Tyler Whitaker's Infotech

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  • Apprentice TV Show = Ratings, Not Good Business.

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    I keep hoping that Donald Trump’s Apprentice will deliver more of the insights from his book The Art of the Deal. But, the celebrity edition of the show is just more of the same. Robert Merrill has a great post on his blog about Trump’s decision to keep Omarosa over Tiffany. I couldn’t agree more. The…

  • Using Technology to Promote your Corporate Voice

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    Lately I’ve noticed 3 very different, but related things about my life. I love my Digital Video Recorder (DVR). I don’t listen to the radio much. And I have no idea if I have a current copy of the yellow pages. Now don’t get me wrong, I haven’t gone and buried my head in the…

  • Blog – Articles Recap

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    Wow. It has been a really long time since I last blogged. I chalk that up to getting busy with life. I.e. spending time with the family, working with BDS, and taking some time off. I have kept up with my monthly column. You can see most recent articles on my articles page.

  • Mozy and Phil Windley’s CTO Breakfast

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    So I picked the wrong day to miss Phil Windley’s CTO breakfast. I usually make it a top priority based on the good food and excellent technical discussion. With guys like Phil Windley, Scott Lemon, and Phil Burns you’re guaranteed a lively and informative dialog on all things technology. Unfortunately, the two new employees that…

  • Imagine your data on a Swivel

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    Swivel.com is the YouTube for data. Interesting business model: 1 part Google Spreadsheets, 1 part YouTube, 1 part graphics. I guess in this day and age you can take just about any idea and put it on the web and create a community around it. I like it. But I like the business ideas it…

  • Is Gigabit Quantum-Encryption ‘Uncrackable’?

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    I saw an interesting announcement today by id Quantique SA and Senetas Corp. Ltd. about a commercial application of quantum encryption. They claim 1 gigabit per second data rates in their prototype solution. I’ll be interested to see if these ‘Uncrackable’ claims can hold up to the scrutiny of the cryptography community. Original Article: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196900575 Technorati tags:…

  • 500 Gallons of Fresh Water a Day

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    Do you dream of living “Off the Grid?” Check out this solution for fresh water that is reminiscent of the moisture farms on Tatooine. Aqua Sciences, Inc. has a technology that can product up to 500 gallons of fresh water a day from the moisture in the air. FEMA already have 2 of these $500,000 units…

  • Robotic Flying Dragonfly at CES

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    Check out this video of a robotic dragonfly from the company Wow Wee. Just one more reason why I should be attending CES. http://news.com.com/1606-12994_3-6150150.html?tag=ne.video.6150150  Technorati tags: CES, Wow Wee, Robotic Flying Dragonfly

  • ChaCha.com a Google Killer?

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    What do you get when you combine the human intelligence behind Amazon’s MTurk and Google’s clean and accurate approach to web searching: ChaCha.com For a search engine, ChaCha.com provides a clean interface and good results. But what is interesting is the human intelligence that’s injected into the equation. Can’t find what you need with other…

  • Apple Unveils New iPhone

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    Steve Jobs made the big announcement at Macworld in San Francisco this week by unveiling Apple’s entry into the cell phone market. The unique take away’s for me is the new “multitouch’ interface that replaces that need for a stylus. And the fact that the iPhone runs a full-fledged version of Mac OS X. Now…