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ALTOM: Time digging into Excel 'goodies' will pay off
May 21, 2011
Tim AltomTo me, when it comes to business power, it’s hard to find more of it in one relatively cheap package than Excel.
MoreALTOM: Is unwanted software loading on your machine?
May 7, 2011
Tim AltomOne of the biggest drawbacks to the march of technology is how often it lets others dictate how you use your own devices.
MoreALTOM: The New York Times reinvents the 'paywall'
April 23, 2011
Tim AltomThe New York Times has decided to once again huddle behind a “paywall,” a decision that’s galvanized
the Web world. But this paywall is different from ones the paper has tried in the past.
MoreALTOM: Maybe laptops should come with safety warnings
April 9, 2011
Tim AltomMy laptop has been my willing companion when putting numbers through the centrifuge or springboarding me out into cyberspace.
MoreALTOM: Business analysts pack more punch than they used to
March 26, 2011
Tim AltomThe numbers are astounding, even after all these years. A full quarter of all IT projects are canceled before they’re
done.
MoreALTOM: Supermarkets simplify life for grocers, not customers
March 12, 2011
Tim AltomI have a fetish for efficiency. It pains me to watch people doing things two, three or more times when they should be doing
it only once.
MoreALTOM: Are iPods in the workplace music to an employer's ears?
February 26, 2011
Tim AltomIt’s rare to visit a workplace nowadays without seeing at least a few employees with tiny little earbuds trailing thread-sized
wires down to a music player the size of an infant’s thumb.
MoreALTOM: High-tech crime sometimes does pay
February 12, 2011
Tim AltomCredit cards and ATMs are rapidly becoming lucrative targets of hackers.
MoreALTOM: Why Microsoft Word has so many questionable features
January 29, 2011
Tim AltomThe out-of-the-box, standard interface wasn’t primarily for boosting productivity, but for giving demonstrations. It
was marketing, and not usability, that was driving interface design.
MoreALTOM: How to measure seemingly 'incalculable' risks
January 15, 2011
Tim AltomMy goal in life isn’t pushing technology, but applying appropriate technology to workplaces. Every decision about replacing
or updating equipment or software has both a cost and risk component.
MoreALTOM: Does Bing have a chance of catching Google?
January 1, 2011
Tim AltomI can’t help it; every time I see the Microsoft search engine “Bing,” I hear Bing Crosby’s voice crooning
in my head.
MoreALTOM: 2010 meltdowns, missteps and breaches ... oh my
December 18, 2010
Welcome to the annual Christmas snafu edition of this column. This year’s crop of meltdowns, missteps and breaches reminds
us once again that technology is a fickle friend and unreliable ally.
MoreALTOM: Just because it's on the Web doesn't mean it's free
December 4, 2010
Tim AltomSurfing the Web is like being the parent of multiple kids. You hear the rowdiness in a far-off room all day long and learn
to take it for granted, but once in a while there’s a great crash and a howl that sounds like a civil defense siren.
MoreALTOM: Why the maddening duplication of doctor forms?
November 20, 2010
Tim AltomIn every successive medical office—every single one—we have to fill out the very same data, over and over and
over again. Name. Occupation. Medical history. Insurance. They always tell us on a first visit to arrive at least 15 minutes
early so we can fill out all this stuff. It’s infuriating to me.
MoreALTOM: When is it OK to connect with someone on LinkedIn?
November 6, 2010
Tim AltomI never thought of online business networking site LinkedIn as having an ethical dilemma attached to it, until one day when
I received an invitation from a client to connect to him.
MoreALTOM: Can new technology make a toilet cleaner?
October 23, 2010
Tim AltomIn a previous issue of IBJ, another columnist wrote that technology can raise the productivity of toilet cleaners.
It wasn’t a central part of his argument, but as you might imagine, it caught my eye. I couldn’t resist looking
into bathroom technology.
MoreALTOM: Office defibrillators are worth the expense
October 9, 2010
Tim AltomFew pieces of business technology can lay claim to saving lives. One gadget can, but odds are you don’t have one. It’s
called an “automated external defibrillator,” or AED.
MoreALTOM: Think before selling your old software
September 25, 2010
Tim AltomThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has made it official: You don’t own your software if the software maker says you
don’t own it.
MoreALTOM: Praise the unsung device ... the ubiquitous paper clip
September 11, 2010
Tim AltomTo me, the most versatile piece of equipment in an office isn’t the computer. It’s the paper clip.
MoreALTOM: Do I need a cell phone that's hardy or handy?
August 28, 2010
Tim AltomIt’s time to change my cell phone, and that’s causing me a big problem. I have conflicting needs, and like everybody
else in the business world, I can’t seem to reconcile them.
MoreALTOM: What can business learn from techies?
August 14, 2010
Tim AltomThere have been some technical materials that have taught me a great deal about how business should be conducted. I’d
like to share a few with you.
MoreALTOM: Bar-coding could help your business for as little as $200
July 31, 2010
Tim AltomYears ago, when technology was just starting to classify and count all of us, we worried we’d become merely numbers.
Now we may not even be readable numbers, but just ink on a bar code. And that’s a good thing, as it turns out.
MoreALTOM: How long will our 'Net neutrality last?
July 17, 2010
Tim AltomCable giant Comcast has fanned a typical smoldering Internet grumble-fest into a major screaming match, complete with a lawsuit
and cries for federal intervention. The outcome may affect how much it costs you and me to do business across the ’Net.
MoreALTOM: Is Pac-Man robbing your workers of productivity?
July 3, 2010
Tim AltomWhen Google users stumbled on a surprise gift from the giant search company, it was inevitable that in business offices
everywhere, the long-forgotten sounds of Pac-Man would come to life again.
MoreALTOM: Beware of inciting online vendetta from clients
June 19, 2010
Tim AltomIt started as a dispute over towing a car, and it’s now a cause célèbre, thanks to Facebook.
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