It’s topic of much discussion here at Whatever – what is the future looking like for traditional desktop computers (PC’s) ? I can share with you that based on retail reports from this past Christmas and Apple’s Q4 Earning report, it’s bleak….Wired .com reported that US tablet ownership doubled this past Christmas. In mid December, [...]
Category Archives: President’s blog
The post PC era. Good bye laptops…hello smartphones.
iPad Learning and the NFL
On the day after the Superbowl, I’d thought I’d share some football insight I recently stumbled upon. No, I’m not speaking to the commercials that us advertising guys get all ramped up about. It’s about technology, athletes and learning. Yes, even the National Football League has embraced the power of the iPad with a new [...]
Mobile First – Adaptive, responsive design
There’s been quite a debate hitting the web development community surrounding the mobile web, and the future of mobile applications (app’s) versus mobile websites. To briefly summarize, do companies create separate mobile versions of their website? Or do they create mobile apps to deliver specialized content to the mobile audience? Much of this dialogue has [...]
Data in the Clouds
Chances are you’ve probably heard the term “cloud computing” – it’s all the rage these days. While it’s difficult to come up with any short, concise definition of the term, the generally agreed upon notion is that by utilizing a ‘Cloud Solution,’ you are, in fact, placing your data or key applications online versus having [...]
High mobile expectations
Where did September go? A blur, and here we are in October. One memory stands out for me from September. It occured one evening while I was away on a fly-in fishing trip with friends on a remote lake in Ontario… no hydro… no roads… float plane as the only way in and out. As we [...]
iPad 3.0
Everyone should make a point of spending some time in the great outdoors – the experience is not only healthly, but it can provide you with some amazing clarity of thought. I want to share a relevalation some friends and I had during a conversation around a campfire this past Saturday evening. I need to set the stage: [...]
Steve Jobs – one more battle
Watching from the sidelines and wishing Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., strength and success in his ongoing fight with cancer. I have huge admiration for his ability to put up a positive front in what must be a very difficult time for him. Whenever I think of Steve, I can’t help but smile and recall a [...]
Fire in our area
Just a quick ‘thanks” to all of you who contacted us to see if we were affected by the recent fire in our Peterborough complex! Thankfully, it didn’t touch our building, but the damage was severe for some of our neighbours. It certainly provided a wake-up call to review our back ups and off-site storage systems. [...]
5 fast tips for successful e-mail
If you’re like me, you’re beginning to dread opening your inbox. Aside from the spam, jokes and non-soliticied messages, I’m finding more and more people would rather send me e-mail than pick up the phone and call. Fine, I get it. E-mail creates a trail for follow-up, lets people manage when they respond and carefully craft their [...]
Ford’s spin on electric cars
One of my staff sent along an interesting read – an interview with Bill Ford, great grandson of Henry Ford. It’s an insightful perspective on developments within the auto industry to push electric vehicle technology forward. Bill discusses the limitations with pure eletric versus hybrid technologies, the mergence of smart car technology and states a [...]
