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  1. Providing Just Enough Flexibility

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 19, 2010 / Leave a comment
    I am in the middle of an IS class in my MBA and it has lead me to question the true reason for a lot of the things that “just are” in the world of enterprise IT.  One of the most interesting to me, occurred just yesterday.  I was answering...
  2. Fighting the Man

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 18, 2010 / Leave a comment
    There’s a question I’ve been wrestling with a lot over the last few years, can a ground swell of talented, motivated individuals without the profit motive seeking to do what is right take on the behemoth corporations.  It’s a battle that’s been fought a number of times and will continue...
  3. Google Learns a Lesson the Hard Way

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 17, 2010 / Leave a comment
    When Google announced that they were planning to build the Nexus One to run on any of the major carriers it was a threatening proposition for the carriers.  It threatened to change the very axis that the mobile world turned on (from the carrier to the phone manufacture).  I covered...
  4. Sunday Sauerkraut: Served Chilled with a bit of Caviar

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 16, 2010 / Leave a comment
    For the second consecutive Sunday, the ash cloud of the unpronounceable volcano has left me in an airport with enough time to provide the Sunday Sauerkraut.  Today’s edition comes courtesy of an upscale restaurant in Germany named Vendome.  The restaurant was reviewed by the Food Snob Blog.  The picture above is of the 5th...
  5. The Top 10 Reasons Twitter is Beating Facebook?

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 15, 2010 / Leave a comment
    I don’t have a lot of time today, because of an early flight back to the States tomorrow and I am fresh out of half written blog posts that I started before this two week trip so that I would have something to write about.  That said, I noticed something...
  6. In IT; Sentiment is Antiquated

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 14, 2010 / Leave a comment
    If you like old wines or vintage cars or antiques you know that some things only get better with age.  I have a certain respect for those who can appreciate something as it ages.  I have a collection of cigars and one of Scotch Whiskeys, both of which I cherish...
  7. Goldman and a World We Don’t Understand and Shouldn’t Bother With

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 12, 2010 / Leave a comment
    Image via Wikipedia Finance is not my area of expertise, nor the domain of this blog.  This post will touch on it, but the point is more to use the recent Goldman news as a case study in how little we know about the world of high finance and why...
  8. On Touching History

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 11, 2010 / Leave a comment
    I am staying in a hotel not far from Buckingham Palace this morning, and I included a little jog around it on my morning run.  I figured today was an especially appropriate day to pass by since it should be the day a new Prime Minister is named.  In spite of the...
  9. Sauerkraut Sunday: The PNC Park Club Section Kielbasa Edition

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 9, 2010 / Leave a comment
    Unfortunately, I’m in the Charlotte International Airport awaiting an ash cloud delayed flight to the UK.  Fortunately, I did have some time for fun this weekend.  I took my mother (who loves fireworks) to the baseball game last night.  My mother and I go to the games for the win-win...
  10. How is Apple like AOL?

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 8, 2010 / Leave a comment
    There have been a lot of comparisons have been made between Apple in 2010 and Apple when they were the leading PC manufacteur.   There are concerns that some of the closed policies that eventually forceed them in to a niche in the PC space could force them in to...
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