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The Power of IFTTT

01/22/2015 0 min 0 sec

Today I want to talk about a powerful service / app called IFTTT, which, as the graphic suggests, stands for If This, Then That.  This strange name conveys what the service does.  “If this”, meaning if this happens in one... Read More ›

A Month With The Blackberry Passport

11/18/2014 0 min 0 sec

So this past weekend marked a full month that I’ve been using the Blackberry Passport.  When I tweeted that I was putting away my other phone(s) and using the Blackberry Passport exclusively for business and pleasure, I wasn’t exactly sure... Read More ›

The Internet of Things and Strategy

11/05/2014 0 min 0 sec

I recently read an interesting article over at the Harvard Business Review (HBR) and it gave me pause to think about how the Internet of Things is really reshaping how strategy needs to be approached when planning for IT.  The... Read More ›

Evolving Business Intelligence For Manufacturing

10/21/2014 0 min 0 sec

As data analytics and business intelligence continues to find value across many industry areas, the manufacturing industry has been no exception.  In the ever increasing world of looking for efficiencies and dealing with fierce competition, many progressive manufactures have been... Read More ›

Reboot of My Personal Tech Blog

10/15/2014 0 min 0 sec

Wow.  Time flies.  Of course, I’ve been having fun, so that’s most likely why. 🙂 But seriously, I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve written / published something here. It’s been an incredibly busy couple of years, with... Read More ›

Testing the Playbook OS 2.0

03/07/2012 0 min 0 sec

With the updated operating system (OS) that Blackberry released, I thought I should give it another real world test drive to see how this tablet faired for me.  I put my iPad away and carried the Playbook every day into... Read More ›

Recent Presentation on Social Intelligence

03/01/2012 0 min 0 sec

Below is a video presentation of a recent talk I gave on the topic of Social Intelligence.  Looking at how to leverage Social Media Data via business intelligence methods yields some fantastic insight.  This insight is Social Intelligence.  The presentation... Read More ›

OneNote for the iPad

02/22/2012 0 min 0 sec

I’ve always been a fan of OneNote from Microsoft.  It is an incredibly useful tool.  Seeing that my iPad is an incredibly useful tool as well, what better app to have featured here on App Wednesday that OneNote for the... Read More ›

Insegni Centre and Project X Labs Announce Joint Social Intelligence Offering

02/15/2012 0 min 0 sec

I’m so thrilled today to be announcing that Insegni Centre has partnered with Project X Labs to create a joint offering in the area of Social Intelligence, called LikeInsight. Social Intelligence you ask?  Think Social Media Data + Business Intelligence!... Read More ›

Include Change Management to Ensure Strategic Success

02/14/2012 0 min 0 sec

A while back I posted a poll to gauge how effectively change management was being used to deliver IT projects.  The results of that poll, while not surprising to me, point to a concern that should be addressed.  You can... Read More ›