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Technology in 2010

Technology is in a state of constant change. Always advancing. Simplifying yet complicating our lives at the same time. Predicting what will happen in the tech industry is next to impossible. Heck, by Hollywood standards we should all be conversing with HAL (for almost 10 years). Clearly, HAL is quite a ways off and I [...]

Missing the Big Picture

During recessionary times there is more green lost than just money. The recently released CDW 2009 Energy Efficient IT Report shows that as IT budgets get cut, so does the importance of energy efficiency. This is a far cry from 18 months ago when you couldn’t avoid the green topic. Each day it seemed a [...]

Technology Companies: Claim Your Piece of the Stimulus Pie

As any large government spending bill would, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has its share of supporters and opponents. What the ARRA also has is some great opportunities for technology companies to generate new revenue. Along with $787 billion dollars, the ARRA doles out requirements for government transparency that are far [...]

Third Thursday Tech Talk: The Technology of Green

The 38th Earth Day (4.54 billionth if you really want to get technical) has come and gone. Have we learned anything new? In the past few years, you could not open a newspaper, magazine, trade publication, or flip the channel without someone talking about how they were greening it up. Unfortunately, 2009 has not seen [...]