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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As a Senior Director of Information Technology (IT) for a public pharmaceutical company, Michael writes from the heart of corporate life. He focuses on career development in addition to his passion for the IT industry and management.

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

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 …

6.9 Magnitude Earthquake shakes Baja California, Mexico
April 4, 2010 – 3:59 pm | No Comment
6.9 Magnitude Earthquake shakes Baja California, Mexico

Ok, I am just minding my business with the family and the walls start shaking and shaking. That was one of the strongest and longest quakes that I have felt in San Diego in a …

Deep Thoughts for a Sunday
April 4, 2010 – 3:29 pm | No Comment
Deep Thoughts for a Sunday

I have been working on a few papers recently and one of them gave me an opportunity to reflect for a bit on life and the evolution of our species. I remembered back to a …

The Dangers of Taking Work too Personaly
March 31, 2010 – 6:35 pm | No Comment
The Dangers of Taking Work too Personaly

I started to write about a recent bad experience I had at one of my favorite restaurants, but after a couple of days of cooling off, I realized this was a good example of taking work …

Sliding Back Into Bad Habits
March 26, 2010 – 8:20 pm | One Comment
Sliding Back Into Bad Habits

We work hard to stay on the straight and narrow path by staying focused in our work and driving towards our goals. However, as the pressure and demands on us increase, our focus begins to break down …

Amazon Kindle for Blackberry – Two Weeks Later
March 4, 2010 – 8:08 pm | No Comment
Amazon Kindle for Blackberry – Two Weeks Later

I definitely had some challenges getting the Amazon Kindle application for my Blackberry Storm2 downloaded and installed. However, since getting the application downloaded, I have had zero problems with it. The transfer of books to …