If people are connected by six degrees of separation, then I contend that raw data and true IT wisdom are connected by four degrees of understanding. Let me explain. (And this won’t involve Kevin Bacon at all. Promise.) For the past 25 years I have implemented ERP systems that essentially are a historical picture of
Read More...It’s Monday, and that might mean it’s counterintuitive science day. Up on the block: why does hot water freeze faster than cold water? It does, but it shouldn’t. Right? Wrong. The reason behind it is called the Mpemba effect, and a group of researchers think they’ve cracked the puzzle. Now Xi and co say hydrogen bonds
Read More...After 25 years of implementing ERP solutions, I have had countless discussions about the successes and failures of various projects. Each project has unique characteristics, so no two are ever alike, but there are many common themes for both success and failure. When talking about success, the common themes are planning, communication, realistic expectations, a
Read More...Usually open letters are scathing public admonishments of a policy or some other corporate decision. Not this one. Chris Horst wrote Jim Sinegal and Craig Jelinek (CEO and President, respectively) a different kind of open letter. For his entire life, Matthew has been classified and known by his “special needs”. Since the day he began
Read More...The iPhone 5S is the first consumer device that actually brings useful, reliable biometrics to the masses via its ‘fingerprint identity sensor.’ In July of 2012, Apple bought Authentec, and now the fruits of that acquisition are clear. Security biometrics have been used in smatterings of tech products for years, but never consistently or reliably.
Read More...Dropbox is easily one of my absolutely essential apps. I use it every day, and increasingly it’s home to personal information like travel plans, photos and draft blog posts/articles. What used to be a little service I used to store a PDF or two has become a cornerstone of my daily workflow. Like every other
Read More...Hewlett Packard recently announced that employees would no longer be working from home and Yahoo announced a ban on working from home back in February. These changes from flexible working options to the traditional model of yesteryear are especially surprising given an article recently published in the October issue of HR Magazine about The New
Read More...I’m going to tell you something you’ve probably been hearing a lot lately, but I’m telling you again in case you haven’t been paying attention. Breaking Bad is the best TV show ever put to print, and if you haven’t started it yet, you should. Very few times in life are you truly missing something
Read More...We’ve written about Activity Guides before. In a nutshell, we think they’re incredibly useful, and not enough people know about them. If you want a very clear example of how to create a simple activity guide, we recommend the one Matthew Haavisto and team whipped up for the PeopleSoft Technology Blog. PeopleTools provides a feature
Read More...I don’t get into sports too much around here, but you have to see this. Here is San Jose Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl scoring a downright incredible goal against the New York Rangers: Two crazy things about this goal: 1. Well, just look at it. To pull off a trick goal like that in live
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