But don’t let the title fool you. I am not one of those Business Intelligence (BI) consultants who thoroughly bashes and discounts Excel. I think Excel is a flexible, powerful tool that has almost limitless uses and value. In fact, before becoming a convert to enterprise BI, I used Excel to create the world’s greatest
Read More...Maira Kalman for the NYTimes’s And the Pursuit of Happiness blog is featuring an exploration of Ben Franklin that everyone – yes, everyone – should take a few minutes to read and consider. It sits nicely at the intersection of poignant and beautiful. You’re seriously missing out if you don’t see the whole thing.
Read More...Apple PR: “Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished,
Read More...Here’s John Gruber with a poignant analysis of Microsoft’s current state of the union. No fanyboyism here, just some astute between-the-lines interpretation. Michael Pollan, one of my favorite authors, explains the strange juxtaposition of the decline of American household cooking and the rise of watching people cook on TV. I could not agree more
Read More...In the current economy, it goes without saying that companies are continually looking for options to improve their bottom line. And naturally, software vendors are more than happy to provide you the tools to achieve these results. I would like to take the time to discuss a couple of applications that truly deliver on that
Read More...I knew smoking was expensive, but this ridiculous: MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski (Moo-SIN’-ski) checked his account online a few hours later and saw the 17-digit number
Read More...I think this news, simply translated, means the iPhone won’t be announced on Verizon as soon as many hoped it would: There is still no official word about when or if Verizon Wireless will ever get Apple’s iPhone, but the wireless operator has confirmed it will be getting the Palm Pre early next year. The
Read More...Let’s just put it this way: PeopleSoft 9.1 a hot topic right now. If our webserver logs are to be believed, a huge portion of our readership is very interested in what enhancements will be in the upcoming release of PeopleSoft Financials 9.1. Well, I am happy to say that Oracle has published the release
Read More...One of the most interesting things we’ve done, marketing-wise, as a company is engage our customers and the community via social media. Not always an easy sell internally, it’s an idea that has helped set us apart from our competition and form relationships with clients we wouldn’t have otherwise. It’s hard to put a solid
Read More...The HTC Hero is the first mobile phone to get Flash functionality in its browser, so how’s the performance? Maddening. (thx Daring Fireball) Unfortunate news for Microsoft: sales down 17% and after-tax profit down 29% versus a year ago. The PC sales slump has really taken its toll. Wired: How to Behave: New Rules
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