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Entries from April 14th, 2010

School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Upstate CIO Conference

April 14th, 2010 · No Comments · cloud computing, government 2.0, presentations

This coming Friday, April 16, the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University is hosting a conference to bring together CIO’s and Academic leaders to discuss some of the current issues facing IT. The conference welcome describes the nature of the conference pretty clearly: “Welcome to the first Upstate CIO Conference, where CIOs from Upstate New [...]

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Practical Experiences in Using Cloud Computing

April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · cloud computing, government 2.0

There is an exchange in Through the Looking Glass between Humpty Dumpty and Alice: “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different [...]

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Retail, Customer Service, How Things Change

April 10th, 2010 · No Comments · groceries

I was born in Southeast Washington, moved to Montgomery County in the mid-50′s and that is about it for me geographically. When I was younger THE grocery store to go for ‘standard’ shopping was Giant Food. While a large organization it felt, at least in my memory, as a neighbor grocery. I will be honest [...]

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