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Jack Layton's lessions for IT leaders

Everyone, it seems, has read the letter by now. And everyone, with the possible exception of Christie Blatchford, seems to have been moved by it. The question is, does it take the exceptional circumstances of Jack Layton’s death for great ideas to make themselves felt? ...

Published Tue, Aug 23 2011 4:27 PM by Shane Schick
The teletabtop: Device convergence in an era of tablets, notebooks and phones

So I’m sitting in the office of a Canadian CIO having a discussion, throughout which he is taking notes on his Apple iPad. I notice, however, he has a RIM BlackBerry PlayBook on the table behind him. I have to raise the question....

Published Mon, Aug 22 2011 4:40 PM by Shane Schick
Why HP killed the TouchPad, said goodbye to WebOS and hello to Autonomy

Just before I took two weeks off from work I got an e-mail asking if I was interested in reviewing HP’s TouchPad tablet. I assume I’m a bit too late to get one now. ...

Published Thu, Aug 18 2011 4:41 PM by Shane Schick
Why RIM is giving its CIO an expanded role

It was buried amid the details a new COO and the layoffs of thousands, but Research In Motion made another interesting staffing decision on Monday which could have repercussions across the IT sector. ...

Published Mon, Jul 25 2011 5:06 PM by Shane Schick
How to lose like the best of them

If you’ve only watched sports on TV, one of the first things you notice when you attend your first live hockey, baseball or basketball game is the absence of the on-air commentators’ voices. ...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2011 4:58 PM by Shane Schick
The key messages from MobiBiz

This is a landmark year in the history of communications – not just because it seems to be the year of the smartphone and the tablet, and not just because we decided to hold an inaugural conference about enterprise mobility, MobiBiz, yesterday. It’s also the 100th anniversary of the Canadian who offered more insight on communications than anyone else. ...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2011 9:31 AM by Shane Schick
Parenthood, progressive elaboration and the potential of IT managers

A lot happened in the four months I spent working part-time hours: An earthquake in Japan, a royal wedding, a federal election and the death of Osama Bin Laden. If these things were distracting for IT professionals running data centres, imagine trying to keep up with the news while looking after two children under the age of three....

Published Tue, May 03 2011 4:46 PM by Shane Schick
IT careers: The grunt workers and the gurus

Just once I’d like to see one of these respected management journals come out with a six-page report that concludes IT departments can pretty much stay the same in order to be successful....

Published Wed, Feb 16 2011 3:01 PM by Shane Schick
How Cisco is helping bring together potential IT investors to Toronto

Finally, a reason for videoconferencing that could produce tangible results....

Published Wed, Jan 19 2011 2:45 PM by Shane Schick
What IT managers can do with Quora

The funny thing about Quora is that it doesn’t seem to offer itself up as a topic to follow, even though its potential success has raised more questions than anything else on the site so far. ...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 3:36 PM by Shane Schick
YouTube Fridays: 5 tips for an IT manager's resume

I guess you could call this the "show, not tell," approach. ...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 4:21 PM by Shane Schick
Our new Tech Learning Space course: Making sense of social media

Using Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn can be an education in frustration. That's why we're offering education in social media specifically for business people. ...

Published Thu, Jan 06 2011 4:32 PM by Shane Schick
Why IT departments need to own innovation in 2011

Let’s please make this a collective New Year’s resolution: Any attempt to outsource innovation should be treated as an insult to the IT department. ...

Published Mon, Jan 03 2011 7:03 PM by Shane Schick
Christmas cheer for the Canadian IT industry

I leave this year feeling profoundly grateful to many people. Before I head off for the holidays, it’s time to thank some of them publicly. ...

Published Wed, Dec 22 2010 2:58 PM by Shane Schick
Beyond the break/fix mentality in enterprise IT

No one would call Fran Lebowitz an early adopter. In fact, she's more like an anti-adopter. ...

Published Mon, Dec 20 2010 4:30 PM by Shane Schick

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Shane Schick is the Editor-in-Chief of IT World Canada, which includes Networkworld Canada, CIO Canada, CDN, Direction Informatique and ITBusiness.ca He has written about technology for the Globe and Mail, CBC.ca and many other publications. Shane has been recognized by the CATA Alliance for excellence in science and technology reporting.

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Shane Schick's Computerworld

Jack Layton's lessions for IT leaders

The teletabtop: Device convergence in an era of tablets, notebooks and phones

Why HP killed the TouchPad, said goodbye to WebOS and hello to Autonomy

Why RIM is giving its CIO an expanded role

How to lose like the best of them

The key messages from MobiBiz

Parenthood, progressive elaboration and the potential of IT managers

IT careers: The grunt workers and the gurus

How Cisco is helping bring together potential IT investors to Toronto

What IT managers can do with Quora

YouTube Fridays: 5 tips for an IT manager's resume

Our new Tech Learning Space course: Making sense of social media

Why IT departments need to own innovation in 2011

Christmas cheer for the Canadian IT industry

Beyond the break/fix mentality in enterprise IT

About Shane

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