An iPad to Bring Them All Together
May 20, 2010 – 9:34 pm | No Comment

The world has been buzzing since the release of Apple’s latest creation, the iPad. I scoffed and pitied them all for fueling Apple’s marketing machine. That is, until I started to take a closer look …

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Keeping Your Professional Skills Current…Or Else
January 13, 2010 – 6:52 pm | One Comment
Keeping Your Professional Skills Current…Or Else

My gosh there are a lot of people out of work right now and many of them are looking forward to taking your job right out from under you. Not a very pleasant thought when …

Teaching the new media ways
January 11, 2010 – 9:44 pm | No Comment
Teaching the new media ways

When does education stifle or retard technical and usage innovation? I am not sure, but it is something that I have been thinking more about over the past several months. The United States has been …

Dealing with Writer’s Block
December 3, 2009 – 6:44 pm | No Comment
Dealing with Writer’s Block

As I walked into my first high school writing class, I was greeted by the phrase “Quality Writing Requires Quality Thought” written in huge letters across the chalkboard. I remember it clearly, as it left …

Getting why I don’t get it
December 1, 2009 – 8:31 pm | No Comment
Getting why I don’t get it

Have you ever woken up one morning and thought you might be losing your edge? Then you begin to question your knowledge and experience in determining useful aspects of modern society. I get this way …

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for Small Information Technology Departments
November 19, 2009 – 7:27 pm | One Comment
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for Small Information Technology Departments

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Individuals, departments, and companies must track their performance in order to have a baseline and comparator for improvement over time. KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are the baseline of understanding needed to determine performance metrics and will keep …

Customer seeking a wireless carrier that is not interested in screwing me
November 4, 2009 – 10:27 pm | No Comment
Customer seeking a wireless carrier that is not interested in screwing me

Verizon Wireless is planning to increase its early termination fee starting on November 15, 2009 to $350 for advanced devices (David Coursey - PC World). While I can sympathize with Verizon Wireless in dealing with consumers who …