In a fortnight I leave for Florida to attend IBM Connect 2014. This is the third year I have attended Lotusphere / Connect, and for the first time I will be speaking too. I can’t yet find the session on the IBM Connect web site, but here’s the […]
Over on Inc., Les writes about how not to roll out a new system or process: “Last week it was reported that Avon … had abandoned a $125 million SAP system. The reason? Their salespeople (mostly independent reps) where leaving in droves because the new system was so […]
Dan Kennedy shares five tips on Entrepreneur.com about decreasing interruptions and increasing productivity: 1. Get lost. Don’t be so accessible. Go away, close your door, etc. 2. Don’t answer the phone. Don’t be “wide open to inbound calls.” Best approach – use a receptionist or secretary, or otherwise […]
A couple of articles on the Surface / Surface Pro 2 caught my eye in the past week: 1. Steve Ballmer said the Surface was a tougher bet than the Xbox. Reasons include: (1) channel / hardware partner conflicts, (2) harder competition dynamics in the tablet market versus […]
Collaboration technology is reshaping how people meet. Blue Jeans Network looks at the current state of meetings, and highlights the changes in an infographic.
Google introduced a new version of its online spreadsheet, called (new) Sheets. The new version is faster, supports many more cells and columns, and works offline. You need to switch to the new version to get it, since it has been rebuilt from the ground up. A couple […]
MIT and the city of Copenhagen partnered for the development of the Copenhagen Wheel. Say hello to the Copenhagen Wheel, a device that slips onto your existing bike wheel. It stores the energy that you already use, and saves it for when you need it most. Hills become […]
Office 365 is shaping up to be a great place for team collaboration. A few reflections on using Office 365 from a Mac on a current client project.
Alan Lepofsky, VP and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, shares his wish list for 2014: I would like to see less discussion/marketing about the technology itself and more focus on how new tools and processes can help people and their organizations succeed. Companies should not be focusing on […]
This is very cool. Congratulations to WestJet for a game very well played.
Michael Sampson 
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