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EffectiveCIO

  1. The first step to being an effective CIO? Be a learn-it-all: goo.gl/iIvn7 (Thx to Gary McAuliffe) lnkd.in/8845Ky 6:30 AM Mar 28th via LinkedIn
  2. One of the first "Retina Ready" apps for iPad is... Twitter? Am I the only one who finds this amusing? 140 *hi-res* characters? Really? 7:55 AM Mar 16th via LinkedIn
  3. Speaking to the American Payroll Association today on advances in mobile technology and its impact on payroll. Mobile matters everywhere! 8:47 AM Mar 15th via Twitter for Android
  4. The future of mobile enterprise computing: Win 7 desktops delivered from the cloud onto your high-res iPad. A 3270 tube by any other name... 7:00 PM Mar 7th via LinkedIn
  5. There's value in random meetings, so I'm tinkering with tools that marry location services to social networks in real time. Anyone else? 12:04 PM Mar 5th via LinkedIn
  6. Been looking for this for a long time: passive logging to create a personal diary. Will Evertale get it right? evr.tl/zLLbpy 4:40 AM Feb 24th via LinkedIn
  7. This may be the first useful desktop interface for your phone (and I've tried them all). Take a look at Phonedeck: phonedeck.com 6:18 AM Feb 17th via LinkedIn
  8. @michael_keen sad sum CIOs have no idea how 2 create competitive differentiation w/ IT // especially since that is the only purpose for IT 10:04 AM Jan 31st via web in reply to michael_keen
  9. "CIO" is to "Computer" as "Architect" is to "Hammer" 6:46 AM Jan 31st via web
  10. Google becoming less useful: just googled for background info on a company; top link was from 1997 (?!) 5:22 AM Jan 30th via web
  11. @elliotross Thanks. Writing is like riding a bike. It felt good to get back on again... 12:39 PM Jan 17th via HootSuite in reply to elliotross
  12. Prompted by @abbielundberg @cbcurran @itgEvangelist @elliotross: the difficulties of retiring legacy apps: bit.ly/CIO001 12:34 PM Jan 17th via HootSuite
  13. @abbielundberg Metrics-based tough love to retire old apps / why don't more do it? // lack of metrics & planning: I need to blog on this... 11:31 AM Jan 17th via HootSuite
  14. @cbcurran App Architecture's Waxy Build-Up bit.ly/9mYt5J // Metrics-based tough love is the best way to replace and retire old apps 7:53 AM Jan 17th via web
  15. Darn... the update just moved me to the Gingerbread 2.3.6 release, not Ice Cream Sandwich. At least now I'm *ready* for ICS! 9:30 AM Jan 16th via HootSuite
  16. AT&T just pushed an OTA update to my Galaxy S 2. I'm in a gambling mood, so let's see where this leads... 9:14 AM Jan 16th via HootSuite
  17. Wondering where downloaded files wind up on your #Kindle Fire? Here's how to find (and remove) them: goo.gl/t8kRp 6:30 AM Jan 13th via web
  18. I like my new Kindle Fire so much I've started a collection of tips and tricks. Check out today's tip: goo.gl/pNUyh 6:05 AM Jan 11th via web