Tag Archives: communication

Could I borrow a cup of Internet?

So you move into a new neighborhood and it is taking the local service provider longer than usual to get your new service turned up. You could get a wireless service but the reception on your cell phone at home … Continue reading

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A new way to work

It is not uncommon for technology workers to work off site from time to time. This is especially true when a quite environment is required to achieve an important deadline. I have been known to solve complex problems in a … Continue reading

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A better work environment

I have always been interested in the human condition, in particular how to create a work environment that makes people want to come to work each day. Like most things in life, there is no one magic set of things … Continue reading

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A new printer…

I just replaced our aging printer with a new HP6600 all-in-one. The printer itself promises more pages per ink cartridge, faster printing, faster scanning, air-print for wireless devices and there is only a power cable because it connects to the … Continue reading

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Blackberry not quite dead yet!!!

In the Monty Python movie the Holy Grail, the movie starts out with a scene from the black death where people are bringing out their dead to be picked up by the wagons. One of the people in the pile … Continue reading

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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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Charity and Religion

I’m going to take a few minutes today to talk about one of those things that we are not supposed to talk about, religion. I can’t speak for other religions but most of the Christian ones that I have been … Continue reading

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Software Mercenary or Software Ninja?

I bet this is a question that you ask yourself every day when you get up first thing in the morning. I know I would have been doing it if I had thought of it sooner. Last night I was … Continue reading

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You can never have enough hobbies

I have been criticized from time to time for having too many hobbies. People have warned me that having so many distractions will cause me to have a lack of focus. Others say that I will never be really good … Continue reading

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An ideal tech company structure?

You have to have checks and balances, responsibilities and focus… I’ve worked in a number of tech companies in the last 32 years and I’ve noticed similarities and differences. Some of the differences are just that, differences but others actually … Continue reading

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