Wolfram Alpha, the ‘Answer Engine’ is up and running. The media fanfare has been quite spectacular however it is interesting to note that while some commentators hail Wolfram Alpha as the greatest thing since, well Google, others aren’t as in-awe of the new Search Engine on the block. Is Wolfram Alpha Better than Google? I […]
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Five Best MBA Books
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Thinking of enrolling on an MBA program? Then these five books are essential reads (in no specific order): <strong>Michael Porter</strong> – <a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684841487?ie=UTF8&tag=travelguides4-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0684841487″>Competitive Strategy</a><img style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=travelguides4-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0684841487″ border=”0″ alt=”” width=”1″ height=”1″ />: Porter’s frameworks are covered on every quality MBA program. The three most commonly taught frameworks are <em>the Value Chain</em>, <em>Porter’s Five […]
Dell the Service King
Dell, the PC brand, went through a difficult patch a few years back in terms of less than desirable service. Certainly, from my recent experience, those bad old days are over. My laptop of choice is a Dell XPS m1330. Its light weight, fast, the battery lasts for hours and the screen is great (the downside of the […]
Tips for Small Business for Setting up a Website
In general, small and medium sized organizations require a website which fulfils their objectives but do not ‘cost’ them unnecessary or unproductive time. Let’s face it, the Owners and Managers in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) have their hands full with running the organization and don’t have the capacity to manage websites (never mind understand […]
I Love iPod Touch
by Gary 2 Comments
For various clients in the past I have provided business cases for technology including the assessment and procurement of competing Information Technology products. Apple products have been a part of the assessment particularly in education based organizations. The Apple products have generally competed against PC variants such as Dell, HP, Lenovo and Acer and the […]
Tips to Choose a Great SEO Consultant
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Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a real buzzword (‘buzzexpression’?) at present. Just search Google for “hire SEO Consultant” and see how many results you get. There is no doubting that SEO is essential to get the best from your website (SEO is about improving the quantity and quality of visits to your website through making […]