...this as the season we each reflect on to whom we each matter, and how, and to be grateful for the mattering. In my case, in addition to my wife,...…
...because without it you won’t avoid the standard system interface progression — from “we need one,” to the familiar spiderweb, to the inevitable decent into the land of the hairball,...…
...come first. Business Intelligence comes dead last. Information is, of course, central to what IT does. It is, in fact, the heart of the architecture. Platforms come and go, applications...…
...best off doing it covertly; Minneapolis gets to include Green in its turkey production total. And at 285 pounds, he compensates for a large fraction of Worthington’s turkey production all...…
...that the act of observing any phenomenon affects the observed phenomenon. Here’s one useful application of this little Nobel-prize-winning insight. The next time you read a market analysis or prediction...…
...matter? For information consumers and Gamers it doesn’t. For business people? We’ve already covered handheld use. How about something even more basic: Taking notes in a meeting. Without a stylus,...…
...might affect you. Orient: Interpret what you observe, recognize how your own biases affect your interpretation, and determine the implications of your observations for your current situation. Decide: Choose the...…
...Bill Anderson So there you have it. Use your own judgment — I can’t vouch for any of this, and I hereby vow to never again publish a column on...…
...the Internet. Both personally empowering technologies require a shared, flexible infrastructure. The automobile’s user interface wasn’t standardized at first, nor was it simple and intuitive. Even though standardization of the...…
...happy about it, send him an email summarizing the situation and stating that you’re glad you and he agree on the issues and best solution. If things get dodgy later...…