How to Incorporate Open Source Thinking into Cloud Computing – GL Training – 8/11

Sign up for our free monthly online training on 8/11 at 2pm EST – This month’s topic is “How to Incorporate Open Source Thinking into Cloud Computing” – presented by Red Hat – make sure to RSVP********************************************************************************************************************* Every conference I go to there seems to be whole sessions devote to cloud computing and whole separateRead… Read more »

opensource.com: Crowdsourced Icelandic constitution submitted to parliament

Posted today on opensource.com: Crowdsourced Icelandic constitution submitted to parliament. It includes a poll: Do you think Iceland’s draft constitution is a milestone for open government? and an analysis of the open government elements in the draft constituion. Yes, I actually read the majority of their constitution 😉 Last week, the Iceland Constitutional Council, madeRead… Read more »

Culture

If culture is the organizational behavior that is not written in the rules, what happens to your culture when you add a lot of rules? Or, Software is the written record of an organization’s culture. What do you think? Check out Blah, Blah Blog at the Web Managers Roundtable, on August 9. We’ll be investigatingRead… Read more »

What does Aneesh Chopra Think About Innovation?

Just read this great interview by Deloitte Review with US CTO Aneesh Chopra. Awesome insights into the importance of innovation! Below are a few of the key points from the interview. I hope you enjoy and learn as much as I did. Ecosystems for Innovation: An interview with U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra Historically, larger companies,Read… Read more »

Aetna Foundation Prepares the Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals

I’ve mentioned before how great the Aetna Foundation is, and all the great things it does for the community, but I wanted to share one of the foundation’s latest projects. According to a recent news release, Aetna has made a $300,000 grant to the National Academy Foundation (NAF), to help create a brand new highRead… Read more »

PMP Exam Tip: Need the communications channels formula?

We recently received the following question from a PMP Exam Student:“There’s some confusion in my head with regards to some of the network diagram calculations. I’m lead to believe there are actually two methods to calculate ES, LF, ES etc etc The first method adds or subtracts 1 where applicable. This assumes that the startRead… Read more »

Don’t be a Gilligan! Keep Yourself (and your boat) Safe This Summer!

I grew up in an area with serious boating families. Between vacationing at the beach and living close to some of the best lakes around, it was very common to spend most of my summers on the lake with friends and their boats. Even here in our nation’s capital we see people hitting the PotomacRead… Read more »

Fifty years later, is it time for PRT?

Writing in The Globe and Mail blog, Richard Gilbert asks whether technology has finally caught up to the promise of personalized rapid transit. He cites examples of automated transit that emerged from the urban transportation revolution that started in the 1960s, from Morgantown’s (WV) PRT (which he calls group rapid transit, or GRT) to theRead… Read more »

When being Social with Media horribly goes wrong…

In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with using Social Media to meet new people, but there is a fine line between being a Fool (as in a fool for love) and Foolish. Cumberland County freeholder Louis Magazzu desides to resign after nude photos he sent to a woman he was romantically involved with wereRead… Read more »

Open Source Data Journalism – Happening now at Buzz Data

(there is a section on this topic focused on governments below) A hint of how social data could change journalism Anyone who’s heard me speak in the last 6 months knows I’m excited about BuzzData. This week, while still in limited access beta, the site is showing hints its potential – and it still hasRead… Read more »

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