Technology

How to Build Your Career in IT

12.14.2011 jobs
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Some of you may know Chris Pirillo, some may not. I am a recent convert to his tech blogs/vblogs LockerGnome. Here is one he posted recently that made me do some thinking.  Much of what is discussed is how my career in IT has flowed. Bobby Knight, SVP at Modis, provides perspective on how to [...]

5 Reasons I Chose an Android Phone

10.02.2011 Tech
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Recently it was time for a new phone.  I decided to ditch Blackberry and try another brand of smart phone. My wife has an iPhone.  It was fun and nice and probably made me hate my blackberry more than it deserved to be hated.  It was an older blackberry that did some things well but [...]

10 Things You Shouldn’t Say to IT Staff.

08.26.2011 Tech
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In the wonderful world of IT, people say the darnedest things… Do you know what my password is? I plugged my (personal device of choice) into the computer and now my computer has a virus warning. Ever since you updated my computer!! I cannot get on the internet. Do you know where I saved my [...]

LinkedIn IPO: Is This The Beginning of Dot.Com Bubble 2.0?

05.19.2011 Tech
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Warning: I am not a professional investor nor do I have holdings in any of these stocks. This post is merely my opinion. Today the social network LinkedIn went public. It’s time for its investors and founders to cash in.  I get it. LinkedIn is a network similar to Facebook but is geared more for [...]

President Obama’s Birth Certificate Deemed a Fraud.

04.29.2011 Tech
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Buzz on the internet this morning is that President Obama’s Birth Certificate is a fraud. And the controversy rises to the next level. It appears that there is a cover up at The White House. This seems to be on par with Watergate. Or is it? I have a lot of experience in Adobe products [...]

First Space Shuttle Columbia Flight – April 12, 1981!

04.12.2011 History
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I don’t remember much from 1981.  I was only eleven years old and time has faded many memories but one fond memory I have is of the first space shuttle launch.  The space race had been dormant but the space shuttle was reigniting the dreams of space travel. The launch was extremely early.  It was [...]

Top 10 Hot Jobs in Information Technology

01.26.2011 Tech
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So you want to work in Information Technology (IT)? This is a list of the Top 10 areas of IT in the next couple of years. The IT field is growing rapidly and as the economy rebounds I expect to see the job growth explode. 1. Programming and Application Development Programming jobs are a dime [...]

Spokeo: Brilliant Social Marketing Using Fear

01.04.2011 Internet
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Lately I have seen a lot of facebook updates with something like: “FYI EVERYONE – There’s a site called spokeo.com and it’s an online phonebook that has a picture of your house, credit score, profession, age, how many people live in the house. Remove yourself AND ANY AKA OR SPOUSE by the Privacy button on [...]

Google Zeitgeist 2010: Year in Review

12.21.2010 My Rants
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Zeitgeist is “the spirit of the times” or “the spirit of the age.” Zeitgeist is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and/or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambience, morals, sociocultural direction, and mood associated with an era.  Source Wikipedia Google Zeitgeist is a list of how the [...]

10 Reasons I won’t Follow You on Twitter

12.06.2010 My Rants
10 Reason Why I Won't Follow You on Twitter

So your Twitter account is failing. You can’t seem to build up the numbers. Did you ever think it might be you? Below are 10 mistakes people make intentionally or unintentionally that make it so most Twitter users won’t follow you.