Monthly Archives: October 2009

Do you have the special decoder ring?

Odds are that you, like most of the American public, have not seen this on your can of Pepsi or plastered on a billboard. It is called a QR Code as in quick response code. Although this version of the 2d barcode is not popular stateside yet, the codes are ...

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How big will the mobile Internet be?

HUGE! Mary Meeker, an technology analyst for Morgan Stanley, recently gave a presentation stating just that and can be viewed below. Interesting Facts Mobile Internet eclipses the adoption rates of the Desktop Internet. Apple's iPhone and Facebook are the 500lb gorillas at the moment. 73% of Mobile Internet revenue in 2008 came from e-commerce - users buying stuff. (

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Future of Print: Does your MIS have an App for that?

The Internet has gone mobile, self evident to any who have traveled lately. Notice the lack of conversation and the bowed heads praying to the luminous screen of an iPhone, Blackberry, or Android, after the plane has landed. Many of ...

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Future of Print: Cloud Computing

Wisps of white, then pink, then orange, floated across the sky as I watched the sun set yesterday. Being a technologist, this got me thinking about cloud computing and what it could and will mean to the printing industry. What is Cloud ...

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business + synergy

After a week of travel, I'm looking forward to returning home. This travel week had a pleasant surprise though. I, kind of, got something for free - a week of gym membership for staying at the hotel. Admittedly, many hotels have ...

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