Author Archives: Freeform Dynamics
Kim and the art of Identity Management
At the end of last week, I found myself in the most pleasant position of[...]
Clouds are blowing your way
I spent a goodly chunk of last week in California and kept bumping into people[...]
Cloud Computing and Web 2.0
Don’t you just hate it when another woolly ambiguous term is forced upon us? When[...]
Security solutions seeking problems
The last few days have involved me in a number of meetings with both vendors[...]
Lovelock and Lawson: read ’em both
Well, Earth Day was not the smartest day to jump on a plane to California[...]
Can computers really extract knowlege?
Knowledge management is theoretically impossible. Real knowledge sits between your ears, unseen until it is[...]
Why is IT Still Not Communicating Well With Business?
For many years now there has been intense discussion within the IT “industry” highlighting the[...]
There’s more to life (death?) than carbon
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Oracle and Collaboration
I was interested to read about Angela’s experience trying to secure a briefing from Oracle[...]
Let go and relax. Information management is about trusting your tools
I’m not a major player when it comes to gadgets and tools, I often download[...]
Racetrack memory to save us from ourselves
Today’s issue of Science carries a story about a new invention from IBM called Magnetic[...]
Don’t put lipstick on the pig
Today’s issue of PR influences covers ’greenwashing’ – “the act of misleading consumers regarding the[...]
Two-way web pushes door to information wide open
The Open Library project came up for discussion on the newly refurbed Talis Library Gang[...]
Microsoft Bloat, Green and the Vista opportunity
Microsoft’s always going to have a hard time presenting a convincing green story for desktop[...]
IBM’s Bluehouse: a human hub?
Even after 42 years in IT, I still tend to forget that projects are always[...]
Virtualisation Management – Vendors See The Light?
At the end of last year we carried out a survey on all aspects of[...]
Linux on the desktop: cheap trick or pragmatist’s dream?
Welcome to our third and final poll on desktop operating systems. First, we looked at[...]
Making chipsets interesting
At the risk of offending all those who love to talk for hours about cores,[...]
Storage Vendors for All Sizes
by Tony Lock I have spent a lot of time over the course of the[...]
You calling me a consultant?
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Social media or distorted dialogue?
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Greenpeace slams Microsoft. Again.
Greenpeace has just published its seventh Guide to Greener Electronics. If you visit the website[...]
Tackling the CO2 issue
Here’s a shock for all who know me: I say, “Good on you Tony Blair.”[...]
??$*!!**?? — Yep, I am buying a house…
Analyst invents novel scoring system for rating the people he’s paying to buy a house.[...]