Posted on April 29, 2007 by Toby Getsch
I want to learn how to explain in a simple and clear way, like this. This video explains what RSS is (Really Simple Syndication), why it helps you, and what to do with that new information. The video is about 3 minutes and 45 seconds long. My use of RSS saves me 20 minutes to [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Geek Humor Link to Yahoo! is 404 – Yodel Anecdotal Facebook Digg Print Email
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Posted on April 27, 2007 by Toby Getsch
This is exciting. “It may all sound futuristic, at least for near term commercial deployment, but Microsoft Research said it’s running all these applications for real. “This is not simulation, it’s all done with a standard PC, very complex software and machine vision tricks,” Eric Horvitz, principal researcher at Microsoft…” Source: Microsoft Previews Surreal Future [...]
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Posted on April 27, 2007 by Toby Getsch
NOW we’re talkin’ errr… reading. Link to Library of Congress Blog (Library of Congress) Facebook Digg Print Email
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Posted on April 25, 2007 by Toby Getsch
This time it happens to be my younger brother, Tim. And, I do not envy his injury. Tim, our prayers are with you for quick healing. Fortunately, I got to see his game last week. Unfortunately, there will not be any more. I can relate to ending my competitive basketball career about 6 or so [...]
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Posted on April 22, 2007 by Toby Getsch
This morning I’m spending time alone, sitting by the water, relaxing. I already went for a little bit of a drive. Yesterday I spent a bit of time cleaning and mentally refreshing. What am I talking about? I’m talking about when you feel like you just woke up from a nap on the weekend, in [...]
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Posted on April 19, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Google my name. It’s vain, but it’s pretty accurate in the tech world. Facebook Digg Print Email
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Posted on April 19, 2007 by Toby Getsch
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Posted on April 19, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Man, the past couple weeks have really moved along for me. The work/commute routine is settling in and going well. It’s just going so fast this week. Thursday already! Facebook Digg Print Email
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Posted on April 17, 2007 by Toby Getsch
from a few minutes ago (Pacific time) Emily says (11:28 AM):it’s sad. i feel strangely distanced from the whole thing, at least for the moment. this is a really small town, but no one i know personally was injured or killed. the campus has been mostly blocked off. . . it just feels surreal. Toby [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2007 by Toby Getsch
Read this blog post by Jonathan Schwartz, the CEO and President of Sun. http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/what_service_means_to_me I think attitudes like his makes an enormous difference in the success of any organization. In that same regard, I view just the act of having this attitude as a form of leadership. Even if I disagree with strategy or with [...]
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What is knowledge management?
This [UPDATE: link to Wikipedia's KM page] is a really good answer to this question. I am the new Knowledge Manger at ECG Management Consultants. Sometimes I can explain what that is in a really simple and clear way. Other times it’s much more difficult and very wordy. Today, I was asked to explain it [...]
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