Talking Out Loud with ASB

Continuing My Quest for More LinkedIn Improvements

Logik! — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:30:14 GMT

It’s been almost 16 months since my last LinkedIn Feature Request post , and thankfully, the folks at LinkedIn have not been sitting idly by. No, they still haven’t brought back the Personal Plus membership (or a reasonable $5-10/month alternative) to...(read more)

Key Principles for Maximizing IT Value

Logik! — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:31:19 GMT

I just came across the following article while checking through my LinkedIn group discussions: Some IT Leadership Principles for CEO's & Business Leaders It is definitely a worthy read, and requires very little commentary. These simply...(read more)

An Excellent Birthday Surprise

Logik! — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:19:15 GMT

May 2009 has been a rather eventful month for me. Lots of activities and responsibilities at work, home and church. For the most part, everything has gone very well. On the 24th, I celebrated my birthday, and the day began with a conference...(read more)

Don’t Let The Pressure Get To You

Logik! — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:01:13 GMT

Good people sometimes do really dumb things, and nothing brings out more stupidity than stress. The reason behind the stress almost doesn’t matter. Whether it’s a tight deadline, a personal crisis, the global economic situation, or a seven-game...(read more)

Online File Storage and Collaboration Tools

Logik! — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:41:41 GMT

Two of my favorite tools for online storage and collaboration are DropBox and Box.net . Because each product offers features that the other lacks, and because they appear to be attacking the challenges of collaboration different perspectives,...(read more)

The beat goes on…

Logik! — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:06:47 GMT

Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending an Angelbeat conference in NYC. One of the best products I saw while I was there was from Persystent Technologies . This application allows you to maintain the configuration of a desktop or laptop...(read more)

The Business of Information Technology

Logik! — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:20:21 GMT

There is an excellent discussion taking place on the LinkedIn group for CIO magazine under the heading of: Some thoughts on IT-Business Alignment from the Chase Zander IT Director Forum (as influenced by CIO Forum members) So far, there are over 35 responses,...(read more)

Short Takes for April 2009

Logik! — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:45:00 GMT

It’s only the second of April, and already I’m dealing with chaos. And not the kind I expected, either. We’ve all been waiting for Conflicker to do something this month , but so far, nothing has occurred. This is not a bad thing, mind...(read more)

We’re Back In The Worm Zone

Logik! — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:34:41 GMT

The Conficker worm continues to make headlines , not only because it has been so elusive over the past 5 or so months, but because it is configured to do something special on April 1, 2009. For a disturbingly large number of individuals and organizations,...(read more)

Job Hunting in the 21st Century

Logik! — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:13:56 GMT

In 2009, there is no time to complain about how tight and unfair the job market is, or how hard it is to get a resume in the door. There is no more room for complaining about unqualified people using their personal or family connections to get into...(read more)

Get Even More Space With DropBox

Logik! — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:26:34 GMT

I’ve been using DropBox since last summer , and I wrote about how useful after just a few months of use. Well, another 6 months have passed, and it has become even more indispensible for me. I’ve recently started using the collaboration feature...(read more)

The Compliance Trap

Logik! — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:47:00 GMT

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Almost exactly two years ago, I posted an article about the general organizational obsession with regulatory (or industry) compliance, at the expense of proper information security . Just today,...(read more)

Our New Video Project

Logik! — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:08:36 GMT

Yesterday, my wife embarked on a bold new experiment: She’s going to be hosting a monthly vegetarian cooking class called “ Taste and See ” which we will record to video and making available online. The first episode was filmed at our church...(read more)

Effective IT Leadership

Logik! — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:06:35 GMT

This month, I’ve been reading some really good articles and books on IT Leadership and Project Management, including several books by Bob Lewis , author of Keep the Joint Running . If you consider yourself an IT Leader, you could do much, much worse than...(read more)

Yes, Security Is Still Important in 2009

Logik! — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:25:45 GMT

Quite frankly, it’s even more important than it has been in the past. This morning, I was reading some articles on information security, including news about the Conficker worm . You know, we haven’t had a really good worm in 3 or 4...(read more)