Posts Tagged ‘ Entertainment/Culture ’

The Role of the CTO: Four Models for Success

August 16, 2009
By Bob Gourley

One of my favorite examinations of the role of the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is Tom Berray’s”Roles of the CTO: Four Models for Success. ” If you are an enterprise CTO or any technologist looking for career context I strongly recommend it to you for its situational awareness and context. Tom writes of CTOs in...
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Cool gadget turns iPhone into a projector

June 29, 2009
By Bob Gourley
Cool gadget turns iPhone into a projector

This is just cool. A little gadget called the MiLi Pro can connect to your iPhone and provide it with projection capabilities. According to PhoneSuit, maker of the MiLi Pro: “The MiLi Pro is a breakthrough in iPhone and iPod accessory technology. It’s an iPhone / iPod compatible, rechargeable, micro video projector....
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Washington Tech Titan Reception

May 28, 2009
By Bob Gourley
Washington Tech Titan Reception

Washingtonian magazine held a very nice reception last night at the Freer Gallery.  They invited everyone from their list of the 100 DC tech leaders.   I’m still not sure how I made it on the list but I most definately wanted to be at the reception to socialize with some old and new friends. One...
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Work on “Stuff That Matters”

May 17, 2009
By Bob Gourley
Work on “Stuff That Matters”

Over the last couple years there has been a meta-theme in Tim O’Reilly’s discussions, blog entries and other writings on the topic of working on “Stuff that Matters.“   This makes for great, motivational reading, especially for the CTO or other technologists since good techies have so much to offer.  There are also a couple...
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Jason Hiner provides five reasons to purchase new hardware during a recession

April 30, 2009
By Bob Gourley

I just ran across a good video at Techrepublic.com It features Tech Republic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner and provides good thoughts I’d recommend any enterprise CTO, CIO or CFO pay close attention to.  It is embedded below. When finished, click the menu button for outtakes: I follow Jason on Twitter at @jasonhiner
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Cyberpower and National Security

April 28, 2009
By Bob Gourley
Cyberpower and National Security

Last week at the InfowarCon my friend Dan Kuehl handed me a copy of Cyberpower and National Security.  Cyberwar has been a topic Dan has been exploring in some detail for quite a while.  I first met Dan in 1996 when I was a student at the USMC Command and Staff College,...
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Video for the Enterprise CTO

March 9, 2009
By Bob Gourley

I enjoy learning from and interacting with great CTO teachers face to face, which is why direct meetings are an incredibly important part of life.  But that model does not scale well.  There is no way any human can begin to schedule enough time/meetings/conferences/interactions to tap into all the great teachers there. Social media can...
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John Stewart Examines and Explains Twitter

March 3, 2009
By Bob Gourley

Note: This is an update of the now famous John Stewart Twitter explanation that links to the Comedy Central version.  The YouTube version was pulled in order to better serve you. This video clip from the Daily Show just made my day. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c Twitter Frenzy Daily...
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What if you could show key Social Media/Web2.0 sites in one graphic?

December 31, 2008
By Bob Gourley
What if you could show key Social Media/Web2.0 sites in one graphic?

Overdrive is a company that specializes in helping others leverage the social media landscape.  They produced a great graphic that gives at least a high level overview of the key social media and web2.0 world.  Click on the image here for a larger view download the PDF here: Download social-media-map.pdf (1330.3K) I really like this...
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Tips for the new CTO: How to engineer a miracle

December 11, 2008
By Bob Gourley
Tips for the new CTO: How to engineer a miracle

I ran into so many friends at the AFCEA solutions conference this week.  One guy I have not seen in person for years is  Mike “Ziggy” Steinmetz.  Ziggy is a great leader and thinker at Northrop Grumman.  He is also a tremendous collector of wisdom and a teacher who helped prepare me for my...
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