The real (non-adulterated) comparison of the two phones, yes they are similar, but one is markedly different Here are the top tech stories you might have missed this weekend, obviously, most stories focus around the Apple v Samsung trial. Here is an intensive editorial look at Apple v Samsung trial from the editors of Engadget.Read… Read more »
(I’m reposting here from rebelsatwork.com Great conference!!) Late last month I was a keynote speaker at GovLoop’s NextGen Summit. If you don’t know GovLoop, it’s the social network for government employees: federal, state, local. You can listen to a followup interview I did on being a government heretic and find a link to the speechRead… Read more »
Five-hour course to inspire IT professionals, information strategists and process owners with new approaches, best practices and success stories Our Boot Camp seminar series, “5 Steps to Victory over Manual Processes,” will be held in seven cities — Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Washington, D.C., and Minnetonka, Minn. — from October 2 to OctoberRead… Read more »
I have written two books about PDF for Manning Publications Co. This was a great experience. I’ve learned plenty of interesting stuff about writing, and it’s great to have a publishing company renowned for its IT books printing your book, but there are also some disadvantages. For instance: as an author, you’re not free toRead… Read more »
I decided I was going to read a book a week for a year, here’s a quick review of this week’s book. You can see the ongoing list here. Basic Info The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely Why I read it I hadRead… Read more »
As part of the Pentagon’s increasing focus on offensive computer network operations, on August 22, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued a broad agency announcement inviting “concept papers addressing Information Operations(IO) focusing on Cyberspace Warfare Operations (CWO).” This pre-solicitation calls for ten page proposals with estimated prices and delivery periods for a wideRead… Read more »
…hopefully. This week’s Monday Pick Me Up, from Florence + The Machine. Original post
Fleep recently summarized the promise she saw in the Second Life community, the change that transpired there over the last few years, and her decision to focus her involvement in a different virtual community or platform. (You can read her article here: Why Anyone Who Cares. . ..) And based on the comments she receivedRead… Read more »
This morning I read Greg Jerico’s book ‘The Rise of the Fifth Estate‘ which chronicles the rise of political blogging and social media reporting in Australia. Some of you may remember Greg better as Grog of Grogs Gamut, a blogger and former public servant, known for his detailed analysis of political and sporting matters. HeRead… Read more »
The stock market closed out a rough week strongly as the 100-point gain in the Dow on Friday recouped almost half of the week’s earlier losses. On the week the Dow still lost 117-points and we now have some interesting technical setups forming. Here are the TSP fund returns for the week of August 20Read… Read more »