Tyler Whitaker's Infotech

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  • Greg Gianforte on Bootstrapping Your Company

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    I just got the chance to listen to Greg Gianforte’s talk the 2006 MySQL User’s Conference. Greg has a great grasp of what it takes to bootstrap a company. I love the sell first, build second approach to product development. After all, if you can’t sell it, what’s the purpose in building it. Here’s a link…

  • Why Walmart will be the health care provider of the Future

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    It’s that time of year again to get a flu shot. Like every year I recently went down to my doctor’s office, and was reminded why traditional health care is so screwed up. Despite being organized with a special “flu shot clinic”, it still took me 25 minutes just to get past the waiting room.…

  • Next Generation Touch Screen Interface

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    Check out this video of Jeff Han from NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences as he demos his new touch screen interface that allows multi-touch input. Sign me up to the beta!

  • Bloggaps and Sabbaticals

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    It looks like we have experienced a bloggap here on this site. Actually I’m running an experiment this summer. I’ve been taking a sabbatical. Sure, I’m still writing my monthly InfoTech column with Landscape Management Magazine. (Check out the latest on Websites, Software Licensing, and Website Content) And I’m still working on some pet projects like my…

  • May CTO Breakfast

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    We had a good discussion today at the Phil Windley’s CTO Breakfast. A couple of items really stood out. Bruce Fryer with a new startup Digisense brought up the Amazon S3 web service is being used by JungleDisk.com to provide super low cost online backup. An interesting part of the discussion turned toward how to…

  • What would it be like to live in a Wal-Mart?

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    From the world of strange things, here’s a surprisingly good article about a college sophomore who tried to live at his local Wal-Mart during spring break. Spring break at Wal-Mart Thanks to Kirk Weisler for the link.

  • InfoTech Article on Handling Old Computer Hardware

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    A new InfoTech Article is now available on setting up the right processes to handle old and obsolete computer hardware in your business. Rank ordering your employees will setup a water fall process for new hardware to trickle down through your organization. InfoTech Article: Water Fall Process

  • New InfoTech Article: Logical Technology

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    The latest InfoTech article published in Landscape Management Magazine on using logic to solve technology problem is now available online. Technology is built on logic. Problems with technology have logical answers. InfoTech: Logical Technology

  • Lego and Mass Customization

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    Fast Company magazine has a great article on Lego’s new plan to use mass customization of their product to deliver more personalized product offering. Basically you download their Digital Designer product, draw up the plans for you creation, and it keeps track of the blocks you need. Then you can place an order to their…

  • Articles

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    InfoTech: 2009 technology buying guide Jan 1, 2009By: Tyler WhitakerA collection of some cool high-tech toys to start the new year. InfoTech: Is Obama the tech president? Dec 1, 2008By: Tyler Whitaker It’s now time to buckle down and understand what changes for technology are coming during the next four years. InfoTech: TV ads fight…