Jim's Articles

Week of 30 May 11: IT Ten Commandments

May 26, 2011 at 06:37 am by admin

Thou shall not adopt an attitude that IT is the center of the universe and shall accept that internal clients are the reason thou existeth, not the other way around Thou.... Read More

Week of 23 May 11: Greenwashing

May 19, 2011 at 11:58 am by admin

Anecdotally , it seems like recent times have exposed a number of "green" scams. The word may be overused. Heck, we are guilty ourselves--"The Light Green Machin.... Read More

Week of 16 May 11: Fire Stick

May 12, 2011 at 11:01 am by admin

We live in a typical US subdivision. I would rather be out in the country, but that is another story. Being in a subdivision, we have the requisite ¼ acre of l.... Read More

Week of 9 May 11: Bureaucracy

May 05, 2011 at 11:07 am by admin

Last week we talked about being candid. The flip side of that coin is bureaucracy. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt is credited with creating the first company la.... Read More

Week of 2 May 11: Candid

Apr 28, 2011 at 11:05 am by admin

I learned it from my mother, no doubt: speak plainly and state your opinion. My mother said what she thought and repeated it often. When I first joined industry.... Read More