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Google Apps vs. Office 365

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:42:00 +0000

Jason Hiner provides a detailed comparison of the two viable options for online productivity suites here.

Windows 8 Cheat Sheet

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:38:00 +0000

When's the last time you read the words "Windows" and "radical redesign" in the same sentence? Here you go (article)

Re-Think Everything On Mobile ...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +0000

With smartphones (i.e., mobile handheld computers) outselling PCs in 2011, the time has come to design the customer experience (and I would add, internal systems and tools) around mobile. (article)

Why Oracle May Be Doomed - or The Truth About ERP

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:01:00 +0000

Sarah Lacy gets it right (article).
Among other observations -
•"this was a moment in time in the software application wars where the best product simply didn’t matter, because everyone had resigned himself or herself to the fact that enterprise software just chronically under delivers on what the sales guy promises."
•"Companies can put off installing new technology for a long time, but not forever."
•"The reason Oracle’s rollup strategy won was because companies were pummeled into a place of Stockholm-syndrome-like acceptance."

CRM Warning Signs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:25:00 +0000

Of all software applications, CRM is the "softest" - a combination of attitude, processes and, often least of all, technology. Some things to consider in protecting the CRM investment (article.

The Rise and Fall of Blackberry

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000

Corporate IT departments no longer push down the mobile devices, spelling the demise of RIM's Blackberry. Read the New Yorker article.

FB Service Ranked Below IRS ...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:52:00 +0000

... and pretty much every company out there. To quote the article, "it looks like Facebook will continue to enjoy a steadily growing customer base -- even if it's full of unhappy campers".

Open Systems vs. Apple's and FB's Walled Gardens

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000

I'd like to think of Apple's as well-tended and safe, Facebook's as deceptively dangerous and poorly managed. That said, a good discussion of open vs. closed systems, forcing one to consider the relationship between technology and human psychology. (read)

P&G's Move Toward Internet Advertising

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:21:00 +0000

World's largest marketer sheds 1600 employees and intends to invest more in online advertising (article)

What? A Balanced Perspective on Facebook?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:07:00 +0000

Not a big fan, so good to see some balance in this article.

Android "Fragmentation"

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:25:00 +0000

Say what you want about Apple, but "fragmentation" is not a worry for them. So is the proliferation of Android across devices and O/S releases "differentiation" or a Tower of Babel? Read here.

What If Car Companies Were Run Like Tech Companies

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:34:00 +0000

A humorous parody - Read

How Businesses Are Using Tablets

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:20:00 +0000

The evolution from a secondary device (in addition to laptop and smartphone) to a primary device is ongoing. Here are some areas in which the tablet is providing value in the business market. Read Story

BB Playbook - Who Needs It?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:09:00 +0000

Personally sceptical of RIM's capabilities to keep up, but here's an even-handed assessment of who might (and might not) want to invest in the Playbook.

Read TechRepublic review here.

Best Tech Ideas of 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:17:00 +0000

From NYT's David Pogue, product ideas and lifehacks that can make your day just a little better. (story)

Gartner IT Predications for Next Five Years

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:43:00 +0000

The pundits at Gartner are at it again. Here are 10 predictions for the next five years - some fluff, but mostly substantive.

Replacing Laptop with iPad - A Few Complications

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:27:00 +0000

A sanguine assessment of the possibility in this Popular Mechanics article

Does Your Brain Need A Break?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:11:00 +0000

"...when people keep their brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting downtime that could allow them to better learn and remember information, or come up with new ideas." Read the NYTimes article.

The End of Management

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:15:00 +0000

In this WSJ article, Alan Murray argues that "Corporate bureaucracy is becoming obsolete. Why managers should act like venture capitalist."

Social Networks and Online Games Rule Our Lives

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:09:00 +0000

As detailed in this Discovery News article, "Americans are spending almost a quarter of their online time checking in with friends on social networking sites and blogs -- more than double the time they spend checking their emails."

Six Things Laptops Can Learn From The iPad

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:55:00 +0000

Battery life, instant on, and more - as discussed by Jason Hiner in this Tech Sanity Check article. Good comments, too, including this rebuttal.

Blackberry Torch Gets Torched

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:44:00 +0000

Blackberry clings to its large, slow-to-change enterprise base, but this reviewer sees their latest effort to compete with iPhone and Android as a dud. (msnbc.com)

Social Networking - Can't Live With It, Can't Live Without It!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:05:00 +0000

As social networking evolves and engages most of our society, a dilemma develops. Social networking as a useful business tool (Chicago Tribune) or as a time-consuming habit of business employees (PCWorld).

Suffocated by Security

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:59:00 +0000

Security software and policies can sometimes be as big a threat to technology productivity as those things against which they defend. Read Pogue's thoughts in the NY Times.

Maximizer Software Releases CRM 11

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:30:00 +0000

An improved user interface, Firefox browser support, a revamped Blackberry mobile solution, a new licensing model, and much more - Maximizer provides SMBs the tools they need in today's business environment.

As a Maximizer Certified Consulting Partner (CPP), Moonstone is trained and certified on this exciting new release.

Read article in eWeek