HomeHomehttp://www.rkil.com/home/2010-07-12T13:49:39ZSquarespaceGreen Communities Intranet Goes Livehttp://www.rkil.com/home/green-communities-intranet-goes-live.htmlJamie Johnson2010-06-01T18:14:29Z2010-06-01T18:14:29ZRKIL has successfully implemented an Intranet system that allows Green Communties of Canada to securley collect and process information from its Energy Advisors around the province using standard web browsers.]]>The iPad Split Personalityhttp://www.rkil.com/home/the-ipad-split-personality.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-31T16:00:00Z2010-05-31T16:00:00ZWhile the iPad has been available in the US for a couple of months, it has been available in Canada only since Friday, May 27. In that short time frame the responses have been varied.

The Apple fanboys love it, the Apple haters hate it.

]]>Apple Replaces the iPad with the iPod Touchhttp://www.rkil.com/home/apple-replaces-the-ipad-with-the-ipod-touch.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-29T20:00:00Z2010-05-29T20:00:00ZDuring iPad mania, a quick trip to the Apple store was in order to feel the energy and enthusiasm. 

One of the great ironies of the visit, was the fact that the purchases made through the WiFi system in the store are now being processed on an iPod Touch with a special case that includes a card swipe and bar code reader.

The new Apple devices replaced a Windows Mobile solution that Apple used up until a few months ago.

The hardware that Apple replaced, was from Fujitsu. The brand name of the Fujitsu product, the iPad.

]]>Evolution does not learn from mistakeshttp://www.rkil.com/home/2010/5/20/evolution-does-not-learn-from-mistakes.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-20T15:18:07Z2010-05-20T15:18:07ZThe Darwin awards acknowledge people who improve the gene pool of humanity, by accidently removing themselves from it. While winning the award guarantees that the same individual will not try it again, nothing guarentees that the same actions won't be tried again by someone else.

The same thing is true in business.

Evolution only learns from success.

When something is attempted that does not work, it is tough for others to learn from it. Success on the other hand continues, and can be emulated and improved on.

]]>PhotoWalkIdeas iPhone App Releasedhttp://www.rkil.com/home/photowalkideas-iphone-app-released.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-14T18:00:00Z2010-05-14T18:00:00ZAfter an interesting development route, PhotowalkIdeas is now available in the iTunes App Store. This is RKIL's first consumer product, and it targeted at photographers who are looking for ways to improve their ability to see ideas and concepts.

RKIL has a number of other iPhone apps under development, and expects to release several in 2010. In addition to consumer apps, a number of specialized apps are being developed under contract.

]]>Planning is Just Guessinghttp://www.rkil.com/home/2010/5/14/planning-is-just-guessing.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-14T13:05:22Z2010-05-14T13:05:22Z

When the folks at 37Signals make those kind of statements, they may sound more like anarchists than the very successful business people that they are.

Their book REWORK has been on the NY Times best selling list, and this is inspite of going against most of the conventional wisdom for startups.

]]>Star Trek Here We Comehttp://www.rkil.com/home/2010/5/3/star-trek-here-we-come.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-03T11:48:02Z2010-05-03T11:48:02ZHave we reached a tipping point in the use of technology driven by the iPad?

The Ottawa Hospital has announced that it will be one of the first hospitals to go in with a big time trial on the iPad.

Wireless medical devices have reached a combination of reduced size, increased range, and amazing sophistication that changes will feel like the Star Trek medical tricorder.

]]>Proof that the iPad has changed the gamehttp://www.rkil.com/home/2010/4/23/proof-that-the-ipad-has-changed-the-game.htmlJamie Johnson2010-04-23T13:56:36Z2010-04-23T13:56:36ZWhen the iPhone was released, Microsoft's Steve Balmer laughed at it indicating that he did not think it would appeal to business customers. The iPhone has gone on to change every smart phone out there.

Apple announced the iPad on January 27, 2010, and the market began to change. The HP Slate had shown off at the CES in January 2010 by Steve Balmer, and it has now been withdrawn from the market.

With rumors of over a 1,000,000 shipped in less than a month, in only the US market, it will change the way people see computers.

]]>Energy@Work goes livehttp://www.rkil.com/home/2010/1/29/energywork-goes-live.htmlJamie Johnson2010-01-29T17:00:00Z2010-01-29T17:00:00Z

Energy@Work is a Toronto based energy management company that acts as a facilitator of innovative energy management solutions. 

The original site for Energy@Work was developed in 2004 when the company launched, and had not kept pace with changes in technology. RKIL was engaged to refresh of content, appearance and functionality.

]]>iPad vs. The Knowledge Navigatorhttp://www.rkil.com/home/2010/1/27/ipad-vs-the-knowledge-navigator.htmlJamie Johnson2010-01-28T01:38:00Z2010-01-28T01:38:00ZSo the 2010 iPad is announced, how does it compare with the with the 1987 Knowledge Navigator concept piece for 2010?

The iPad has many of features that the Knowledge Navigator forecast, and some it did not.

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