Category Archives: Clips

Forbes column: Test And Improve Your Website

Posted on May 17, 2010 by david

Here is an excerpt from my latest piece for Forbes.com, this one on the value of website testing. When you change the layout of a homepage or the design of your “Buy Now!” button, how do you know if sales … Continue reading →

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Forbes.com column on technology for small to midsize businesses

Posted on March 12, 2010 by david

The new gig is coming together well, but it’s a lot of work to crank out 2 of these columns a week while trying to keep all the other plates spinning, both other writing assignments and the web consulting business. … Continue reading →

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My column launches on Forbes.com – IT Issues for SMBs

Posted on February 19, 2010 by david

I’m now doing a column for the Fobes.com Business Intelligence channel on information technology issues for small to midsize businesses. First column: Don’t Lose That Web Site on domain ownership problems that plague a lot of small organizations (and some … Continue reading →

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South Florida Business Journal: Chamber panel sees sunny future for cloud computing

Posted on February 9, 2010 by david

Cloud computing is one of the hottest buzzwords in information technology today, but panelists at a Friday’s Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce event on the topic had to spend considerable time trying to define it before they could say anything … Continue reading →

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5 Things You Need to Know About Platform as a Service, CIO Magazine

Posted on January 25, 2010 by david

My latest for CIO Magazine: 5 Things You Need to Know About Platform as a Service Analysis of web-based services that provide a platform for building applications. This is the middle ground between packaged web based applications, such as those … Continue reading →

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2 Stories on this week’s military simulation conference

Posted on December 4, 2009 by david

A couple of stories I wrote about this week’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando are just out on the Government Computer News website. Virtual world technologies aid real world problems Agencies show growing interest in Second Life … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: 5 Things for CIOs to Consider Before Deployment

Posted on November 23, 2009 by david

My latest piece for CIO Magazine: Windows 7: 5 Things for CIOs to Consider Before Deployment

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What IT Teams Bring To Green Building Efforts – InformationWeek

Posted on November 16, 2009 by david

Due for an energy makeover IT offers network, security, and process skills to buildings management. But IT involvement’s the exception, not the rule. By David F. Carr InformationWeek November 13, 2009 03:00 PM (From the November 9, 2009 issue) People … Continue reading →

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5 Things You Need to Know about Software-as-a-Service Contracts

Posted on October 13, 2009 by david

My latest Feature for CIO Magazine: 5 Things You Need to Know about Software-as-a-Service Contracts How CIOs can guarantee secure SaaS contracts. Read it on CIO.com

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Clip: Smarter Search for South Park

Posted on September 17, 2009 by david

My latest piece for Baseline Magazine Smarter Search for South Park By David F. Carr 2009-09-17 MTV Networks moves to Solr-powered search technology for the websites behind many of its popular shows. The open source Solr search engine is emerging … Continue reading →

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