Monthly Archives: March 2013

The forth dimension… Time

Posted on March 29, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

One of the things that I didn’t realize until recently is that time passes at different rates for people depending on their employment status. The people on the hiring end are caught up in the day to day chaos which … Continue reading →

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Ageism and the new work force.

Posted on March 28, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Is it a good idea to hire older workers? It seems that there are a number of conflicting views on this subject. Some people feel that it is important to staff companies with younger less costly workers. We could call … Continue reading →

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Sharing a win…means sharing a loss…

Posted on March 27, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I have had the pleasure of working with the same guy for 33 years and he has always promoted sharing both the risk and successes of new companies. Some people would say that I am no where near as wealthy … Continue reading →

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Take time to innovate… or die…

Posted on March 26, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

One of the things that I have learned is that there is always someone out there doing the same thing that you are. We have copy rights and patents to protect our creations but there are people who argue that … Continue reading →

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Retirement ???

Posted on March 25, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I have had alot of people ask me lately when I plan to retire. I find this a really odd question that I usually answer with “I retired in 1981 when I graduated and I have been having fun ever … Continue reading →

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SSD write endurance

Posted on March 22, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

I had a reader suggest that I take a look at this topic. It’s been a while since I did any hardware development but the hard disk in this computer, the storage in my iPhone and iPad and many other … Continue reading →

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A new way to sell

Posted on March 21, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

The way most companies get their message out has traditionally been through marketing programs and feet on the street. That seems to be changing for alot of companies as they employ web based tools like GoogleTrends, GoogleAutoComplete, YahooBuzzLog, YahooClues, BingTrends, … Continue reading →

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Fluidware

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Fluidware is latest in a string of ventures from the serial entrepreneur Eli Fathi. This time he has partnered with a dynamic duo (brothers) Aydin and Amin Mirzaee and Samuel Cormier. The company was founded in 2008 as Chide.it and … Continue reading →

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Where have all the hardware companies gone?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

When I graduated in 1981 and took my first job at Mitel, I was debugging boards for the SX200 PABX. That job eventually evolved into building automatic testers which involved both hardware and software design. From there I transitioned to … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on March 18, 2013 by ajgillette98@gmail.com

Over the weekend I had an opportunity to review some of the most successful start-ups in both the USA and Canada. One of the things that jumped out at me was that independent of the products, the names of the … Continue reading →

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