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Comment on 7 Differentiators of Notion Ink’s Adam Tablet by DavisP

DavisP — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:36:23 +0000

I’m with you 100% on this article. All Notion Ink has to do is get this product to market in the next
3-6 months with the specs they reported. Once people see the superiority of the Pixel Qi screen for e-book reading, and the tablet, flash, webcam and other functionality, they will not fall for iPad marketing hype. There is a very strong market for convergent products that allow people to carry fewer (i.e. just one) gadget around with them.

However, if Notion Ink is too slow to get it to market or if the specs are degraded too much, they will have given up a huge potential market to Apple and others, and their venture will most likely fail.

Comment on Melissa Hathaway speaks at Intelligence and National Security Alliance by Why the White House Won’t Release a Key Cyber Paper : truthmovement.com

Why the White House Won’t Release a Key Cyber Paper : truthmovement.com — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:45:29 +0000

[...] journalists at a conference in Virginia. Bob Gourley, a former senior intelligence official, blogged after the event that Hathaway bragged about the comprehensiveness of the legal review. Gourley [...]

Comment on 7 Differentiators of Notion Ink’s Adam Tablet by RyanKamauff

RyanKamauff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:09:48 +0000

Gizmodo claims between 327 and 800 dollars (http://bit.ly/9VP7jn). 800 seems a little high (but is the less than the priciest iPad). 327 must be bare bones (maybe no 3G) – but with a MicroSD card slot paying for extra storage is a little silly.

Comment on 7 Differentiators of Notion Ink’s Adam Tablet by S

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:08:21 +0000

Any details on price?

Comment on Enhancing IT Support to the Counter Terror Effort: The Challenge by CyberBits 24 Feb 2010 | The Cyber Loop

CyberBits 24 Feb 2010 | The Cyber Loop — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:48:14 +0000

[...] Enhancing IT Support to the Counter Terror Effort: Several specific and new requirements have been given to the national security community as part of the White House review of security and intelligence systems following the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas day. Collection, processing, organization, and dissemination of information is a priority in the new requirements. This post provides an articulation [...]

Comment on Enhancing IT Support to the Counter Terror Effort: Design Criteria by CyberBits 25 Feb 2010 | The Cyber Loop

CyberBits 25 Feb 2010 | The Cyber Loop — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:35:28 +0000

[...] Enhancing IT Support to the Counter Terror Effort: Design Criteria: This is the concluding post on enhancing IT innovation in support of the Counter Terror effort. The first part focused on the challenge and importance context relevant to design criteria. This post focuses on design criteria and proposes next steps. Transforming the Challenge Into Design Criteria: The legacy IT environment of the counter-terror community is complex [...]

Comment on Enhancing IT Support to the Counter Terror Effort: The Challenge by Enhancing IT Support to the Counter Terror Effort: Design Criteria | CTOvision.com

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:30:41 +0000

[...] This is the concluding post on enhancing IT innovation in support of the Counter Terror effort. The first part focused on the challenge and importance context relevant to design criteria. This post focuses on [...]

Comment on A CTO’s favorite list of lessons from the Miracle of the 1980 Olympics by ctovision

ctovision — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:34:58 +0000

Joe,

Thanks for the note and the mention of "undercover boss". That was the first I'd heard of it so I checked it out and watched a few episodes. It is an awesome show, full of lessons.

Cheers,
Bob

Comment on A CTO’s favorite list of lessons from the Miracle of the 1980 Olympics by joeboutte

joeboutte — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:39:34 +0000

Thanks Bob. There is a new show called “Undercover Boss”. I've watched two episodes and I'm impressed by the number and quality of lessons learned by CEOs of companies like Waste Management International and Hooters. CXOs should use this model to engage with the people in their organizations. tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by walking around (MBWA)” in their book “In Search of Excellence”. Undercover Boss is MBWA, but the show is leadership 101. Hewlett and Packard championed the idea and principles of MBWA and encouraged managers to know their people, understand their work, and make themselves more visible and accessible. In the example you wrote about, this is exactly what is going on. CXOs can't just sit in the big office and have people coming to them. CXOs must stay engaged with the work throughout the organization and understand how policies affect each person in the organization. It means getting your hands dirty and knowing people throughout the organization. We don't need high priests in organizations. We need leaders.

Sports provide some of the poignant lessons and examples of leadership, as you've so aptly captured above. My favorites are from football. The highlights you pointed out also demonstrate the importance of strategy, change management, vision, honesty, hard work, and relationship, to name a few. Thanks for posting or reposting. We need these gentle reminders of leadership.

Comment on The iPad is the Ultimate Thin Client by ctovision

ctovision — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:49:50 +0000

OK those are good points. But the thought is that a device like this is tightly controlled and runs apps that tap into the bigger grid, and Apple has locked down the configuration like a thin client. But your points are well taken. The iPad does not meet the definition of a traditional thin client. But it is going to increasingly provide an interface into the power of the cloud and I think will cause us all to change our definition of thin client.