Archive for the ‘Life and Technology’ Category
ReBoot – The CIO
Posted in Life and Technology, Random Thoughts, Technology Review, tagged what I actually do on May 18, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Reboot – 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About
Posted in Life and Technology, ReBoot, tagged technology on July 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do you remember these things… http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/648/100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about/
CIO Blogs for January 2011
Posted in C-Level Executives, Career, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, tagged Alignment, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, communication, corporate innovation, corporate politics, culture, executive, executive search, IT, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, leader, Leadership, leadership style, Management, Project Management, the boss on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Better Communication: Technology Isn’t Always The Best Solution by Mike Schaffner CIO as General Manager? by Mark Brewer Can a CIO be successful without IT experience? Define your terms! by Peter Kretzman Four Models for success for the CTO / CIO- CTOVision by Eric Brown Why CIOs Need Management Power Maps To Get Anything Done [...]
CNN’s The 10 biggest tech ‘fails’ of 2010
Posted in Life and Technology, Technology Review, tagged 3d tv, Apple, facebook, Google, itunes ping, nexxus one, technology on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
CNN just published their list of the biggest tech failures of 2010. The 10 biggest tech ‘fails’ of 2010
CIO Blogs for December 2010
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, Random Thoughts, tagged 2011 IT predictions, 500 meetings, backups, CIO, CIO Leader, cio lessons, cio skills, holy grail of it, IT, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, it projects, leader, leadership style, Management, Project Management, technology, wikileaks on December 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Lessons from Old Backups by Mark Brewer Wikileaks Positive Side Effect for IT by Mike Schaffner Predictions 2011 by Peter Birley Holy Grail of IT, Operating Expense vs Capital Investment by Oh I See (CIO Inverted) One CIO’s “lessons learned” in managing others by Peter Kretzman Which IT project comes first – Legacy or Sexy? by [...]
A CIO’s Christmas List
Posted in CIO, Life and Technology, tagged Christmas, CIO letter to santa, CIO Santa, Santa's lists, Xmas on December 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Dear Santa: I have worked hard this year. I have met my budget and finished all my projects ahead of schedule. I have made great strides in aligning IT with the business. I have tried to be really good by being the best CIO I can. So Santa, this year, I would like the following: [...]
CIO Blogs for November 2010
Posted in C-Level Executives, Career, CIO, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, tagged Alignment, Chief Information Officer, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, corporate innovation, executive, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, leader, Leadership, leadership style, Management, Project Management, strategic, technology on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Creating a vision by Don Lewis One CIO’s “lessons learned” in managing others by Peter Kretzman Is Project Management a skill or a technique? by Eric D. Brown Selfishness and The Paradox of Emotional Intelligence by Andy Blumenthal
CIO Blogs for October 2010
Posted in CIO, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, tagged CIO, dashboard, simposium on October 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Is Technology Measured by Progress or Unrealized Potential? by Andy Blumenthal 5 Suggestions For What Should Be On A CIO’s To-Do List Right Now by The Accidental Successful CIO SIMposium2010 by Mike Schaffner A Customer Emotion Dashboard by John Halamka
CIO Blogs for September 2010
Posted in C-Level Executives, CIO, CIO Jobs, CIO/CTO, IT Process, Leadership, Life and Technology, Management, tagged Alignment, CIO, CIO Leader, CIO role, executive, IT, IT executive, IT Management, IT Process, leader, leadership style, Management, technology on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Technology to the rescue! (or not) by Don Lewis What’s wrong with today’s IT? by Eric D. Brown Why IT Must Embrace Facebook, Twitter, iPhone by Mike Schaffner Another variation for the CIO (Chief Imagination Officer) by Oh I See (CIO Inverted) 100 Days as CIO; A Retrospective by Isaac Sacolick Why Do None Of The [...]
ReBoot: Technology Behind Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic Games
Posted in Life and Technology, ReBoot, tagged Atos Origins, Olympic Games, technology and olympics, Vancouver, Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic Games on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Friday… This year’s Olympics has some impressive technology behind the curtains. Atos Origins is the company behind the scenes doing the job. To read more follow these links. http://www.cio.com/article/539563/Vancouver_2010_An_Exclusive_Tour_of_the_Technology_Operations_Center?page=1#slideshow http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/021010-olympics-technology.html#slide1 http://www.atosorigin.com/en-us/
Popsci-Looking Back At The 100 Best Innovations of 2009
Posted in Life and Technology, tagged engineering, gadgets, green tech, innovations, PopSci.Com, tech, technology on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year Everyone: Check out Popsci’s list of 100 innovations for 2009 to see the best in gadgets, engineering, green tech and more. http://www.popsci.com/node/42027
My Friday Post: That Time of Year…
Posted in Life and Technology, Random Thoughts, tagged computer questions, holidays, stupid tech questions, technologist on November 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s Friday. As CIOs clear down their inboxes and tie up loose ends before the weekend, it is time to take a break… As IT professionals, we are constantly asked for our advice when it comes to purchasing computers. The questions usually gain momentum around the holidays when people begin shopping. I don’t mind giving [...]




