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Microsoft and WordPress – I Knew it !

Well, almost … :-) Although yesterday’s Announcement by Microsoft that they are going to partner with WordPress to replace the Windows Live Spaces blogging platform, was quite a surprise, my intuition seemed to be moving me in that direction.  Over...

12 Breeds of Clients and How to Work with Them

This is a one of those cute but oh-so-true blog posts that describes several typical types of clients we often encounter.   I know that I have encountered many of them at least once over the years that I have been in business. I have been fortunate...
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Blasts from the Past – 30 Old PC Ads That Will Blow Your Processor

http://www.informationtechnologyschools.org/blog/2010/30-old-pc-ads-that-will-blow-your-processor/ These ads certainly brought smiles to my face – even if it is a reminder of how long I’ve been in this industry …
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Predictions for 2010 #2 – Three MS Technologies to Watch in 2010

While we can expect a lot of excitement, attention, and noise around the April release of VS 2010 and .NET 4, there are a few other strategic (i.e. longer term) technologies that I think we need to be paying attention to as well: 1. Windows Azure – Scalable...

Save 40% on All Microsoft Press Books and 50% on Ebooks

You can currently get tremendous discounts on Microsoft PRess books as part of a special promotion celebrating their new relationship with O'Reilly. Select your books from their site http://microsoftpress.oreilly.com/ anf then use discount code MSINT...

Israel: Leader of Business Innovation

Here is a short video clip from CNBC, Israel: Leader of Business Innovation , that is an interview with one of the authors of the recently published book “Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle”. You can also read a Newsweek excerpt from...

Workplace socializing is productive?

An interesting article published in the Gallup Management Journal posits that workplace socializing actually increases work productivity. Here’s the sides of the debate: Every March, we hear dire warnings about workplace productivity lost to water cooler...
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Outsourcing R&D as a Strategy to Grow Your Business

Included below is an article regarding strategic outsourcing of R&D that I recently came across. I’d be very interested in hearing your thoughts and/or plans in this area. Technology companies are increasingly partnering with Offshore R&D providers...
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