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Public Council Teleconference: Application Rationalization — Hidden Costs and Smart Decisions
November 17 at 11:00 am US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Honorio Padrón, of The Hackett Group, who will share the drivers for companies to tackle application rationalization and the results of research that define the hidden cost of complexity. Additionally, we will discuss key decision milestones—to start or not, holding the course steady and fulfilling expectations.
Virtual Desktop Cost-Benefit Analysis — Michael Jacobs, Catlin Group
The analysis contained in this presentation measures the cost of everything from the machines and licenses to the infrastructure for virtual vs. traditional desktop environments.
Honor your best senior team members - Apply for the CIO Ones to Watch Award
Get well-earned public recognition for your top up-and-coming team members, your IT organization and your enterprise. Award winners will be announced, publicized and feted in May 2010, great timing to help attract new IT recruits to your company.
Learn more about the CIO Executive Council »January 07, 2009 — PC World —
Are you suffering from withdrawal after Apple's less-than-exciting keynote address at the MacWorld Expo yesterday? Apple VP Phil Schiller may not have introduced a shiny new Mac Mini or iMac, but that hasn't stopped others from dreaming up new possibilities for Mac addicts.
From the Onion News Network we have the MacBook Wheel, an innovative laptop that does away with the keyboard. "Everything is just a few hundred clicks away," said Brian Gilman, Apple's faux Senior Product Innovator. According to ONN, the MacBook Wheel is big on energy savings with a 20-minute lifespan from the hummingbird battery and the screen goes blank after 4 seconds to save even more power. ONN quoted Apple CEO Steve Jobs as saying that people who use keyboards are "standing in the way of human progress." See the video below for the full story.
Then, over with the Simpsons, there's the Mapple Store in Springfield featuring myPhones, myPods and the all-powerful myCube. A computer "fueled by dreams and powered by imagination." Makes you feel all warm inside doesn't it? Here's the clip:
(You can watch the full episode here.)
We've even gotten into the act here at PC World. Check out Robert Stromheyer's "7 Apple Products that would have been cool." And for a historical perspective, here's an overview of Apple parodies.