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Category Archives: General
Long Cycles
When I was 12 or 13 growing up in Cornwall Ontario, we had one of the worst winters that the area had ever seen. Just before that winter, we had one of the biggest harvests that the area had ever … Continue reading
What level of communication do we really need?
I recently spent a few years working on and selling equipment that allows people to have HD video conferences with the ability to share documents. Then I found myself as part of an elite team of software designers working on … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, social media, software, text, video, Visual communication
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Power Mangement
As Canadians we have an abundance of cheap power, so we rarely need to concern ourselves with power management. Last week however there was a severe thunderstorm that passed north of Ottawa that did a real number on cottage country. … Continue reading
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Tagged 0 net energy homes, alternative power, backup power, deisel generators, use for tractors
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Perspective
It happens every year, but for some reason I seem to forget how good it feels to back away from the keyboard every now and then. Last week a read a bunch of books, paddled around the lake and generally … Continue reading
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Tagged better workplaces, fun in the workplace, hobbies, life, tech companies
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What is a Generalist?
It’s Friday and the last day of re-runs. By now I will have a whole new batch of things to talk about, I will have read several new books both technical and recreational, will have consumed many beers and learned … Continue reading
Here are 10 ways to guarantee that your best people will quit:
Day 4 of re-runs… This is a re-post of an article that I read on LinkedIn. LinkedIn said it was originally published in the April 2013 issue of Humetrics. I have been told all of these things before but I … Continue reading
DIY Interpretation system
Day 3 of re-runs … When you are a small start-up you sometimes have to color outside the lines in order to get those foundation accounts. I don’t know if watching all those episodes of McGyver influenced the way I … Continue reading
Body Language
Day two of re-runs … The language of the body often tells a completely different story than our spoken words. The study of body language is technically known as kinesics and has been put to use by sales people for … Continue reading
Do tech companies have DNA?
Welcome to re-run week 😉 I was talking to a friend recently about a company that had restructured and left one of the founders in limbo as a result. My friend said that he was surprised that the company in … Continue reading