A View from Elsewhere

As part of Microsoft's efforts to make its employees happier, healthier, and generally more productive, Microsoft is in a lengthy process of replacing the old-style coffee machines (large, rapid-production drip coffee makers) with new Starbucks machines Read More...

I've joked about this for a while, but I'm starting to believe there is a business opportunity making office modifications to Microsoft employees -- particularly modifications that are within the Real Estate and Facilities guidelines. For example, if Read More...

Today, Glenn Fleishman posts about the broad coverage of Wi-Fi on trains and speculates, Let’s see—drive by myself, get no work done, burn gas by the ton that costs a fortune, or, an inexpensive and comfortable trip with Internet access the whole way? Read More...

The idea of sitting in a coffee house writing up some of the strategy and tactics documents that I'm so very behind on at first seemed very appealing to me. I figured I'd settle in to my favorite coffee house ( Chocolati in Wallingford ), order up a big Read More...