J. Rhoads Research / formerly MobyApp

AFL-CIO Hard Hats The AFL-CIO is passing around these hard hats today to every office on Capitol Hill. Check out where they're made, China! Check out the a the story here AFL-CIO Hard Hats . I think this is pretty sad, a union telling people to buy American and yet they bought a product made in China. As I read the story, I paged down to read the associated blog. All I can say is wow! I have included some of the posts in order to make some comments. Here is a comment from We Made a Mistake and he writes: " What hypocrisy. 50 years ago the U.S. was the world leader in machine tools, electronics, steel, autos and aircraft. The unions destroyed all of them with their demands, demands, demands and never compromising demands. I am going to be amused at watching them along with President Narcissist destroy Chrysler and GM. My guess is, even after destroying them, they will blame Bush....anyone but themselves. Sounds just like a liberal's way of thinking." Another posted...

The CIO roles have changed over the last 2 decades and the number of corporate CIO’s are increasing. The CIO's job roles and responsibilities have been shifting from the paradigm of technical business (data processing) to the role of “knowledge” management. CIOs are at the center of the reengineering that is taking place in global economy. The job of the CIO has been redefined from IT technical planning and implementation to corporate strategic planning. Today’s CIO incorporates a holistic approach to the IT function to ensure seamless delivery and support for the company’s business strategy. In addition to the traditional CIO job responsibilities, the CIO now manages business process streamlining and restructuring; negotiates smart outsourcing agreements, and finds innovative ways for IT to advance the business objectives of the company through technology. CIOs are building relationships with their senior management teams, and they are adding value to their organizations versus th...

Testing from iPhone

Last month I graduated from GW and the celebration was on the mall. It was awesome, now what do I do with this piece of paper? True I learned some new skills and I've sharpened others. But now what? Well let’s figure out how to use it. As I often say, IT is about the people --true the technology is cool. Yet the people will MAKE or BREAK the technology and in the end, the CIO will pay the price. The challenge in any field is managing your people. I've have come to find out there are 2 types of managers --micromanagers and hands off managers. Both of these can be successful, but often times they are not. Here is why. Let's look at the "micromanager". The micromanager has his/her hands in everything. All decisions come from the top. If the micromanager heads a small department, this concept will work. Granted they will upset their employees and may find a revolving door in terms to staffing. I believe the cause of micromanagement is the fact that the manager does no...

Hi all, Looks like there will be a new iPhone afterall. The new phone will be called the iPhone 3G S. It will be faster, come with a 3 mega pixel camera, and can take video. Just to think I just bought a 3G two months ago!

Hey All, I know it has been a while since I blogged. I've been busy! Working on starting a new company to develop mobile applications. My first venture will be in the iPhone arena. Been busy learning ObjC , Cocoa, and X-code. Just wanted to drop you (all) a note. Should have a new iPhone application out by August, been slacking off for the summer! Now on to my title, the iPhone 3.0 is coming! Apple has been quiet in regards to new hardware, thank the gods --just bought a new 3G. The old iPhone will be used developing my apps. I have to say the old iPhone is (in my opinion) more sturdy and easier to type on (the old iPhone was longer). Maybe I will get used to it as I used the old one for 2years. The new iPhone 3.0 software should have many new goodies, such as cut and paste, bluetooth and usb tethering (the code is there, idk if it will be turned on), and the camera takes clearer pictures. Happy Summer!