Browse by Tags
All Tags »
whack (RSS)
Today I saw in John Dvorak's Second Opinion column, John says Microsoft's business model is done and that "the age of expensive office software may be near its end". (Also the story is available via http://tinyurl.com/cm8fzn .) "Until now,
Read More...
As Kim Hart, Staff Writer for the Washington Post noted in her article today, Technical Difficulties: Switch to Digital TV May Not Be as Smooth as Advertised , many consumers are impacted by the transition to digital television (as I noted noted previously
Read More...
I just received this from my incomparable friend, JuliAnn: the Wisdom Book movie: it seemed appropriate to include it here: http://www.wisdombook.org/ Please watch this video. Then take a deep breath and a few glorious minutes to take it in. Ask yourself-
Read More...
Five days since I posted, as I have been recovering from a cough/virus/whatever , and I was Mr. Mom all weekend long whilst my much better half spent the weekend with friends. I have this of interest… … from mathoov's Flickr stream. Thanks to Ariel
Read More...
A while ago, Beth (who I first worked with in the Exchange group on DST and now on customer satisfaction improvements) told me a story that she'd heard from her husband in the past. When people leave a large company, it’s like when you remove your hand
Read More...
John Wayne Airport saw that customers were inconvenienced and came up with a simple solution, showing that sometimes more (power plugs) is better... and need not be expensive. Picture this, frequent air travelers: you're at the airport, awaiting a flight,
Read More...
An interesting post today on Consumerist where an HP Customer Service rep comes across with a sales offer ... A reader on Consumerist.com relates an encounter (over chat?) with an HP customer service representative to discuss a hardware failure with his
Read More...
I'm off sick today and catching up on mail, whilst the kids are home for spring break. Mayhem ensues. The other day I posted at the top of the things-I've-read list the article on "Lessons from Randy Pausch" in Parade , a not-so-trivial piece in the often
Read More...
Out of the mouths of babes, or in this case our soon-to-be seven year old son. Over dinner I asked... CJ, what's a Zune? [he uses a 30GB model for music and videos] CJ: "Zune is a type of iPod, but it's bigger." How is the Zune different from the iPod?
Read More...
Admit it: you don't have a gift for that special someone tomorrow. (Hello... it's Valentine's Day. My gift for my wife was rescuing her from an awkward spot late today, with apologies to attendees at TechReady.) My old friend, Ben Calica, is working with
Read More...
Today in the Journal , Robert Guth reports that Bill Gates called for a revision of capitalism at the World Economic Forum 2008 in Davos, Switzerland, what Bill referred to as "creative capitalism" in his speech today ... "In a speech at the World Economic
Read More...
As much as I prefer to shop at the lowest price, reputable e-tailer for many things, Amazon is one of the places I trust to always have a great customer experience. I still wander around local bookstores and buy books in person (you never know what you
Read More...
This afternoon whilst on vacation (and yes, the kids were accessing the Internet after playing in the snow) we had a problem with the DSL connection at the house. Of course, it necessitated a reset of the DSL modem and wiped the account info and password
Read More...
Happy holidays to readers and those of you who stumbled upon my blog. In this holiday season, I trust that you are able to the time with your friends and family: please remember that time is a precious thing. Never waste it. http://blogs.msdn.com/mthree/archive/2007/09/30/time-is-fleeting-093007.asp
Read More...
Thanks to sriram over on channel8 for a pointer to this article from Bill Gates on "The skills you need to succeed." This is an article written by Bill Gates himself for the BBC Service, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7142073.stm Related BBC Report
Read More...
