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Legacy Modernization in Government

A previous era saw the shift to legacy mainframe systems designed, developed, installed and maintained by a then new generation trained or self-educated in these technologies. We are now facing a major skills gap in maintaining these technologies. The...

Published Fri, May 30 2008 3:05 PM by Paul E. Rummell
Little Brother Audio book: Audible vs eMusic vs Zipidee

I am one of those people who walk around with earphones in my ears whenever I leave home, and at various breaks in the day. I’m not listening to music much these days, but listening to people giving speeches (including stuff converted from the House...

Published Fri, May 30 2008 1:05 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Old economy vs new economy - a battle between Canadian business coalitions.

An article by Kathleen Lau for ComputerWorld Canada (29 May 2008) documents that launching of the Canadian Intellectual Property Council (CIPC). The CIPC is made up of 14 Canadian businesses from a variety of industries including Microsoft Canada, Cisco...

Published Thu, May 29 2008 10:05 AM by Rusell McOrmond
Impressions of the Net Neutrality Rally.

I was downtown early so I could sit outside the Parliament Pub across from Parliament Hill and read my morning e-Mail via the OGWifi Hotspot . I noticed a growing number of people who looked like they were in uniforms around the flame, so I headed over...

Published Wed, May 28 2008 9:05 AM by Rusell McOrmond
Don't trust the government

Are you scared? You should be. The resident rocket scientists in our government are ready to sign on to a program in conjunction with our increasingly paranoid southern friends to permit border crossing authorities to search your iPod or MP3 player for...

Published Tue, May 27 2008 10:05 PM by Dr. Chevalier
OGwifi at Netneutralityrally.ca

The folks from Ottawa-Gatineau WiFi (ogWiFi) will be at the Net Neutrality Rally on the hill today. They have put together a Wireless Access Point with a WiMax connection to the Internet that they will have with them on parliament Hill tomorrow during...

Published Tue, May 27 2008 8:05 AM by Rusell McOrmond
Politicians will be politicians: Obama's technology policy not as good as advertised?

I wasn’t watching the US presidential primaries because I saw it as a race between Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb. I have some political ideas that might otherwise slide me to supporting the Democrats, but then I look at the damage done during the...

Published Sun, May 25 2008 1:05 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Events next week bring together related policy issues

Next week on Tuesday May 27'th is the Net Neutrality rally ( Facebook event ), and on Friday May 30'th is the GOSLING 6-year anniversary ( Facebook event ). There is also rumors about a Copyright bill being tabled soon, and it won't surprise me if it...

Published Fri, May 23 2008 1:05 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Clarity would go a long way to calm CopyFight.

The May 17′th issue of the Globe and Mail features an article by John Degen titled Who needs copyright, anyway? He suggests that the panic about copyright from all sides of the debate is false, and talks about his own transition from being one of...

Published Tue, May 20 2008 11:05 PM by Rusell McOrmond
My Perfect Computer

Doesn't exist. Yet. To be fair it wouldn't be my only computer, but let me share what I would describe as ideal for the business person who travels, or presently carries a laptop, or would like less weight, or would like to reduce the number of Batman...

Published Sun, May 18 2008 12:05 PM by Dr. Chevalier
On May 30, celebrate 6 Years of Getting Open Source Logic INto Governments

May 30'th, 2008 is the 6 year anniversary of GOSLING: Getting Open Source Logic INto Governments. We are having a party at the Parliament Pub, just in front of the parliament buildings in Ottawa. For details and any changes please see our website where...

Published Mon, May 12 2008 12:05 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Entertainment Software Association opposes technology property rights

Michael Geist reported that Canadian copyright scholar Howard Knopf squares off against Stevan Mitchell of the Entertainment Software Association on Buisiness News Network's show SqueezePlay . I sent the following as a letter to the show. Stevan Mitchell...

Published Sun, May 11 2008 9:05 AM by Rusell McOrmond
Recognizing a policy problem doesn't suggest agreement on solutions

A few hours after posting my article on the content industry vs content delivery providers I was sent a link to an article titled " Raging Grannies demonstrate for fair contracts for freelancers " by its author, journalist Shannon Lee Mannion . The contracts...

Published Thu, May 08 2008 11:05 AM by Rusell McOrmond
Content industry vs content delivery providers: who is the customer?

One of the common problems you will see in policy discussions is that many people are focused on their narrow issues, sometimes even tiny edge-cases, and not investing any time looking at the bigger picture of how different policies interact. This leads...

Published Wed, May 07 2008 3:05 PM by Rusell McOrmond
Real-world experience important for politicians and other policy makers/promoters

Reading a press release from Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus , you will see the following: "Angus is one of the only MPs who has relied on income from copyright royalties from music, book and textbook sales to make a living. He says the New Democratic...

Published Mon, May 05 2008 7:05 PM by Rusell McOrmond

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May 2008 - Enterprise Insights

Legacy Modernization in Government

Little Brother Audio book: Audible vs eMusic vs Zipidee

Old economy vs new economy - a battle between Canadian business coalitions.

Impressions of the Net Neutrality Rally.

Don't trust the government

OGwifi at Netneutralityrally.ca

Politicians will be politicians: Obama's technology policy not as good as advertised?

Events next week bring together related policy issues

Clarity would go a long way to calm CopyFight.

My Perfect Computer

On May 30, celebrate 6 Years of Getting Open Source Logic INto Governments

Entertainment Software Association opposes technology property rights

Recognizing a policy problem doesn't suggest agreement on solutions

Content industry vs content delivery providers: who is the customer?

Real-world experience important for politicians and other policy makers/promoters

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