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	<title>Blogging Idol - Computerworld Canada &#187; Ron Van Holst</title>
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		<title>I Believe in Miracles</title>
		<link>http://blogidol.ca/2011/05/i-believe-in-miracles/2117</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 01:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1) Why I Chose IT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now there are two kinds of miracles, the traditional kind which are supernatural events, outside the realm of science and in the realm of the spiritual.  Then there are what we call modern miracles, things which were  not possible a few years ago, but have been acheived through ingenuity, creativity, application of the latest research, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Canadian Cloud compute cycles will be SMB</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 16:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[6) Cloud Computing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, I presented some rationale to support the projection that most cloud compute cycles will  be HPC.  The principle rationale was that although many HPC applications have requirements not suitable to the cloud, a fourth paradigm of big data will make cloud based HPC a dominant consumer of HPC cycles.  In this post I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recognizing Canadian Innovation and Achievement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 18:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1) Why I Chose IT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4) Social Media Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misc]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I attended the 26th Annual CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards Gala Dinner, and I had a chance to meet some of the award winners: Jason Goldberg, founder and president of Ideal Life won the Wellington West Award for Outstanding Product Achievement in ICT/Health/Clean Tech.  He started this company several years ago believing he could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Cloud Compute cycles will be HPC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 12:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[6) Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3 Open Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Performance Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Fourth Paradigm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I was chatting with a friend on the phone about HPC when he made the statement which is the title of this post.  I jotted it down, and it&#8217;s been rattling around in my brain ever since.  At first it seemed very odd, HPC is a neiche market, a small proportion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dark Clouds over Canada</title>
		<link>http://blogidol.ca/2011/05/dark-clouds-over-canada/1864</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 18:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[6) Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber criminals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital economy strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friday the 13th]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silver lining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trend Micro]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I attended the Trend Micro seminar in Ottawa last week, where their CTO opened the talk on Cloud Computing security with the term &#8216;Dark Clouds&#8217;. Rafael Ruffolo covered that same seminar in Toronto the next day with this article, but he didn&#8217;t mention the dark clouds opening analogy (maybe he had a different opening for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BYOT &#8211; what are your requirements?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 21:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[5) Bring Your Own Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[6) Cloud Computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blackberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BYOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[requirements analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work life balance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking about this week&#8217;s theme of BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology) to work, and how I can add value to the excellent posts already written. So it&#8217;s inevitable; not only will devices be selected by end users (even purchased by end users), these devices will take increasing diversity of form.  Desktops, laptops, servers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the best social media service depends on YOU</title>
		<link>http://blogidol.ca/2011/05/the-best-social-media-service/1700</link>
		<comments>http://blogidol.ca/2011/05/the-best-social-media-service/1700#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 13:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[4) Social Media Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dialog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMART board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WhyHire.me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youtube]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The question being considered in this category is &#8220;the best social media service for IT&#8221;. Well that depends.  What is best depends on your requirements.  What are you trying to accomplish?  Are you trying to accomplish anything with social media?  Remember the old adage, if you don&#8217;t aim at anything, you&#8217;re sure to hit it. Personally, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping for a smartphone &#8211; part 3 &#8211; freedom to innovate</title>
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		<comments>http://blogidol.ca/2011/04/shopping-for-a-smartphone-part-3-freedom-to-innovate/1602#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1) Why I Chose IT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3) Tablets and Mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4) Social Media Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canadian Tire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clayton Christensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disruptive innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronic wallet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality of Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skype]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smartphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SOA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This has been a crazy week for me, perhaps if I already had my smartphone, I might have been able to complete this post earlier. With this third post, I&#8217;m getting to the heart of what I&#8217;m looking for in a smartphone purchase.  In my first post, I rambled about my rationale behind wanting an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping for a smartphone &#8211; part 2 &#8211; bright &amp; shiny objects</title>
		<link>http://blogidol.ca/2011/04/shopping-for-a-smartphone-part-2-bright-shiny-objects/1507</link>
		<comments>http://blogidol.ca/2011/04/shopping-for-a-smartphone-part-2-bright-shiny-objects/1507#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3) Tablets and Mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMOLED]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bright and shiny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drop test]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overclocking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smartphone display]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smartphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual keyboard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks Kevin for commenting on my first post in this series, and adding the &#8220;bright and shiny&#8221; requirement to the requirements analysis, which fits naturally into this post on hardware. When I think of bright and shiny objects, my brain immediately makes the association with crows, and their reputation for collecting bright and shiny objects. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping for a smartphone &#8211; part 1</title>
		<link>http://blogidol.ca/2011/04/shopping-for-a-smartphone-part-1/1476</link>
		<comments>http://blogidol.ca/2011/04/shopping-for-a-smartphone-part-1/1476#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Van Holst</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3) Tablets and Mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Early Adopter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[look a gift horse in the mouth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motorola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[requirements analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[service plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smartphones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wireless carriers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a bit embarrassed, but I don&#8217;t have a smartphone. I look around me and everyone has a smartphone, even kids have smartphones.  Even some my kids have smartphones. I don&#8217;t consider myself a late adopter, maybe just for things that are hard on my personal budget.  I experimented with an 8 bit Motorola ﻿6800 developers kit (hexadecimal keypad [...]]]></description>
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