Brian Jackson

Former editorial director of IT World Canada. Current research director at Info-Tech

Articles by Brian Jackson

3 leadership lessons from ViewSonic President Jeff Volpe

In addition to finding his mark more often than not on the dartboard, I thought Volpe was on target with a few of his ideas about leadership as well.

Google’s ad-blocking might be user-friendly, but it’s also unfair to publishers

Google is in the unique position of being both the most dominant platform for browsing the web and selling ads to that channel.

Samsung Flip first look – All Hands on Tech

Samsung has something to say about the workplace of the future, and it includes the Samsung Flip.

Ontario PC Party adds ransomware to list of troubles

A vulnerability on the PC Party's servers was exploited in November.

Hashtag Trending – Twitter takeover rumours; Assange’s freedom; Google Bulletin

Rumours that Salesforce might buy Twitter are revived. The founder of WikiLeaks has a bad toothache. And Google looks to enter the local news space.

CIO-certified blockchain program celebrates first graduates

A new blockchain certification program touches on crypto-currencies but shows students how to apply the technology to the enteprise - when it's needed.

ICTC to spend $3 M of CanCode funding to ‘bring business challenges into the classroom’

ICTC provides insight into how one portion of the CanCode funding will be used to giving digital skills education a boost.

Hashtag Trending – MacBook Air dead? Hey, hey, hey; Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Apple might be killing the MacBook Air. Everybody really should have known that Bitconnect wasn’t going to work out well. And finally, the answer to a long-held mystery of Google Calendar.

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