Helping You Use Information Technology Productively
Office politics are present in every organisation with more than one employee. And in every instance, it has the power to poison the company from the inside out, killing it slowly. I'm sure you've also seen it happen at the department level – … [Read more]
Cisco Systems today announced an agreement to purchase Sourcefire, the makers of the open source intrusion detection/protection system, Snort, and anti-virus, Clam AV. The deal is reported to be worth about US$2.7 billion in cash. … [Read more]
Microsoft had a virtual monopoly on PC operating systems for a long time. Then high-capacity, low-powered microprocessors powering smartphones and tablets came along and became a disruptive force and changing Microsoft's worldview. Now Microsoft is … [Read more]
This morning I attended a breakfast meeting at the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce on the Foreign Asset Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). For those of you who don't know, FATCA requires foreign financial institutions (FFI) to identify any account … [Read more]
Recent statistics have found that one-fifth of web traffic is viewed from either a mobile or tablet device at the end of the first quarter of 2013. This is double the amount of the traffic at the same period last year, which means more people are … [Read more]
At the beginning of 2012 I was overweight, not by much, about 35 lbs. So I decided that it was the year that I lost weight and became healthier. By the end of that year I lost 15 lbs and thus still overweight. I reviewed my program and implemented … [Read more]