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		<title>Checkbox Computing</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2010/01/30/checkbox-computing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the people I pay attention to in the tech world is John C. Dvorak. While he&#8217;s not always right, he does provoke our thought process when it comes to technology.
 
In a section of a recent posting (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358568,00.asp), Dvorak mentions the notion of &#34;checkbox computing&#34;.&#160; Dvorak theorizes that we have &#34;dumbed down&#34; our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=432&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Wrong With This Picture?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/10/09/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, this post has nothing to do with Lawson.&#160; Except that Lawson S3 supported databases include both Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.&#160; 
 
I got an email today from “Internet.com Tech Alerts”, and at first glance, this looked interesting: 
There are many clients who are running their Lawson applications and opt for Microsoft SQL Server [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=365&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Phil Simon&#8217;s New Book: Why New Systems Fail</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/02/12/phil-simons-new-book-why-new-systems-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make sure you check out the new book, Why New Systems Fail: Theory and Practice Collide, by my friend and fellow independent consultant Phil Simon.&#160; The book includes an interview with me on reporting.
 
As Phil spells out in the book, organizations often lack the necessary framework to minimize the chance of system failure before, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=240&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Recession-Proof?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2009/01/28/are-you-recession-proof/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The economy is on practically everyone’s mind these days.  We know we’re in for a bumpy ride over the next several months, and perhaps even years.  Everywhere we turn, organizations are “battening down the hatches”, learning to do more with less.  One way to do that is to evaluate our tools as well as our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=237&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oh, so now you&#8217;re an expert, huh?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2008/06/23/oh-so-now-youre-an-expert-huh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can&#8217;t you just envision this as being a perfect line of Alice Kramden dialogue from an episode of The Honeymooners?   Ralph is contriving some plan with Norton, purporting to be &#8220;the expert&#8221; on whatever scheme is being cooked up.  And in steps clear-headed Alice, to utter the deflating question that brings it all back into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=111&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Of My Hats: &quot;Application Architect&quot;?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2008/06/07/one-of-my-hats-application-architect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent CIO magazine article (http://www.cio.com/article/187350/Hot_Jobs_Applications_Architect/1) made me think about some of the roles I fill for my clients.

When describing my own consulting business, I really have a hard time, since I&#8217;m what is called a &#8220;specialized generalist&#8221; according to the taxing authorities.
I provide a number of consulting services to Lawson clients, such as:

Installation, configuration, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=106&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Aligned?</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2008/01/07/are-you-aligned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We always hear a lot about IT alignment. That is, how aligned your IT goals are with goals of your business? Usually, these are addressed in a macro view, but rarely in micro. But what about within the IT organization itself? Are its goals aligned internally within IT?

Here&#8217;s an example: You&#8217;re faced with a series [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=24&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Bandwidth ≠ Greater Productivity</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2007/11/21/more-bandwidth-%e2%89%a0-greater-productivity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Week published an article, &#8220;Ten Penny-Pinching Ideas for 2008&#8243; (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2007/tc20071120_184990.htm) which got my attention.  No, it wasn&#8217;t the sarcastic reference to &#8220;the best ways to soak your overpriced tech consultants for free advice&#8221; in the opening teaser.
It was my disagreement with # 1 (and how does this qualify as a &#8220;penny-pinching idea&#8221;??):
&#8220;1. Increase your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=73&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lawson via Web Services</title>
		<link>http://blog.lawsonguru.com/2003/07/01/lawson-via-web-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2003 21:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At CUE in April, I got to meet with some folks from Lawson&#8217;s technology group who are working on adding web services capabilities to Lawson.&#160; I truly believe this will change the way you work with Lawson some time in the not-so-distant future. Think I&#8217;m nuts?&#160; 
 
Well, first you&#8217;re probably asking &#34;what exactly is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=418&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will Lawson Survive the ERP Shakeout?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2003 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Henley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I&#8217;m neither a financial whiz nor a stock prognosticator, so I&#8217;m the wrong person to ask! But I&#8217;ve been asked for my thoughts on the Peoplesoft, J.D.Edwards, Oracle takeover shakeout.
 I think the Oracle bid for Peoplesoft is still WAY TOO LOW, and Oracle will have to go up to $25-30/share to convince the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.lawsonguru.com&blog=1858928&post=140&subd=lawsonguru&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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