(re) blog: dialogue with Redemtech

No Sale - And Step Away from the Birdbath

Last Saturday afternoon, I sat in my favorite chair rereading a beloved Vonnegut novel by the window while radio sportscasters softly droned observations about a baseball game in the background. The familiar yawning ping-pong of the doorbell summoned me, where a door-to-door salesman had a wonderful offer for me.

Improper Computer Disposal Is All Wet

Friends of mine lost nearly half of everything they own when their home was inundated by flood waters in the widespread Midwest deluge this summer. As they struggled to rescue what they could in the fast-rising waters, they left their computer behind. They had a surprise when they tried to salvage the PC, which had been submerged for days. They were able to retrieve presumably lost data from the hard drive.

Infamous Ohio Security Nightmare Spreads to Connecticut

Ever have one of those recurring nightmares – the ones where you wake up night after night, soaked in cold perspiration, certain that the two-headed monster from that B-movie you watched during the weekend was chasing you through the midnight streets of some surreal city, throwing slices of cold pizza at your head while repeatedly singing the chorus from “Oklahoma?”

IT Asset Management Requires Measurement

What to measure, how to measure, and why to measure various data capture points in the technology asset inventory management lifecycle is a challenge for today’s IT Asset Manager. Let’s identify some of the roadblocks to the success of developing accurate metrics.

Clean Up the World Weekend Goes Unnoticed in U.S.

It’s tough to compete with a giant, most any business person will tell you. That may be why last weekend’s community-based Clean Up the World Weekend global event garnered so little attention in the U.S. when compared with the annual Earth Day event held in April.

Where’s the Fire? All Around Us

Pink-tinged flames licked at the air as acrid, black smoke curled toward the sky. I pulled the pin on the fire extinguisher and ran forward, shooting a powdery stream of flame retardant until the inferno yawned and went out. Then a firefighter ran forward and reignited the fire. The next person in line with a fire extinguisher ran forward and smothered the flames again.

Identity Theft – A Killer of Reputations

Consumer confidence should be an increasing concern for businesses that are keepers of precious personal information. Information such as Social Security numbers, addresses, driver’s license numbers, or even credit card spending habits can give criminals the information they need to kill your credit score.

Timeworn Computers Can Be Typecast

Back before the golden age of personal computers, I worked for one of the last newspapers in Ohio that used typewriters. They were electric at least; monsters two feet wide and heavier than the wooden desks that suspended them in the newsroom. Some sort of computer scanner downstairs by the printing press was used to read the copy we typed onto the blank white pages of paper. That’s as advanced as technology went in those days.

Do Businesses Really Need a Chief Green Officer?

Do businesses really need a Chief Green Officer? Or is this role for executive CGO "O"verkill?