Chris Lau

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Getting to the Final Stretch of Blogging Idol

Contestants, we at the end-stretch of the Blogging Idol contest! Blog Idol Changes its Contestants To answer Don's most recent question, this contest has...

The Real Threat to Journalism

The industry once thought that blogging would somehow replace journalism. It turns out the threat to journalism is something bigger. It is apparent through...

Does Web 2.0 (“Socal Networking”) end the Era of Blogging?

Is Facebook luring away traffic from blogging, and creating a "v2.0" for communities ? Last year, I joined Facebook to better understand social networking...

Cloud Computing: A Return to the Monolithic Mainframe model

Is cloud computing a natural progression of the outsourcing trend? Cloud computing has similarities to the current trend for outsourcing, and is a natural...

Apple Stores and ‘Green’ Computing

Apple and the Corporate World:Apple has been making a huge inroad in the consumer market with its desktop. There is even buzz about corporations...

Give Yourself a Break on Wireless Data Access Rates in Canada!

May 27th was supposed to be the day that wireless data rates would potentially fall. It is now longer the case. MTS desolved a...

What does (sniff) Windows XP End of Support Mean to My Organization?

What are organizations going to do when Microsoft ends their support for Microsoft XP? Is this a concern for you? For me, it is....

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