Category Archives: technology

Collanos: H’awesome and Free Team Collaboration

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Rory

Cut to the chase … you must check it out: Collanos Software (first saw this featured on Collaboration Loop) Did I say that you must check it out? … I have been looking for some kind of collaboration tool or … Continue reading →

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"Focus should be on design and adoption patterns" – Maybe the CIO’s and their minions are just plain wrong

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Rory

From ComputerWeekly … an article that makes some really great points (although I must admit that I was skeptical from its title) – Social software is improving collaboration The end of the article has some bullets on how to implement … Implementing … Continue reading →

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Personalized Start Pages – Exploring their use in my project work

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Rory

Update 3/31: I found this write up from Lifehacker – where they rate five of the most popular start pages – Google, Netvibes, Pageflakes, Microsoft Live, and Yahoo.   I’ve become more and more intrigued about the potential of using … Continue reading →

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Zoho just announced web conferencing app

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Rory

I’ve not tried Zoho … altough I very well might need to in the new SUPER AWESOME project I’ve been assigned at work.  (Just take a look at their blog sidebar to see the different types of products they have … Continue reading →

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Of Monoliths and Minis (Part 3): The problem with small apps

Posted on March 20, 2007 by Rory

In Part 1, I bemoaned the fact that my firm (and I suspect many organizations are quite similar) relies too much on huge platforms as a one-size-fits-all approach to collaboration and coordination. This is unwieldy and unworkable. Such a big … Continue reading →

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Of Monoliths and Minis: A Conversation about Coordination & Collaboration Tools (Part 1)

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Rory

I have been rather slammed at work – completing an assessment and putting together a proposal for my client … which deals with certain challenges regarding knowledge transfer for business process outsourcing. In the course of my work, I’ve had … Continue reading →

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Tony Karrer strikes again and hits it dead on: What is eLearning 2.0?

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Rory

Tony’s blog is something I follow regularly (one might say ‘religiously’) because of his ability to synthesize ideas and concepts into something that really sings with me. And his post on What is eLearning 2.0 is another example of why … Continue reading →

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Findings – collaborative techs in the enterprise

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Rory

This post by Irwin Lazar, from Collaboration Loop, … I’ve been part of a team at Nemertes that has undertaken a project to benchmark how enterprises are supporting an increasing virtual workforce, including the use of tools such as VOIP, … Continue reading →

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Dejas Vu All Over Again (not everything needs to be in the LMS)

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Rory

A few years ago I had a conversation (nearly approaching an argument) with a colleague when our client was deploying a new LMS. The gist was that there was an EPSS which, he claimed, needed to be placed in the … Continue reading →

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The Web 2.0 Video

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Rory

Just had to post it – embed it, actually (I needed to learn how to embed vid on WordPress) … the more I contemplate it … WOW! This is definitely the best explanation on what is Web 2.0 … Here’s … Continue reading →

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