Ok that title should generate a few responses! So what exactly am I talking about? I just came back from a road trip this past Memorial Day holiday and had time to think while I was filling up the gas tank. What I realized is that for a lot of you travel is part of [...]
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Ok, not all my posts are technical, informative or even coherent. This is probably one of them, but I am excited about my bags of crap. Let me back up a sec. If you’ve never been to www.woot.com, you might want to take a gander. They sell one thing a day. It’s usually electronic in [...]
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I was doing research for my Infotech Niagara lunch ‘n learn and I kept seeing this statistic over and over….80% of IT projects fail. Now I’ve been in IT for a long time and I gotta say that there’s no way 80% of the projects I’ve been on have failed. I don’t think any reputable [...]
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The WNY Tech Blog will be a great resource for all of us to share ideas, solve problems, and realize the true potential of the technology based resources in WNY. This blog can be an untapped resource of valuable information that you will need as you combat all of the issues and road blocks in [...]
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There are many differing opinions on how WNY’s economy can once again become strong. Ideas include education, infrastructure, bio-tech, tourism and many others which have merit. I’d like to concentrate on how our tech sector can affect the much-needed growth in the region. In the past year as Executive Director of infoTech Niagara, I’ve talked [...]
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I’ve witnessed it too often. I’ve seen its effects first-hand, and it’s not pretty. I can tell it’s happened as soon as I pick up the phone. I hear the words “Greg, I think my computer died. Where did all my stuff go? Can you get it back?” I cringe. I ask all the questions, [...]
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And it always will be (according to IBM). IBM has been working with Open Office.org to enhance their product and bring it to market. Over the last year or so, IBM has come out with 4 BETA releases of their new ODF-based office suite called Lotus Symphony. From the base code of Open Office, IBM [...]
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I severely dislike Ford cars. Do you know why? It’s because of the PINTO! The Pinto was a lousy car, and because of it I hate all Ford cars. A friend of mine owned a Pinto, and it rotted out, not to mention he kept looking in his rear-view mirror all the time to make [...]
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