IT

Yes I purchase e-books for the Library; lots and lots of them. But do I read them myself? True confession: like many, my use of e-books has been to read parts of a book; chapters, sections, pages. Never "cover to cover." Until now. ...

Blog entry - Michael Ridley - 07/20/2010 - 07:57 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

The University of Guelph IT Security Policy Framework was formally approved by the President in late December 2009. This framework is the cornerstone of an intensive program to signficantly enhance our IT security posture. Under the direction of ...

Blog entry - Michael Ridley - 01/29/2010 - 11:22 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Now that the gift giving (and receiving) season is over, it’s time to reflect again on those gifts. Specially gifts from vendors. Everyone loves swag; it’s the tethered swag that concerns me. These are the gifts from vendors that are clearly intended ...

Blog entry - Michael Ridley - 01/10/2010 - 15:28 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

IT project success = IT project management. The Standish Group annually studies and reports on IT project success. The results are always sobering. The 2009 data is especially so since "this year's results show a marked decrease in ...

Blog entry - Michael Ridley - 12/18/2009 - 18:09 - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Finally, the irritating and distracting patent dispute between Desire2Learn (D2L) and Blackboard is over . However, as the storm over the dispute subsides, there is now a gathering storm in the blogosphere over what this might mean for the ...

Blog entry - Michael Ridley - 12/17/2009 - 12:41 - 0 comments - 0 attachments