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BYOD Is Absolutely Top-Down

I’m glad someone finally pointed this out about the BYOD movement: Who Has Apples at Work? In Many Cases, It’s the Bosses (h/t Between the Lines) From my long-past days in IT, I remember the added pressure of supporting executives, regardless of what they were carrying. When it came to support, we jumped, e.g. I once [...]

Posted 02 February 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Is Siri a Disappointment?

Well, this is interesting: Is it time to say goodbye to Siri? A few months ago, when I finally upgraded my wife’s OG iPhone, I initially bought the 4, but settled on the 4S because she thought Siri sounded useful and cool. I told her my opinion, basically that voice was a neat feature that no one [...]

Posted 02 February 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Trending, Unplugged Vacations

I suspect many people now take workcations, given how common tablets and smartphones are and how easy it has become to do work on the go, and similarly how hard it has become to disconnect from the internets. One trend I wholeheartedly endorse is the rise of the unplugged getaway, which is tougher (and pricier) [...]

Posted 01 February 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Hello There LinkedIn, It’s Been a While

Attending an enterprisey conference means exchanging and collecting lots of business cards. I usually carry stickers, but somehow they’re not in my laptop bag anymore. Anyway, one guy I met decided to connect to me on LinkedIn, a brilliant reminder of that professional network that I’ve neglected over the last half decade. I’m really glad [...]

Posted 25 January 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Where’s the Halo Exactly?

Apple’s earnings noted a halo effect, a.k.a. as the iPhone as a gateway drug. Enterprise iPhone 4S activations spike, highlight Apple’s halo effect | ZDNet Since its release in 2007, the iPhone has served as the perfect gateway drug to other Apple products in the home. Apple is now seeing this among enterprise buyers too. [...]

Posted 25 January 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

SunSpace Moves to WebCenter

Over on the WebCenter (@oraclewebcenter) blog, Peter (@peterreiser) has a detailed look at the migration of SunSpace to WebCenter, definitely worth a look if you’re interested in what WebCenter can do. He even includes pictures of SunSpace communities on Chris’ (@cbales) Spaces iPhone app, which I personally love both as a go-to app and as [...]

Posted 25 January 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Do More with Oracle WebCenter

Last week, our own Christian Finn (@cfinn) gave a webcast called “Do More with Oracle WebCenter,” but if you missed it, don’t fret, there’s a recording. Check out the recap on the official WebCenter (@oraclewebcenter) blog: Do More with Oracle WebCenter: Expand Beyond Portals – Webcast QPossibly Related Posts: WebCenter 11g Patch Set 3 Overview [...]

Posted 23 January 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

WebCenter Resources in the Wild

Aside from the official WebCenter blog (@oraclewebcenter), Peter’s blog (@peterreiser) and sometimes Matthias’ blog (@mprove), there are a bunch people out there in intertubes land writing about WebCenter. Here are a few good voices I’ve read recently, along with some that I’ve been reading for a while in no particular order: Yannick Ongena (@yannick_ongena) Andrejus Baranovskis (@andrejusb) [...]

Posted 18 January 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

In Defense of the Logitech Revue Remote

Here I am defending the Google TV remote again. To be clear, I’m talking about the Logitech Revue remote: The Logitech Revue remote Not the Sony one: The Sony Internet TV remote First off, I have a Logitech Revue, which Google sent me after Google IO 2010. I like the idea of Google TV, and [...]

Posted 14 January 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

The History of SunSpace

Peter (@peterreiser), one of my fellow WebCenter evangelists, shares the history of SunSpace, Sun’s internal community/Enterprise 2.0/social site, over on his blog. Sun was an early social adopter, and SunSpace was/is a very active community. I first met Peter a shortly after the Sun acquisition was announced. As social community managers, we shared tips and tricks, [...]

Posted 14 January 2012 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °