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ALTOM: When it comes to big purchases, don’t follow the crowd
May 18, 2013
Tim AltomThe most popular tech product isn't necessarily the one that is best for your business.
MoreALTOM: The closing words in most emails aren't worth the trouble
May 4, 2013
Tim AltomElectronic communication isn't the same as a hand-written letter, so traditional sign-offs don't usually work.
MoreALTOM: CIOs are hard to find, so mentor promising candidates
April 6, 2013
Tim AltomA CIO has to blend business and technical skills in ways that aren’t taught to technicians.
MoreALTOM: Google disregards consequences, kills another product
March 23, 2013
Tim AltomYears ago, the high-tech company that drove me closest to the edge of madness was Microsoft. That firm treated its customers
as if they were lucky to have computers. But for sheer frustration, I think Google tops Microsoft.
MoreALTOM: Hire a chief information officer before it's too late
March 9, 2013
Tim AltomThe position is meant to be more than a glorified tech support desk. It should be the office where infrastructure growth is
planned and merged with the company’s overall goals.
MoreALTOM: How safe is your storage on the cloud? Not very
February 23, 2013
Tim AltomThe cloud is what we call the storage areas we never see except in our browsers—that online, cyberspace world that holds
our files and often our working applications.
MoreALTOM: Technology takes (some) jobs but also creates them
February 9, 2013
Tim AltomIn the aftermath of the Great Recession, the economy continues to grow, but it’s becoming obvious that unemployment
isn’t going to nosedive the way it has after previous recessions.
MoreALTOM: Firms must think carefully about policies on devices
January 26, 2013
Tim Altom“BYOD” is tech-speak for “bring your own device,” and it refers to whether you want to allow employees
to transact your business using their own laptops, notebooks or smartphones, or if you want to impose your own standards and
supply what you think they should have so you keep control of the technology.
MoreALTOM: Being present at work doesn't have to mean being there
January 12, 2013
Tim AltomEmployers have to contend with a new generation of workers who expect to work from home at least part of the time, and entirely
from home when feasible.
MoreALTOM: Just because it's new doesn't make it worth buying
December 29, 2012
Tim AltomIf you’re one of those businessfolk who buy new gadgets just because you can, you might want to move on to the food
reviews now. I’m going to be talking today about when to upgrade devices or software.
MoreALTOM: Blessed are the tech-sector risk-takers who make the leap
December 15, 2012
Tim AltomThis is the last column before Christmas, and in keeping with long tradition, I’m writing a year-end column about screw-ups
and techno-pratfalls that should make you glad you’re not in the hottest of hot seats.
MoreALTOM: Passwords are passe, but there's no good alternative
December 1, 2012
Tim AltomEven the most supposedly secure password is toast from the time you first use it, because today’s hackers have a veritable
arsenal of ways to get through or around any password scheme.
MoreALTOM: It's easy to fill gaps in business knowledge online
November 17, 2012
Tim AltomThe online world is blossoming with education, both good and questionable. It was one of the first uses for the Web. The Web
brought technical people together to share information, and often it was in the form of a tutorial to answer the question,
“How do I get this to do that?”
MoreALTOM: Whether you're a Mac or PC person says a lot about you
November 3, 2012
Tim AltomToday, the two worlds cross over almost effortlessly, but the divisions between them have spawned entirely different design
and usage paradigms.
MoreALTOM: 'Mechanical Turk' puts humans to work
October 20, 2012
Tim AltomMost repetitive tasks can be done by computer nowadays, but many can’t.
MoreALTOM: Excel can be used as database in a pinch
October 6, 2012
Tim AltomMicrosoft Excel has features that are reminiscent of a database, although it’s not a database application and never
will be.
MoreALTOM: Who owns your data? The answer might surprise you
September 8, 2012
Tim AltomWhen you reveal information about yourself, do you still own or control it? And if you reveal something about someone else,
who owns it then?
MoreALTOM: A reminder that offices are full of low-tech hazards
August 25, 2012
Tim AltomEven laser pointers can be hazardous if they’re pointed right into an unprotected retina.
MoreALTOM: Death of paper has been greatly exaggerated
August 11, 2012
Tim AltomWhen I was a kid, eager futurists predicted what wonderful technologies we’d all have someday.
MoreALTOM: Web begs you to take time to waste time
July 28, 2012
Tim AltomI have to confess that I sometimes use technology in a way that is the exact opposite of productivity. I waste good daylight
hours using it for short bursts of enjoyment.
MoreALTOM: Online detective work can amaze and find new markets
July 14, 2012
Tim AltomGoogle Earth is one of Google’s odder and spottier applications. It started life as Keyhole, a 3-D mapping program originally
paid for by the CIA and subsequently purchased by Google in 2004.
MoreALTOM: Tips for starting an office on a shoestring
June 30, 2012
Tim AltomFirst, you’ll need good hardware. Don’t skimp here, because reliability trumps economy.
MoreALTOM: LinkedIn hacking case holds a lesson about passwords
June 16, 2012
Tim AltomYou often hear that you’re anonymous online, and you can be if you want to be. But if you want to buy or sell, register
for newsletters, or get return e-mails, you have to declare your identity. And that identity is your e-mail address.
MoreALTOM: Backups are important—just ask the folks at Pixar
June 2, 2012
Tim AltomDo you know where your backups are, right now? Most of us don’t, or if we do, we don’t know what shape they’re
in.
MoreALTOM: Businesses should be suspicious of app trap
May 19, 2012
Tim AltomSmart-phone app costs can vary by orders of magnitude, just as websites can. The challenge is getting them to pay for themselves.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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