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A Misunderstood OS

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I have read a number of articles about Chromebooks, the new Pixel, and some of the implications of Google going up against Apple and Microsoft directly. I think there is a very important paradigm shift that I have not seen discussed to date. It is well known that as a Windows or Mac based machine […]

Bicsi 2013

Bicsi 40th

I am heading back from Bicsi 2013 held in Tampa, Florida. It was a really good conference and I have renewed confidence in Bicsi as an organization. This was our fortieth anniversary national conference, and the staff did a great job without going over the top. I have been a member since 1994 and received […]

New Hints of Class Warfare

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I was heading north from West Palm Beach on the Florida Turnpike–possibly the epicenter of American vacationland. This artery begins in orange groves, touches upon Orlando and Disney, and extends almost to the Everglades, providing access to some of the most extensive beach developments in Florida. Astonishingly, the tollgates read “Cash Not Accepted” at many […]

Quiet Shopping at Dierbergs

Originally published September-October 2001, St. Louis Construction News and Review Shoppers at 17 of the Dierbergs Markets in the St. Louis area are enjoying the ‘sound of silence’ these days thanks to Sonacom IT Partners. Over the past few years, St. Louis-based Sonacom has designed and installed an NEC-manufactured wireless integrated telephone system in the […]