An iPad to Bring Them All Together
May 20, 2010 – 9:34 pm | No Comment

The world has been buzzing since the release of Apple’s latest creation, the iPad. I scoffed and pitied them all for fueling Apple’s marketing machine. That is, until I started to take a closer look …

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Complex thinking on a simple problem, that had a simple solution
October 13, 2008 – 5:57 am | No Comment
Complex thinking on a simple problem, that had a simple solution

Frustrations abound in the world of IT, and to be successful in this industry you must have a high tolerance or a bit of love/hate for it.
My old manager loved to remind us that if you do not …

Optimize your commute time and open a new world to yourself
October 8, 2008 – 10:07 pm | One Comment
Optimize your commute time and open a new world to yourself

How much time do you spend commuting back and forth to work each day? Is this time you spend, and never get back, a mind numbing journey, an exercise in frustration or an enriching experience?
Take this time for what …

Hold on to you hats boys and girls, the ride is not over yet
October 6, 2008 – 9:29 pm | No Comment
Hold on to you hats boys and girls, the ride is not over yet

The bailout finally passed last week, but has a several week lead-in time before the money starts flowing. The DOW is below 10,000 and still falling.  All is not well with the financial system.
I heard …

Can exceptional service come back and haunt you later?
October 4, 2008 – 10:17 am | 2 Comments
Can exceptional service come back and haunt you later?

Several years ago, I suffered a plague of my own creation. We had pampered the employee base with such great service, they had taken our exceptional service level as the new base, or minimum, level of support. …

New Blog Design: Is it a keeper?
October 1, 2008 – 11:51 am | 5 Comments
New Blog Design: Is it a keeper?

First of all, changing the blog theme is not a piece of cake. It is not overly difficult, but it is not a five minute task either.
I have spent weeks searching for a new design …