The Changing Face of Information Technology As promised, this month we will explore the ever changing role women are playing in Information Technology. I was curious to find out why the female ranks are thin in IT; when for years women have known that the technology sector is where the greatest chance of career advancement…
Digital Legacy In these days of heightened environmental consciousness, you probably have some notion of what your ‘carbon footprint’ is; however, few people consider their ever-expanding ‘digital footprint’ or its ramifications in the event of their inevitable demise. Not so many years ago, when a loved one passed away, it was a relatively easy matter…
As you’ll remember, last month we began our investigation into the impediments to globalization in light of the recent Summit of the Americas in Quebec City. This month we will continue our series with an examination of the challenges both technological and social facing the planet’s progress toward this objective. While last month’s article started…
Last month if you recall, we undertook an investigation of the various vector graphic options available to the web designer, contrasting Macromedia’s proprietary SWF format and the new SVG open standard championed by Adobe. This time around I’d like provide commentary on a timely subject in light of the Summit of the Americas in Quebec…
Do you recall, how in the mid ‘90’s, the pundits prognosticated that over the course of the next decade, due to increasing competition and specialization in the marketplace, the most successful businesses would be those which regarded customer service as paramount? Has this been your experience? It certainly hasn’t been mine! How is it that…
This month I thought that as the theme is the home office, I would discuss the rapidly emerging trend “teleworking” (or “telecommuting”) and it’s effects on the office environment as well as productivity and employee vocational satisfaction. As I sit here writing this (in my robe, listening to Verdi) I am struck by the vast…
Well, it seems that the year has come and gone more quickly than I imagined possible! As the June issue marked this column’s anniversary and July is the magazine’s, I thought I’d do a retrospective on the year in Information Technology with some thoughts on the future thrown in for good measure. I would also…