jpsmith

CMS, Social Networking, Elgg

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:46:46 -0500

This is a short weblog on CMS, a Web 2.0 technology.

Internet

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:24:44 -0500

I decided to blog my second Information Renaissance over a few thoughts about the Internet.

Real Estate

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:42:07 -0500

For real estate, operating efficiently with online tools can now be done. This blog was a research paper I compiled. It is probably rather boring for a blog persay, but nonetheless I thought I would post it - it doesn't hurt. I was supposed to learn five (new) technologies used in the real estate biz.

MPLS

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:08:51 -0500

I learned that networks deployed with MPLS achieve better reliability along with increased performance. MPLS, used specifically as a WAN connection, is commonly part of a VPN and Intranet solution for a business. Traffic engineering and “out-of-band” control allow IT personnel to customize their network for voice, data, or video (this customizing is referring to Class and Quality of Service). I learned some of this within ICS620 and a bit on my own, too.

Are There Bulls in China?

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:28:54 -0500

This blog is a summary on A Bull in China and it offers a different perspective from Jim Rogers, the author.
He regularly visits China and writes about how investing in China is a good thing. Jim Rogers offers his opinion, expertise, and “unerring investment acumen” to the reader and suggests that the world take a look at this new 21st century world power. Years of tracking the Chinese (for over 20 years) erase any doubt about the credibility of his work.

China

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:43:00 -0500

This is the first semester of college I have actually read more than 3 total books and I will have to say that its been worth it. Aside from the technical books, this book was the most dry and it is over a topic I am not all that interested in. I will say that it has a valuable forecast within it, if proven to be correct. The author claims China will be the next world superpower and the one to emerge this century.

IBM's Lotus Symphony

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:24:03 -0500

The Word equivalent in IBM's Lotus Symphony scores well in organization, readability, and intuitiveness...

Execution

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:34:20 -0500

For a book on management, this book is considered valuable because the authors focus the writing to three main concepts: people, strategy, and operations. They clearly layout what behaviors a leader should practice at work. To be great, or even good, at what you do you have to understand your business from many perspectives. This calls for seeing it through the eyes of your customers, workers, and partners.

Stunning Hi-Def

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:03:55 -0500

Watch your favorite NBA, college, NFL, or MLB team in a whole new experience. So clear, you'll think you are sitting in one of the suites. To bring this experience to your home, in the best economical sense, one must do their homework. I just bought a LCD TV and finally have HD - I'm kinda behind everyone else. I thought I would blog about what I learned among other things.

Theory of Human Communications

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:23:10 -0500

The Theory of Human Communications is explained by using the Shannon-Weaver model of Human Communication as the cornerstone. This brief quickly highlights verbal and nonverbal communications plus a couple examples. Human communication via telecommunications is also covered. To define this theory, one must try to understand it at its basic level.

Information Renaissance

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:42:08 -0500

Answers to who, what, when, where, why, and how will be answered regarding the Information Renaissance. This is all opinion and not factual at all. The truth will be briefly researched, but that will come at a later date in another blog. This is the first of a couple of IR blogs.

Network Management

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:16:05 -0500

In nearly any industry, the computing resources prove to have one of the largest impacts on a firm’s revenue. Since confidential information is traversing the infrastructure, some sort of infrastructure management (IM) is needed. I am blogging about this topic because I took a course in undergrad that focused on this subject and was quite interesting for a techie.

The FCAPS model (fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management) or the ITIL framework (IT Infrastructure Library) describes best practices to the customer and to the IT organization. Reducing downtime, having documentation for rapid configuration changes, and creating a way to measure the network services are a few of the ideas within the FCAPS model. Also, evaluating utilization so that the speed or responsiveness of network elements can be improved is an area.

Excellence

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:35:42 -0500

In Search of Excellence is aptly named a classic of the 20th Century because the ideals and values within the book will never die. The personal experience from Tom Peters is brilliantly laid out to apply to managing a firm, either small or big. One can relate these suggestions to personal life if they were open enough to do it. Work life is something that Tom suggests that you must be passionate about (it comprises most of your day). Research, examples, and axioms are explained and reinforced throughout the book. This bestseller is trying to use America’s best-run companies as a showcase to prove to the American manager that they can be winners if we were to buy into these principles. The backbone of this book is centered on 8 basic principles that call for action through empowered people practicing a simple, autonomous, values-driven, customer-oriented style approach to reach excellence.

Renaissance Truth

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:11:29 -0500

This blog will take a look at how accurate the European Renaissance description was in my first blog. There isn't only subtle differences, but vast ones as well. I think it is good to touch up on these historic time periods.

Renaissance

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:51:39 -0500

In this blog I'm going to take my best stab at the Renaissance, specifically the European one - there may be other ones that I am unaware of. The purpose is to compare my blog entries - this one and another blog I will write after giving the topic some research and thought. I am bound to find out how little I know, that of which I am sure.