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		<title>5-Lessons Learned from a Failed Start-up</title>
		<link>http://garnertechnology.ca/2011/11/5-lessons-learned-from-a-failed-start-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three years ago, a close friend and I came up with an idea for an Internet start-up company based around the notion of using a map as an event calendar. The idea came about when we noticed that we would miss many events in our own neighbourhood because we didn&#8217;t know about what was happening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;network is the computer&#8221; and what that really means</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1996, I attended a presentation from Sun Microsystems about the future of computing technology.  It was a memorable presentation to me as they explained the notion of the network, more specifically the Internet, becoming ubiquitous and as reliable as the dial-tone of a land-line phone. This would lead, the presenter postulated, to a world where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Product Review: SaaS POS with Shopify Integration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was on the hunt for a point-of-sale solution (POS) for a small marine supply retailer. I was most interested in finding a SaaS solution that would integrate with Shopify.com, a hosted e-commerce solution. SaaS, or software-as-a-service, has been around for a number of years and continues to grow in popularity as a viable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not getting good battery life on your smartphone? Change the battery</title>
		<link>http://garnertechnology.ca/2011/07/not-getting-good-battery-life-on-your-smartphone-change-the-battery/</link>
		<comments>http://garnertechnology.ca/2011/07/not-getting-good-battery-life-on-your-smartphone-change-the-battery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smartphone technology is truly amazing however there is still one aspect of these devices that is frustrating &#8211; battery life. Batteries have certainly come a long way but rarely does a battery perform to the level that is advertised by the manufacture. This is usually because battery tests are conducted under standardized conditions that may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to &#8220;un-follow&#8221; in Twitter and feel good about it</title>
		<link>http://garnertechnology.ca/2011/03/un-follow-in-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://garnertechnology.ca/2011/03/un-follow-in-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter can be a powerful tool for keeping up with the rapid flow of information that hits us everyday.  Using Twitter does, however, require some forethought.  This article talks about some strategies to get Twitter working better for you.]]></description>
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		<title>Who is a Municipal Website for?</title>
		<link>http://garnertechnology.ca/2010/09/who-is-a-municipal-website-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a nice summer break (that wasn&#8217;t actually long enough!) it&#8217;s time to get back to business . . . I spend a lot of time visiting local government websites not only professionally but because I like to keep up on what&#8217;s happening in the community where I live.  Most local governments and their associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When minimizing risk hurts</title>
		<link>http://garnertechnology.ca/2010/05/when-minimizing-risk-hurts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 20:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Risk avoidance does not always lead to the best solution.  By overemphasizing the potential risks associated with a proposed solution an organization may be missing out on opportunities to innovate and, often, provide a similar or better solution at less cost.  ]]></description>
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		<title>How to Assess Risk in IT Projects</title>
		<link>http://garnertechnology.ca/2010/04/how-to-assess-risk-in-it-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://garnertechnology.ca/2010/04/how-to-assess-risk-in-it-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assessing risk is a key component of managing and IT project but also as part of the solution evaluation process.  This post talks about the process of evaluating risk. ]]></description>
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		<title>Changing your password is a waste of time</title>
		<link>http://garnertechnology.ca/2010/04/changing-your-password-is-a-waste-of-time/</link>
		<comments>http://garnertechnology.ca/2010/04/changing-your-password-is-a-waste-of-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Changing passwords frequently can be a waste of time and not necessary.  This article highlights an article by Mark Pothier from the Boston Globe on the cost of tight password requirements.]]></description>
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		<title>What is an IT Strategic Plan Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://garnertechnology.ca/2010/04/what-is-an-it-strategic-plan-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://garnertechnology.ca/2010/04/what-is-an-it-strategic-plan-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steven Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite often, IT Strategic Plans are nothing more than a list of projects that are going to be undertaken in the coming years.  A true strategic plan is set in context of business performance and links projects to specific objectives.  Resulting outcomes are measurable and, in the IT context, not necessarily a count of how many projects were implemented in a year.  A strategic plan will focus less on the tool or technology and more on the direction.  It asks the ultimate question, why are we doing what we are doing?]]></description>
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