A few recent news stories, primarily out of Silicon Valley, highlight the growing trend among technology companies to embrace cutting edge green building practices. The rapid growth of companies such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft also means some growing pains for facilities managers. Google The search and advertising behemoth is awaiting environmental review for … Continue reading Tech industry giants place high priority on sustainability for new facilities
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What Not To Use: The Next Version Of Explorer
There is a TV show that my wife used to watch occasionally on the TLC network called What Not To Wear. The premise is simple: friends and family send in pictures and videos of a candidate, who once picked, is ambushed by the show's hosts on camera. The candidate is given an offer that is … Continue reading What Not To Use: The Next Version Of Explorer
Presentation Technology: Online PowerPoint Alternatives To Consider
Whether they're for clients, customers or colleagues, visual presentations are an unavoidable part of doing business. For years, Microsoft PowerPoint has been the standard bearer of slide presentation applications, but several Web-based alternatives h...
Gizmodo: Google Is Suing The United States Government
A court battle with the Feds sounds like something the search giant would want to avoid. But a suit filed by Google last week doesn't have anything to do with antitrust troubles. Instead, the suit accuses the federal government of failing to give Googl...
More slides don?t create more trust
I was running an offsite session for one of my clients this week, and the participants talked about how, when they get a meeting with a c-suite executive, the pressure is on to accomplish everything in that one meeting. They told me that they try to cr...