Hello. Hello. Mr Gates. Wait up. (I’m jumping up and down.) Yoo-hoo! Bill . . . Hey, over here . . . (I’m waving my arms.) Can you see me yet? I know you left the country a couple of days ago and I’m just a speck on the horizon but squint a bit and I’ll wave some more . . . See me?
A year after our first “State of the CIO” survey, more than 280 IT leaders tell us they’re spending more time on alignment and security issues. And, unlike their US counterparts who cite wrestling with scarce resources as their number one barrier to effectiveness, local CIOs say it’s an issue, but not top of mind
“Doing more with less.” I couldn’t tell you the number of times that pithy little ditty has cropped up in these pages. And, since the first time it was writ or said (probably by some Neanderthal CFO in six million BC), only God knows how many times it’s been used.
Yes indeed the convergence of computing and consumer electronics in the home is gaining the big mo and the industry (I'll repeat it - THE INDUSTRY) is lining up and taking a number at the cash-in counter.
Other than a big ol’ diamond solitaire, I think it’s tough for a man to buy a woman jewelry — or clothes for that matter — without some guidance.
Where the hell is John Birmingham when you need him? Isn’t this the guy who’s supposed to be the stoners’ Samuel Johnson what with He Died with a Felafel in His Hand and last year’s Dopeland chronicle of happy daze goings-on in Nimbin’s green fields and the hallways of Mahogany Row?
I know I'm gonna take it on the chin, nose or shin for this missive, but I think it's time someone, somewhere, adds a voice of reason to the hullabaloo about offshore outsourcing, and offshoring to India specifically.
Being the season of goodwill and all that I thought it might be a good time to put on a happy face for a change.
Yesterday I received a very nice brochure from a luxury travel specialist. Let's call it A&B, so no one takes this personally. Among the various destinations meant to entice me was an African safari, which I found quite amusing
What does Madonna's transformation into a children’s book author have to do with IT? It’s suggestive of what’s happening at the upper echelons of IT companies: ubiquitous reinvention, or what I call the “McDonna Syndrome”.
My mother is 84. A few years ago she became an online gaming junkie when my sister finally persuaded her to get a PC. We're not too worried. When we can pry her away from Pongo, she still seems to recognise us, and she's accumulated enough points to buy Delaware. I do worry about some of her new friends, though, like Hot Mama Yum Yum and Jumping Jack Flasher.
I am a gadget groupie. As soon as I read about the latest and greatest "toy", I'm there with my trusty Amex. I fronted up for a minidisc player when you couldn't find a minidisc in the Southern Hemisphere. I bought a tri-band phone when the packaging was still wet with printer's ink. The latest Palm? Yes please, thank you very much. The Blackberry? Could I have two?
I’ve been way too busy recently. As a result, I’m not getting out much. And when I don’t get out much, very little happens to piss me off and suddenly I am faced with this blank editorial page and nothing to spew about. (I mean, what’s the point of writing a monthly column if not to have a regular rant?)
I’ll preface this with YES, YOU’VE HEARD (OR READ) IT ALL BEFORE. But please read on because I believe the time is ripe for action.
If last month's column was a tale of a surplus of service, then this is a tale of, well, I'm not sure what . . . You be the judge.