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Thumbtack improving on bookmarks + A Thumbtack collection on Microsoft's Data Centers
17 April 09 12:08 AM | john.mullinax | 1 Comments   

(NOTE: Removed links as the Thumbtack experiment has ended... the service is no longer available. -JohnM, October 27, 2009). Thumbtack is a handy little resource for organizing and sharing information you find on the web into collections. Of course, bookmarks Read More...

Filed under: Microsoft, innovation, Thumbtack, LiveLabs

Filling the Boomer Gap in Automotive, post-SYNC what comes next?
11 January 08 05:11 PM | john.mullinax | 3 Comments   

Ed Wallace has a great article in Business Week about the impact of mass demographics on the auto industry -- fun to read, and insightful. Years ago, I remember walking through Ford WHQ and seeing a distinct focus on Gen Y . Gen X isn't big enough to Read More...

Filed under: Microsoft, Automotive, innovation, in-vehicle software, ford, Design, SYNC

The Best Payback in Technology History... Think you know what it is???
16 February 07 04:38 AM | john.mullinax | 4 Comments   

Hmmm.... How about a giant ERP system? :-) Nope. Internet Explorer? Windows Mobile? Getting closer, but those are only "honorable mention" in my book. If you're a company with a large investments in ERP and Line of Business (LOB) applications, my vote Read More...

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Computers and cars... what's not to like?
18 October 06 10:06 PM | john.mullinax | 1 Comments   

Just wrapped up 3 days of a great SAE Convergence 2006 conference at COBO Hall in downtown Detroit. This is the world's premier conference about the convergence of computing and automotive engineering. Believe it or not, the conference has been going Read More...

Filed under: Convergence, embedded, Cars, Microsoft, Automotive, innovation, in-vehicle software