Have We Already Entered a "Post-Smartphone" Era?

Have We Already Entered a "Post-Smartphone" Era?

Dennis D. McDonald
Innovation, Mainstream, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Mobile Tech, Post-smartphone, Smartphone
In the world I live in there are still a lot of people who are satisfied with having “just a phone.” Still, what passes for “just a phone” these days is more powerful than the combined computing power devoted to the Manhattan Project, the Air Force/NASA X-15 program, and the early Space Shuttle Orbiter’s primitive onboard computers.
Perspectives on the NSA and PRISM: What Dyson Missed

Perspectives on the NSA and PRISM: What Dyson Missed

Dennis D. McDonald
Accountability, Analytics, Data, Data Access, Democracy, Media, Memory, NSA, PRISM, Privacy, Semantic Web, Snowden, Transparency, Cold War
In NSA: The Decision Problem George Dyson lays out a credible historical view on why he thinks what Snowden revealed about the NSA and PRISM was inevitable. While it’s certainly a pleasure to read a discussion of these issues that is so thoughtful, I think he misses one major theme that helps us understand our current predicament over what to do about Snowden.
A Progress Report on Reading Electronic Books, Especially Kindle

A Progress Report on Reading Electronic Books, Especially Kindle

Dennis D. McDonald
Apple, Books, Crossplatform, Libraries, Mobile, Mobile Tech, Publishing, Software, iOS, iPhone, Media
I remember being a bit surprised at how easy it had been to “weed” the collection of harcover and paperback book we had built up over the years. Now I’m reading a book — a “real book” printed on paper — in amongst the books and various documents I’m also reading via my Kindle devices and software. Reading this physical book is a pleasure so I thought I would put some of my thoughts about the experience in writing.
Outline of a Sequestration & Project Management Research Program

Outline of a Sequestration & Project Management Research Program

Dennis D. McDonald
Metrics, Project Management, Sequestration
I’ve been researching how the federal budget sequester is impacting federal projects and project managers. In “Mitigation of Sequestration Impacts on Project Management” I suggested that not all Federal programs are able to quickly assess and reconfigure ongoing projects in the face of sequestration-related uncertainties, so I’ve given some thought to …
More Thoughts on the Budget Sequester's Impact on Project Budgets

More Thoughts on the Budget Sequester's Impact on Project Budgets

Dennis D. McDonald
Cost Analysis, Project Management, R&D Management, Sequestration
In A Project Manager’s Perspective on the Cost Impacts of the “Sequester” I suggested that an unintended consequence of the US government’s budget “Sequester” might be that some ongoing projects will end up costing more than originally planned because of the effect lengthening a project schedule can have on a project’s budget.
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