My latest column for Forbes has just been posted … One way technology companies make money is by pushing their latest and greatest gadgets to their most rabid customers—and charging a premium for it for as long as they can.  The question: Do you plunk down early and often to get an edge on competitors who drag their feet? Or, do you hang back and wait...

Many believe that the CIO’s role is to keep the IT “lights” on.  Given the I’m a former CIO, I understand and appreciate the challenges of the CIO job.  Below is the link to a video of some of my thoughts on how IT and the CIO can play a key role in driving the innovation agenda within their organization. Forbes.com video: CIO’s Lead In...

A few months ago, I was approached by Forbes.com about writing a regular column where I would share my views and opinions on technology.  Given everything on my plate, I hesitated but finally made the plunge.  Now I have one more person running my life, an editor! (Thanks Brett)   To be clear, this is separate from my “day job” so the opinions and comments...

During the Consumer Electronics Show (CES),  I’m busy with meetings and press interviews the first few days of the show so I reserve Saturday to get out and see what others are showing.  This year, Brian Caulfield asked if he and a video crew from Forbes could join me for the first hour of my traditional Saturday walk of the show floor.  That task was to show...

A few weeks back, I was in London for press interviews and customer meetings.  The press interviews were with The Daily Telegraph, The Inquirer, Computing, Reuters and a podcast with The Guardian.  As with any press interviews, you never know when or if any articles will come from it.  In this case, the objective was not to generate a direct story but to share thoughts/ideas...

During a previous interview session I did with Kym McNicholas at Forbes, I mentioned that we had to be done at a specific time as I had to take my Boy Scout troop on a campout that weekend.  Kym become intrigued with my involvement with Boy Scouts and asked if she and cameraman could attend one of the troop meetings.   They attended the meeting a few weeks back...

Last Friday, I sat down with Brian Caulfield (Senior Technical Writer at Forbes.com) to discuss the killer questions and the card deck. Enjoy . . . Forbes Interview:  Killer Questions

Just prior to heading out on holiday last week, I was asked to do a video interview with Forbes.com about my view (predictions) for 2009 around technology and innovation.  These interviews will be stretched out over a number of segments.  The first was posted this morning in the "tech" section under the title of "Technology Outlook 2009". ...

  Just prior to heading out on holiday last week, I was asked to do a video interview with Forbes.com about my view (predictions) for 2009 around technology and innovation.  These interviews will be stretched out over a number of segments.  The first was posted this morning in the "tech" section under the title of "Technology Outlook 2009". ...