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Communication technologies – past, present and future

August 18, 2016 by Tony Lawrence 3 Comments

Cloud of communication styles

How has technology affected the way we communicate? Here are tips for getting the message across now and with future communication technologies. [Continue reading] Communication technologies – past, present and future

Filed Under: IT general, IT past, IT present Tagged With: communications, IM, Skype, Text, Twitter

What’s IT all about?

February 17, 2016 by Tony Lawrence 1 Comment

Picture of the Information superhighway

Find about what IT ‘Information Technology’ really means, with a bit of history and future-gazing, but mostly about starting your own journey of discovery.  [Continue reading] What’s IT all about?

Filed Under: IT future, IT general, IT past Tagged With: Babbage, computers, eLearning, information technology, IT, IT elements

Nearly famous – the secret of success

June 24, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 2 Comments

fab four

How can you guarantee success? Here are some tips and cautionary tales on what separates the really famous and the nearly famous IT entrepreneurs. [Continue reading] Nearly famous – the secret of success

Filed Under: IT general, IT past Tagged With: Apple, computer, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, PC, social media

Anvandningsfall – Use Cases translated!

May 28, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 2 Comments

Three amigos

How Use Cases came to be name (mistranslated), used by the author, and a little tutorial on the basic notation and usage. [Continue reading] Anvandningsfall – Use Cases translated!

Filed Under: IT general, IT past Tagged With: Models, process, requirements, UML, use cases

And in the beginning…there were computers

May 7, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 1 Comment

Mainframe

The past, present and future of computers. From the early mainframes to the mobile digital connected world, computers do all the important work, but what are they? [Continue reading] And in the beginning…there were computers

Filed Under: IT general, IT past Tagged With: computers, Data, software

Alan Turing – IT Hero

April 21, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 2 Comments

Alan Turing blue plaque

Alan Turing, IT hero and giant of the computer industry. His legacy lives on in the Turing Machine and AI Turing Test, and now in film! [Continue reading] Alan Turing – IT Hero

Filed Under: IT general, IT past Tagged With: AI, computers

Information age, dawn or dusk?

April 7, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 7 Comments

Did the Information Age start with the web, and does it matter? Looking at IT past, IT present IT yet to come [Continue reading] Information age, dawn or dusk?

Filed Under: IT future, IT general, IT past Tagged With: computers, IT, technology

My Top 5 IT Heroes

March 8, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 5 Comments

We all need heroes. Here are my personal top 5 IT heroes…a very personal choice of course. [Continue reading] My Top 5 IT Heroes

Filed Under: IT general, IT past Tagged With: Business Analysis, computers, IT, programming, TBL, Turing

Programmer, Developer or Coder – what’s in a name?

January 20, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 11 Comments

Here is a little bit about the past and present of programming – a Programmer by many various names. You could be part of the future? [Continue reading] Programmer, Developer or Coder – what’s in a name?

Filed Under: IT careers, IT past Tagged With: developer, mashup, programmer, software

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