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Cloud Computing is Misunderstood, But Maybe it Doesn’t Matter

admin | November 28th, 2011 | No Comments »

I predict that 2012 will be the year that cloud computing loses a lot of its luster for enterprises.

Not because it is going away or anything like that. Rather, the opposite is happening — it is becoming so ubiquitous and commonplace that business and IT end-users alike will almost forget that they’re even using software off the cloud.

Twitter Brings Rescuers to Wounded Iworks’ Colleague – An NBC Report

admin | July 30th, 2010 | No Comments »

Leigh Fazzina was laying on the ground, panicking. Her bike was crushed. Her helmet, which had just flown off her head, had a big dent in it. She was coughing, dry heaving, spitting up dirt. That’s when she turned to

Twitter

.

“I’ve had a serious injury and NEED Help! Can somone please call Winding Trails in Farmington, CT tell them I’m stuck bike crash in woods,” she tweeted at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday.

Earlier that day, Fazzina and her cousin had entered a mini-triathlon at Winding Trails, an outdoor resort in Farmington. Fazzine, who runs a Philadelphia-based health care public relations and social media communications consultancy, took a wrong turn and headed deep into unfamiliar woods.

As she road downhill, Fazzina’s bike hit roots and and the cyclist flew over her handlebars.

“When in air all I kept thinking was ‘OMG – I’m going to break my neck!’ And there is no one out here with me!,” she wrote on her Web site.

She hit the ground, and her bike struck her as she landed.

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Best Laptops 2010 – Top Rated Laptop Computers

Ghost Writer | April 5th, 2010 | No Comments »

Best Laptops 2010 Best laptops – I know it’s too early to have a “Best of 2010″ list when 2010 isn’t done yet, but many people are asking me what type of laptops do I recommend they should buy NOW.  This is why I decided to offer my recommendations.

On top of being a big fan of Squidoo.com for many years, and concur on most of its lenses, I offer thee.

Let’s take a look at some of the Best Laptops 2010 and some of the Netbooks that have become available at affordable prices.   Read More

The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals

admin | March 19th, 2010 | No Comments »

The South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conferences & Festivals offer the unique convergence of original music, independent films, and emerging technologies. Fostering creative and professional growth alike, SXSW® is the premier destination for discovery.

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C-SPAN Puts Huge Video Archive Online

Ghost Writer | March 19th, 2010 | No Comments »

C-SPAN may not be the most riveting television, but it does provide a way of experiencing American politics without some O’Reilly or Olbermann telling you what to think. It’s the primary source, unmediated. So it’s great news that the network is making its entire archive—160,000 hours of video, dating back to 1987—available online in a searchable, user-friendly C-SPAN Video Library.
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