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January 19, 2012

Non-technical technical architect

Not sure where I heard this, but thought it was funny (paraphrasing slightly here):

Non-technical technical architect: someone involved in or responsible for the technical architecture of a system who has a rough idea of the concerns of architecture at a high level, but has no previous experience in actually building systems.

You don’t have to have had hands on experience in development language x or technology y in order to understand the architectural concerns of a system, but to have no prior development experience at all is somewhat of a disadvantage to understanding what actually works or doesn’t work, don’t you think?

January 19, 2012

Kodak files Chapter 11

It was bound to happen – Kodak has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while it restructures in an effort to keep itself alive.

January 17, 2012

Woz: Loves the iPhone but wishes for Android’s features

I love how Woz doesn’t force Apple’s products down your throat just because of his past connections with the company. In a recent interview he described how he loves the simplicity of the iPhone but wishes it could have the features of Android phones.

It amazes me how passionate some people can be in online forums almost to the point of ridiculousness. People – everything has it’s pros and cons. Pick what works for you and go with it. And just because it’s the best thing since sliced bread for you, doesn’t mean it has anywhere near the same appeal for someone else.

January 5, 2012July 20, 2017

Is Best Buy the next brick-n-mortar retailer to go bust?

Forbes may think so, for their failure to innovate and keep up with customers preference to shop online instead of in a brick n mortar store.

This is a great article, and follows what I was saying yesterday about companies that fall by the wayside because they don’t keep up with changes in technology, the same is happening for retailers that are not adopting to changes in how customers want to purchase goods.

There’s also a great comment about Best Buy’s ‘situation’ during the holidays where they failed to fulfill customer’s orders in the final few days before Christmas, and the wording of their letter of apology to their customers. A great example of how Best Buy are not only failing, but failing to admit they’re in trouble and failing to see how they’re slowly killing their own business.