The purpose of this blog

Well since I’ve been brave and courageous and gone out on my own, it seems about time to reconsider how I use my blogs and their roles. I have now created my business – Applied Insight Pty Ltd – and its focus is on providing advice to clients on using their information systems better (to …

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Twitter Twitter Twitter

OK I twitter.  I don’t twitter a lot, and mostly I do it just so that my two websites (this one and www.appliedinsight.com.au) are updated with something like a dead man’s handle to prove I haven’t died in a ditch somewhere.  2, 3 twitters a day tops.  With twitter, you get 140 character posts from …

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PigeonRank

I’m doing some research on Google searches and I was flabbergasted to learn of PigeonRank technology, particularly low-cost pigeon data clusters.  It’s a great breakthrough, something that should have been thought of years before.  If we could align the market with the needs of endangered species using similar approaches, the outcome would be great for …

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IT Management and the philosophy of Dr Seuss

I got news today that CPA Australia changed the title of the IT area on its website to “IT Management” here: http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/cps/rde/xchg/SID-3F57FECA-8F43E1DA/cpa/hs.xsl/877_ENA_HTML.htm I thought some bad business poetry might be in order: And there was cheering in the street,Jan had done something that simply couldn’t be beatThe website not for ebusiness meantHad its name changed …

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Who needs perfection? (a Rostrum speech)

As we trudge with feet of clay through the swamps of our sorrows, failure strikes us down.  We are always found wanting.  We are not up to the task.  We challenge ourselves with the question, “who needs perfection?”.   Good evening Mr Chairperson, members and guests.  Who needs perfection?  I mean, really needs perfection? If a …

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