Monthly Archives: September 2007

Gonzales as a Case Study in Failed Leadership

Tis blog entry is a good read… the conclusion says, “The lessons here are clear enough: leadership demands not only steadfastness to a vision. Leadership lso demands the ability to see challenges clearly, to identify relationships (even difficult ones) hat … Continue reading

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Is It OK that Google Owns Us?

Even I was startled by the amount of PII (Personally Identifiable Information) that Google has on me.  And I tend to be cynically defeated in my quest for privacy. Is It OK that Google Owns Us? “Make no mistake, Google … Continue reading

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Critical Zero-Day PDF Bug Compromises Windows PCs

Critical Zero-Day PDF Bug Compromises Windows PCs A zero-day PDF vulnerability in Adobe’s Acrobat Reader has come to light that can lead to Windows boxes getting taken over completely and invisibly, according to a security researcher.   “All it takes is … Continue reading

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Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 3

Here is info about this new SP released September 18th. Here is Microsoft’s aticle: Description of Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Here is an eWeek article: Microsoft Releases Office 2003 Service Pack 3

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How to Make Better Decisions

How to Make Better Decisions from CIO magazine “…Decision making in IT is pretty messy. By definition, integration and standardization are at odds with quick, customized delivery. As a result, in most organizations the interests of the enterprise take a … Continue reading

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Can Open Innovation Create a Masterpiece?

Interesting perspective about the hype over Web 2.0 and open source, etc. Can Open Innovation Create a Masterpiece? | Advice and Opinion “…now the industry pundits are pooh-pooing “closed” innovation and are preaching “open” innovation. What’s the difference?”

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10 dirty little secrets about working in IT

I never thought I’d see all this written down. It is a great list. And… you need to go to the blog page and read some of the comments. 10 dirty little secrets you should know about working in IT … Continue reading

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