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At the start: Pat McGovern and the birth of Computerworld

By Lucas Mearian Computerworld Much like those tech startups that were born in garages — Hewlett-Packard and Apple, for instance — Computerworld was being run by MIT graduate Patrick J. McGovern Jr. out of his colonial-style home. He was 30 at the time, and had started the IT publication just three years after founding International…

At least SOME things about a reorg are predictable

By Sharky This company is about to go through yet another reorganization — which means yet another staff meeting to explain the reorg plan to employees, reports an IT pilot fish who’s been through it all before. “At the very start of the meeting, the person in charge stood up,” fish says. “She began by…