a subject I think needs to penetrate all levels of management in every company that values their geeks. By no means is this a rant, but for the last 10 years I’ve seen what motivates us and what doesn’t. I’ve seen the managers that just don’t get [...]
