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RSS age cioCIOs brave the cold for children's charity
News NCH can help people, the same age as my kids, who have fallen through other support networks and stop them getting into the downward cycle from sleeping rough. This year the 'silicon.comrades' team including Steve Clarke, director, systems and... [07 Aug 2008]
The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state
Comment After all, controls and security are very real concerns of the modern technology age and cannot be dismissed lightly. The Naked CIO: The skills drain needs fixing Failure to foster innovation and talent is what's really coming home to roost, says... [14 Jul 2008]
My 15 minutes with Bill Gates
Comment We're talking of the stone age of PC computing. Exclusive column: The Naked CIO The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements The Naked CIO: What makes a great IT leader? The Naked CIO: Business misintelligence [11 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Warped perceptions
Comment The examples seem endless: Y2K, the coming ice age, various pandemics, and so on. Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… ¦ Video: CIO Agenda 2008 ¦ Naked CIO: The true cost of... [28 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tech skills slump, gov't snooping, Segway safety
Comment Karen is right about the age issue but it's still about gender and other forms of stereotypes. Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ The Naked CIO: Madness in the method ¦ Photos... [22 May 2008]
Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…
Comment Comments came flying in on this, some cheering for the winner, while some were a little miffed their favourite didn't feature on the poll… And from old computers to the latest in high-tech cool, the age-old debate - Mac vs PC - got readers riled... [24 Apr 2008]
Editor's Blog: Home computing from Acorn, Amiga and Amstrad, to the ZX Spectrum
Comment For some younger members of the team we had to explain that in the golden age of home computers the idea was you could actually use these - at the time very expensive - pieces of hardware to create your own programs. [22 Apr 2008]
People are mugs over identity theft
Comment The Bebo-obsessed young are naturally profligate with their personal information because at the age of 16 or less, one has little or nothing of real worth to risk in the broader world that exists outside a small group of friends. [08 Apr 2008]
Retail leaders will open up in tough times
Comment He recalled less-than-complementary blogs from customers slating his offers and admits that retailers can no longer control the flow of communication about their brands in the web 2.0 age. The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? [13 Mar 2008]
Profile: Nottingham Building Society head of IT Jack Cutts
Comment This experience will prove valuable as he brings the building society into the web 2.0 age. ¦ The top 10 CIOs ¦ CIO50 analysis: How to be a top CIO ¦ CIO50: The full report Reminiscent of a buccaneer perhaps? [11 Mar 2008]
The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe
Comment It disturbs me that I might consider excluding certain people from consideration because of sex, race or age. With spring and recession in the air, a CEO's fancy turns to pruning costs - and for the Naked CIO's department that means job cuts. [03 Mar 2008]
The Naked CIO: Innovation - same old story
Comment To achieve my desired results I have to metamorphose into some new-age therapist and start talking about utopia. Moronic end users are putting paid to any hope of introducing innovation at Naked CIO's new company. [18 Feb 2008]
How to give tech to those on less than $1 a day
Comment Here, standard kindergarten to age 12 education against a maths, language and reading syllabus may not be the right approach - a new way of dealing with the various problems is required. Of those who do, many will need to be earning money for their... [07 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Ageism, broadband row, ID cards…
Comment Having left the IT sector five years ago due to not being able to find suitable contract or permanent employment due, I think, to my age - 57 - I reskilled and became a driving instructor. Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up... [31 Jan 2008]
Stories of the year
News The age-old Mac vs PC debate was reignited this year when half of a silicon.com CIO Jury decided the cost of upgrading to Microsoft's latest OS - Windows Vista - is encouraging companies to consider investing in Macs or Linux-based machines instead. [14 Dec 2007]
