Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Four Lessons in Project Management From Healthcare.gov
The Obama administration claims that roughly 6 million people have signed up for a healthcare plan under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the highly controversial law. Administration officials had… -
Google's Century-Long Survey Offers Management Tips
Google wants to conduct a century-long survey of its employees. That’s an ambitious goal, to put it mildly—most companies don’t think much beyond the next few quarters, if that. But Google feels… -
5 Alternatives to Office for iPad
Microsoft finally decided to bite the (proverbial) bullet and release Office for iPad, with a catch: anyone who downloads Word, Excel, or PowerPoint for Apple’s popular tablet will need to purcha… -
Should You Develop for Tizen?
Launching a brand-new mobile operating system is, to put it mildly, a difficult endeavor. It takes years of development, hordes of devoted programmers, a couple hardware partners, and a willingne… -
Why Did Facebook Buy Oculus Rift?
When Facebook plunked down $19 billion for WhatsApp, the move made perfect sense: after all, the latter is a messaging app with 400 million active users worldwide, which fits in nicely with the s… -
What Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Could Do Next
When Microsoft appointed Satya Nadella as its new CEO in February, analysts and pundits immediately began to debate over what sort of leader he’ll turn out to be, and whether he’ll attempt to rad… -
Smartwatch Wars Kick Off with Moto 360
Google is wasting no time with this “smartwatch” trend. The day after the search-engine giant announced Android Wear, a version of its popular Android operating system modified for wristwatches a…