Archive for January, 2010
Familiarity vs Knowledge
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Social Media, Technology on 2010/01/24
social_prefix = ”; social_title = ‘Familiarity vs Knowledge’; social_url = ‘http://www.thommitchell.com/2010/01/24/familiarity-vs-knowledge/’; Too many people and companies mistake familiarity for knowledge. A while back I was working with a CIO, whom I’ll call Ray, and realized that while he was familiar with several technologies, he had no actual knowledge about them or how they could help transform the business. [...]
Is RIM Blackberry the New Novell?
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Technology on 2010/01/18
In 2010 – Blackberry is to Apple as Novell was to Microsoft circa 1994. As hard as it may be to remember back that far, Microsoft was once an upstart that was derided for not being substantial enough to effectively serve business server and networking needs – suitable only for stand-alone PCs. Novell was seen [...]
Tablet Tabula Rasa
Posted by Thom in Business, Technology on 2010/01/11
Despite having used and abandoned multiple tablets over the years, I’m still looking forward to Apple’s much anticipated iSlate, iPad or iMustHaveIt Tablet (or whatever it will be called). Of course those old tablets were used primarily for work, and the new Apple tablet is primarily a consumer device that might augment my professional life with no intention [...]
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