Hispanic Information Technology Executive Council

Monday, October 31, 2011

Gadgets - 12 gadgets we need...from the future. My favorites? The Neuralyzer and the Point Of View Gun. http://ping.fm/1u07w

Internet Speed - Which are the top 9 countries with the fastest speed? Unfortunately the US is not even in the top 10. http://ping.fm/A5CX1

Happy Halloween - Check out the Google doodle for today. If you are not in the US then try http://ping.fm/EIA3W

Saturday, October 29, 2011

HP - "Sorry, we changed our mind...again". Company decides to keep PC unit. http://ping.fm/gDYdk

Internet Control - Proposed law could impact content sharing, impacting innovation, causing censorship. China anyone? http://ping.fm/zBpzX

Big Data - Are you ready for it? New trend is more than just high volumes of data. Some ideas on how to cope. http://ping.fm/kSXFo

Great article. Hispanics driving US global competitiveness. http://ping.fm/ZQtC0 #USA #Latism #foxnewslatino #fox #Hispanic #NSHMBA #HITEC #HACR

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Social Media - Why this platform should be called 'mass collaboration'. A very good point of view from Gartner. http://ping.fm/oLKlN

Android - 10 things to know about the new 4.0 OS, also known as 'Ice Cream Sandwich'. http://ping.fm/mFybM

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

IBM - Big blue names Ginni Rometty as new CEO. She inherits huge cash reserves and a soaring stock price. http://ping.fm/fzRZA

Leadership - Do IT managers want to be CIOs? Is it a mentality or recruiting issue? My personal opinion is the latter. http://ping.fm/e3Pmk

Streaming - Will we ever go fully online streaming? Some companies are trying to get us there but are we willing? http://ping.fm/JiSSV

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

How much longer does the PC live? http://ping.fm/ZU8GE #PC #tablet #mobility

iPhone v. Nexus - Which one is better? The jury is still out but this comparison is helpful. http://ping.fm/lqKbV

Yahoo - Google said to be pondering acquiring the once high flying search company. Not sure about anti-trust issues. http://ping.fm/fu8xG

Monday, October 24, 2011

Women in tech - Enrollment in STEM disciplines starting to rise. http://ping.fm/QIEL3

Tech Giants - Dennis Ritchie dies. He invented C (which runs iPhones, etc.), helped develop Unix (which runs the Net). http://ping.fm/PuEKi

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Watched Disney's Sword and the Stone with the family. Classic. http://ping.fm/08D9W #Disney #Education

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Bill Gates predicted the iPad in 2006. http://ping.fm/Q8TXu #iPad #Microsoft

Will MC Hammer's new search engine be "to legit to quit" http://ping.fm/B3aM9 #stophammertime #80s #canttouchthis

Friday, October 21, 2011

Bio computing - Scientists make do computing from bacteria and DNA. Our bodies as computers? New from Apple...iBody! http://ping.fm/Hndeh

Tablets - Manufacturers and retailers are pumping them out but not Google. Here's why. http://ping.fm/AgXbi

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Tech Trends - Tablets, the cloud, analytics, big data, other. 2012 strategic technologies according to Gartner. http://ping.fm/XnvH2

Yahoo - Rumors persist of various parties wanting to buy the company. Co-founder insists there are other options. http://ping.fm/iUvwv

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Smartphones - Samsung, Google announce new Android OS that will run on both smartphones and tablets. Looks great! http://ping.fm/IY6RI

Spam - Inboxes see 2/3 drop in volume due to better tech, better collaboration, more centralization, and education. http://ping.fm/zWFGw

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Tech & Stress - How one tech executive is using technology to help reduce his stress from technology. http://ping.fm/7TfD4

Intel - Company wants 2.5 billion online by 2015, up from 1.5 billion. Wants it done through embedded devices. http://ping.fm/i6EJA

Monday, October 17, 2011

Skype - In case you forgot, Microsoft bought Skype and has now completed the transaction. Competition for Cisco? http://ping.fm/kt1ru

Tablets - Amazon's Kindle Fire is half price of iPad but will eat into the online retailer's margins. http://ping.fm/ZpLuY

Skype - In case forgot, Microsoft bought Skype and has now completed the transaction. Competition for Cisco? http://ping.fm/zHKHx

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Had a great Friday Fios Family Fun Movie Night watching Rango. Funny http://ping.fm/UZ3yS #fios #Verizon #Rango #Depp #Flexview

Friday, October 14, 2011

Cams - We have goal cams, end zone cams, overhead cams. Ready for this? The ball cam. http://ping.fm/W0Qln

Thursday, October 13, 2011

BlackBerry - RIM still struggling to fully recover from global disruption of its data services. Talk about bad timing. http://ping.fm/m9M8G

Outsourcing - BestBuy re-building part of its IT staff it outsourced 7 years ago to meet growing-e-business demand. http://ping.fm/ZWbqi

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

STEM Education - In 2009, 1/2 to 2/3 of advanced degrees in the US in these fields went to foreign students. Ouch. http://ping.fm/GLwbr

Smartphones - The iphone 4s is here. For everyone else that is not an iPhone user, here are 9 high end alternatives. http://ping.fm/MK8xz

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Are you doing Video Conferencing on your iPad? http://ping.fm/g9oC7 #iPad #tablet #mobility

Android - Google and Samsung delay anticipated new OS called Ice Cream Sandwich due to Steve Jobs passing. http://ping.fm/Ca4Sg

Energy Consumption - New law says energy usage for devices falls 50% every 1.6 yrs. Yes! More powerful mobile gadgets! http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/10/computing-power

Monday, October 10, 2011

Data Mining - Social media sites are being analyzed to gain insights on consumer preferences. http://ping.fm/rv1bK

Genetics - This is somewhat different from my usual posts but it's a fascinating read. http://ping.fm/9PAtP

Is the smart phone a weapon against global poverty? http://ping.fm/tPIvy #iphone #android #verizon #mobility #africa

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Check out the world's top brands and what each brand is worth? Guess Who is #1? http://ping.fm/hzkWj

Thursday, October 6, 2011

HP - Can the company change its inherent DNA? The signs are not good. http://ping.fm/xZRQD

Steve Jobs - In 2005 Steve gave the commencement speech at Stanford. Worth listening, especially last 5 mins or so. http://ping.fm/oQOKe

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Steve Jobs - More information about Steve's passing. http://ping.fm/LSLNL

Steve Jobs - A great icon, leader and entrepreneur of our times has died. His impact will be felt for a long time. http://ping.fm/uMJaJ

Google - An interview with Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google. It's long (an hour) but worth it. http://ping.fm/JZXo4

Entrepreneurship - Does Christopher Columbus' discovery mirror entrepreneurship? Heck yes! http://ping.fm/2wxVG

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

BYOT - "Bring Your Own Tech" to work. Nine things for CIOs to consider. http://ping.fm/igNBS

Global Internet - Governments want more control, especially China and Russia. I wonder why? http://ping.fm/c1yzn

Monday, October 3, 2011

Cell Phone use by the numbers: http://ping.fm/Of3ZL #verizon #wireless #smartphone #mobility

Internet Access - Get them while they're young. Google reaching out to marginalized communities for net access. http://ping.fm/2o1Io

Cloud Computing - Business Intelligence and Analytics are accelerating adoption of platform. http://ping.fm/iYSDD