Inertia

A lot of organizations are overcome with organizational and cultural inertia. A lot haven't a clue what is out there. A lot have trouble finding what is out there.

Books from the Library: 5/15/2012

Beyerlein, Michael M., Johnson, Douglas A., Beyerlein, Susan T. (editors), Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams, Volume 8, Virtual Teams, JAI, 2001 Date, Anil W., Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2005 Gloor, Peter A., Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage through Collaborative Innovation Networks, New York, NY, 2006

Proprietary vs. Open Source

It is a bit frustrating sometimes deciding which business model is best, or whether money should be in the equation or a motive at all. There is the proprietary business model where things are owned, and an open source "maker" model where things are not. Both appear to offer income, but the open source model is kind of tricky. One could look at it from a perspective of what model benefits society the most, and it seems to be open source, but it is that true?

Library Books

Programming with Java in 24 Hours, Rogers Cadenhead, Sams Publishing, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2006 Network Security Bible, Second Edition, Eric Cole, Wiley Publishing, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2009