I had a good chuckle over this article in CIO about why IT might think their CIO is clueless. This point clicked with me, because I think it makes a pretty interesting point: to be a good CIO you have to grok geek culture:
8. The CIO collaborates to death. […]
I’m going to get an Asus Eee 900 soon. I’m going to sacrifice space for XP so I can use some of my favourite tools.
Which begs the question—what are those core tools?
This is my list:
Windows Live Writer
AbiWord
Flock
Twhirl
SnagIt
An image editor of some kind that has a small footprint.
Skype
Gtalk
That’s it. I’ll get rid of MS Works and […]
I’m well ensconced over here in a corner of Century, a lovely little restaurant that used to be a bank about a billion years ago. Or you know, about 90 in the world of Vancouver architecture. Same thing really.
I’ve managed to secure myself a beer and a photographer, in that order, and really, that’s […]
This morning Rick Segal was here for the Victoria VC Roundtable . One of the things that I really like about Rick is that he is passionate about the companies he invests in, but the thing I like most is that he is unabashedly pro-Canadian. Rick, like me, is American–I took the leap and […]
Sorry for no posts yesterday, I have a bunch stacked up now and don’t even ask about RSS feeds.
Before I got to my writing I went out and got an EVDO card from Telus–more on that later–and by the time I got home and such I had to dash out. By the time dinner rolled […]
Continuing my usual cheerleading for Web 2.0 in Canada, here are some good links highlighting folks who have been on panels recently (SXSWi, Convergence Integration) and just have some good news to share.
First off is Aidan Henry’s list of Victoria startups to watch:
A few of the start-ups that are paving the way in the Victoria […]
According to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, there are now 19.3 million wireless subscribers in Canada, which means the national penetration rate is now more than 60%.
The CWTA - the lobbying arm for the wireless industry - breathlessly reports that Canadians are among the most enthusiasm users of wireless voice services with monthly usage of […]
Anyone remember Copernic?
At one time, they were a really cool meta-search engine based in Quebec City that attracted a fair bit of attention because it was innovative, interesting and, well, was based in Quebec City. Then, it was acquired by Montreal-based Mamma.com, a search engine that Mark Cuban invested in for a brief period of […]
With SAP moving into the business intelligence software business by acquiring Business Objects for $6.8-billion, you have to wonder about Cognos Inc.’s future.
Speculation is running rampant that it’s only a matter of time before Ottawa-based Cognos is snapped up as well - a move that would cost about $4-billion (not including a takeover premium). Among […]
It looks like the iPhone is coming to Canada - and you can snap one up for a cool $799 at Holt Renfrew, according to Digital Journal. For those of you not familiar with Holt Renfrew, it’s a high-end retailer where all the rich people shop.
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