Over 80% of this blog was developed on the iPhone. From captured photos, to voice conversions, to text messaging, to emailing, to editing...It is good for us all to understand the potential and direction of devices like the iPhone (Time Magazine Invention of the Year, 2007). So, why not explain it, by using it....;-)
M&O Money
Author: Jeff Billings
The IT Department is very sensitive to M&O funds and the coming dilema of Excess Utilities. We have championed the Wireless WAN, resulting in some $500-$750,000 savings per year, each and every year from now on. We are championing the convergence of voice, which will have another $300-$400,000 savings per year. We are deploying remote tools right now that will allow us the ability to power down thousands of computers across the district with a single mouse click. We are championing converged movies and television, allowing for the termination and power down of TVs, video head towers, and the gear required to run them. Last week in TAC, we began the discussion of going to Open Office (Windows version and new Mac OSX version is out and it's sweet), possibly removing the $220,000 per year Microsoft Office M&O cost. We are already beginning the early testing of software like Skype to put on the iPhone and bypass voice service. But, it is very difficult to develop these solutions, if they are possible, without initial investments of money, time, spirit and innovation.
