Last year I was referred to a movie called “What the Bleep Do We Know“. Based on the title, I was not sure what kind of movie it was going to be. Earlier this year I bought a copy from…
I’ve had a bad software day. Occasionally I want to just toss the computer in the rubbish bin (Aussie/UK slang). Usually I just accept it and move on and try something different. Usually that works. Today it did not seem…
It’s probably one of the most famous quotes from international tourism advertising. Paul Hogan was the star of the 1984 (can you believe it?) tourism campaign for bringing tourists to Australia. There is a good summary of “Shrimp on the…
For a number of years I have been thinking that it is a waste to have computers turned on at home with nothing for them to do. Of course, they do work at getting email, virus check, and backup tasks…
When do things become too clever? When is it time to stop being too clever? Most places that have cultures that embrace progress also fully believe in becoming more clever. This usually is through encouraging further education and rewarding intelligence…
Citrix acquired NetScaler in June 2005. For $300 million dollars, Citrix bought the company that specializes in improving the performance of applications across remote networks. The NetScaler acquisition filled a gap related to guaranteeing decent throughput between the users and…
You never know where business is going to take you. You always hope that things are going to get better and that problems will not be difficult but they don’t always turn out that way. In a strange twist of…
That which is not an office is a cubicle. That which is a cubicle is not really a cube. It can get quite confusing really. It makes me wonder where the concept of cubicle came from? Was it some manager’s…
“Code Red” is one thing you never want to hear. Normally it is only on television. Unfortunately it does happen in real life. There is another meaning that I want to give “Code Red” based on my experience in the…
Doesn’t it always seem like you should be doing something? Isn’t it hard sometimes not to keep doing something? Marshall Goldsmith has written an excellent post about how it is sometimes better just to leave things alone. It isn’t just…
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