Tag Archives: databases

The Cloud

Posted on February 6, 2014 by way0utwest

I like the cloud. It’s very handy for a lot of the things I do. I like having backups restored for my iPhone upgrade. I appreciate having my documents synced through Evernote, Dropbox, and OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) automatically moving to … Continue reading →

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Looking to 2014

Posted on January 2, 2014 by way0utwest

It’s amazing to think that 2014 is already here. We’re 13 years past the fictional 2001 and now 4 years after the 2010 movie sequel. I’d still guess that those movies should have been set another 100 years into the future, given where we are … Continue reading →

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2013 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2013 by way0utwest

Last year I took a few guesses about 2013. I was right about smartphones, and encryption has slowly become more important late in 2013. BYOD has become a hot topic that continues to be a problem, but I think most companies are … Continue reading →

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Mining for Quitters

Posted on December 30, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Jun 10, 2009. It is being re-published as Steve is on vacation. I thought this was pretty interesting, a story about a story about Google trying to figure out which people are likely to quit. Apparently … Continue reading →

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