Opinion

An IT Giant Is Gone – Steve Jobs RIP

October 5, 2011

By this time everyone has heard Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, has passed away.  In a way, in my view, he is fortunate to have lived a wonderful and eventful life and was afforded the opportunity to prepare for his departure.  Rarely does a person impact such a mass of people. His innovations are a [...]

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Computer Programmer Shortage In Missouri

September 29, 2011

Missouri businesses are having difficulty finding qualified employees with programming skills necessary for today’s web driven market.  This is according to one Missouri employer. The students leaving Missouri colleges lack the current knowledge and skill-set.  They are taught only the fundamentals of traditional computer programming.  This is the assessment of Josh Kayser, who assisted in the launch of Suretybonds.com. Read [...]

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If You Aren’t Green, Feel Guilty

August 8, 2011

I received this the other day in my e-mail and had to share it.  The author is unknown.  It’s a great piece illustrating some good thought. Who’s fault is it anyway? “The Green Thing” In the line at the store, the cashier told an older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because [...]

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Where Are My Graphics In Thunderbird

June 27, 2011

There are things in life where you ask yourself “why?”  This post is a small complaint on my part, but these types of things seem so obvious. We have supported numerous e-mail programs over the years.  Microsoft Outlook towers over it’s competitors and rightly so.  The open source community has not come close to the functionality and [...]

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Jefferson College of Missouri Offering Free Computer Classes

March 22, 2011

Jefferson College is offering free computer classes starting this spring through the summer of 2011.  Funding comes from the great “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.” Remember the recovery act that is creating hundreds of  thousands of jobs?  Giving away free tax money is an awesome way to create jobs. Granted the classes are Internet related [...]

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