The world just received an extra dose of awesomeness. Last May, the New York Chapter of Girl Develop It (GDI) announced an upcoming meetup that would offer the chance for participants to learn to build an app using Salesforce.com’s (SFDC) technology. The...
Are leadership and management alien concepts? Can one really exist without the other? While people tend to put leadership on a pedestal, management is often given short thrift. Since most people in the world have to deal or participate in the world of management, it...
A leak is never fun. If a pipe bursts in your house, and your floor is getting ruined, should you try to find a mop, or look for a way to fix the leak? The same logic applies to making your code more maintainable, reliable and secure. During the Sonar Summer City...
It’s never pretty to watch a startup going down the tubes…it is beginning to happen in large fashion with Theranos. News broke today that Walgreens is dumping all the in-store test centers that it had created with the Theranos brand. The pundits today...
Humorous metaphor about the cloud aside, this is a not-so-lighthearted blog entry. This is the convergence of progress, loss, and humility. In the fall of 2015, Salesforce.com (SFDC) announced upcoming initiatives for the Internet of Things (IoT). For the uninitiated,...
It’s always good to come across advice from a true-blue business owner, whose name is not splashed across social media every 5 minutes. You can relate right away to their stories, and realize that they have faced real challenges, and their words don’t come...
American Airlines just announced some changes to their reward program, both for the short term and the long term. In the short term, they are continuing the pattern that most airlines are following: basing your elite status on your level of spend, primarily the cost...
Are the Facebook eavesdropping rumors true? Are they secretly keeping your microphone activated for nefarious reasons? Every so often, I will see people in my Facebook feed copying and pasting warnings telling Facebook that it is not authorized to use their...
Labor abuses are an open secret in the IT industry, so why do people look the other way? A recent conviction may instruct how to confront this problem. Periodically, there can be a kerfuffle, such as when a huge employer like Disney blatantly push the law to its...
Rumor has it that some IT firms are beginning to salivate over Cuba, now that diplomatic relations have begun to take root between our two countries. Both as potential consumers and potential employees, Cubans would appear to be a good target market. For starters,...
Security for mobile devices is ever-evolving, but you can control the human side of security. Since you cannot be safely within the confines of trusted networks all the time, here are some steps you can take to secure your mobile devices when you are on the move....
Do you know how to work a room? At some point, we all have had to do it: at a business event, a social event, a birthday party, etc. Even showing up for the first time to a group exercise class can be intimidating. The setting isn’t really the issue – the...
