Accessing content from mobile is certainly an undeniable trend as the proliferation of these devices continues within business organizations, as well as for personal use. One of the inherit issues with these devices is that they are primarily used for “consumption” and not “contribution”. Frankly, contributing content from mobile has been challenging, if not impossible. Small display sizes, awkward keyboards and/or lack of integration have all been factors. However, times…
The cart ride of death at Houston airport!
This was one of the funniest experiences I’ve ever had during air travel. This event happened at the Houston airport on March 24, 2011 and I tell the story below the photo. The cart-driver guy was like a mad man. Literally, not 20 seconds after I had left the jetway and before I could even check the TV monitors if there had a gate change, he drive right in and…
The Social Network
I just finished watching the movie “The Social Network”. Not sure how much is fact or how much is fiction but nevertheless I found it entertaining. The movie was a good dose of the entrepreneurial spirit, a slice of the harshness that is the business world and a great life lesson on being honest and true to your friendships. It’s hard to believe that the phenomenon known as “facebook” is…
Trend towards Network Scanning
After a few false starts, and probably an industry getting ahead of itself, document scanner hardware vendors and document capture software vendors finally seem to grasp the opportunity of network scanning. However, and certainly more importantly than the vendors themselves better understanding the significant trend towards network scanning, end-user customers are demanding these types of devices more than ever. The concept of ‘networking scanning’ blends appeal points that cross corporate…
The SharePoint effect
‘SharePoint is ubiquitous’. Ubiquitous (adj.) is defined as ‘Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent’. Microsoft has certainly invested heavily on marketing SharePoint, but they have also invested heavily in Zune. Why is SharePoint an unbelievable success and Zune….well, isn’t? People might dispute when SharePoint truly became a legitimate ECM offering, but I would have to say that 2010 was a sincere “coming out” party for Microsoft SharePoint Server. First,…