Category Archives: Series

Good luck finding a driving app for that, part 2 of 2

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

19 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Why finding an app that allows you send and receive e-mails while driving, complies with Ontario distracted driving laws and actually helps you get your work done isn’t as easy as you think.

Is that smart phone app legal on the road? part 1 of 2

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

18 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Over 19,000 distracted driving charges were issued from police forces across the province in the first five months of ticketing and 4,444 came from the OPP. What drivers should look for in a smart phone app before using it for hands-free emailing and texting while driving in Ontario.

How to get into the Canadian open data scene, part 3 of 3

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

12 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

GovCamp Canada events are an excellent way to get involved in the Canadian Government 2.0 scene. Notes from the recent event in Toronto.

25 sites and apps for open government, part 2 of 3

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

12 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Cities in Canada are opening their data, but what are developers doing with it? Web sites and apps that are taking advantage of open data sets, and a few that are trying to promote open government.

Open data or social networking? part 1 of 3

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

11 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Government can’t do it all. Should open data or social networking take priority? A round table discusses at GovCamp in Toronto.

15 hot skills, cool jobs for 2010

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

10 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Demand for IT professionals has grown in the last quarter. Our guide to the jobs that are in demand, what they pay, and the skills you need to get them. Part one of two.

10 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Demand for IT professionals has grown in the last quarter. Our guide to the jobs that are in demand, what they pay, and the skills you need to get them. Part two of two.

— republished by NetworkWorld.com, Hot skills, cool jobs for 2010

IT cost-cutting tactics: LinkedIn users tell all

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

12 Mar 2009, CIO Canada

In LinkedIn Answers last week, Peter B. Giblett raised the question, “Cost effective IT? How is your business adapting to changing economic circumstances?” Senior technology executives respond.

— reprinted by IT World, IT cost-cutting tactics: LinkedIn users tell all

 

LinkedIn users debate whether CIO means ‘Career Is Over’

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

19 Feb 2009, CIO Canada

In LinkedIn Answers this week, director at IBM Global Services Yaseen Babbar raised the question, “What is the future of the CIO position in organizations?”

— reprinted at CIO.com, LinkedIn Users Debate Whether CIO Means “Career Is Over”

 

Your online reputation: Leveraging LinkedIn, part 3 of 3

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

09 Feb 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Make the most of your LinkedIn account. Part 3 in our series on how to maneuver your professional reputation through Web 2.0.

— reprinted by IT World, Your online reputation: Leveraging LinkedIn

Thirteen ways to boost your online reputation, part 2 of 3

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

05 Feb 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Strategies and tactics to turn the Internet into an ally for your professional persona. 

— reprinted by IT World, Thirteen ways to boost your online reputation

What Google says can make or break your career, part 1 of 3

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

05 Feb 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Social media experts, an IT staffing firm and pros at Microsoft, IBM and Dell reveal ways to boost – or bust – your reputation.