For Your Edification
Posted: November 14, 2014 Filed under: Business, Innovation, Leadership | Tags: Jacob Morgan, Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek, Start with Why, The Future of Work, The Innovators, Walter Isaacson 1 CommentAs an avid reader, I usually have multiple books going at any one time. Here is a current sampling:
The Future of Work by Jacob Morgan
The Innovators by Walter Issacson. Did you know that one of the innovators behind the first computer studied at UW Madison? That “punch cards” were initially used for loom-based weaving? A low cost, infinite resource was a breakthrough for programming. Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, wrote a series of notes in the 1840s that outlined the key concepts in the first electronic computer nearly 100 years before it was made in the 1940s? While parts of the book at too tedious for me, there are some very interesting facts that I never really appreciated.
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek. I just started this one, but really enjoyed his previous Start with Why.
14 Minutes Well Spent
Posted: November 11, 2014 Filed under: Technology Leave a commentMobile is eating the world. This must-watch video is a great use of less than 14 minutes.
A few quick notes:
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The technology industry is now selling to everyone - The internet has changed – there is more time spent on the mobile web than all other web traffic
- Communication is changing (has changed) – social, messaging, photo messages, etc.
- The economics of the business are evolving
- Apple’s revenue is eclipsing the whole rest of the PC Industry
So…why do we still call these devices SmartPhones when they are really pocket supercomputers?
Weekly Download 14.22
Posted: November 7, 2014 Filed under: Technology, Weekly Download | Tags: Chromebook, cloud, Core M Processor, design, Intel, iPad, MacBook Air, Marques Brownlee, windowless planes, Windows PC 2 Comments
Here’s a recap of news and notes from around the Web that caught my attention over the past week or so.
Cloudy With a Chance of Trouble. This perfect headline summarizes how employees are using a large variety of officially unsanctioned cloud-based tools in the workplace. The WSJ shows that regardless of the corporate approach, employees find creative ways to tap into these services.
Why Getting It Wrong Is the Future of Design. Just when design gets it right, some are headed to the wrong side, with often exciting results. I like the slightly deviant thinking reflected here that takes on the idea that perfect can be too perfect.
Don’t miss these tech reviews: great quality, great onscreen presence. This guy is a college senior, but already has six years of experience! Marques Brownlee, you’re a terrific example of what is possible in this new world.
Windowless planes could be here in 10 years—and they look amazing. Wow, this sure made me think.
In the evolving convergence of traditional devices and new devices, the long standing “how many devices” argument is still not clear. As soon as we think we’re close, there is yet another set of expectations to meet. Apple should make a better MacBook Air and not fret about the iPad looks at what may be on the horizon with hybrid devices. I love the toaster-meets-refrigerator imagery.
Intel Launches the Intel® Core™ M Processor, touted as the “optimal blend of mobility and performance.”
The Apple Mac Takes Its Place In The Post-PC World. The fight for market position is being won by Macs and Chromebooks, at the expense of Windows PCs.
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