I work with computers and software all day long. I have now, for more than a decade. Individuals and businesses have every excuse under the sun to not do updates and to not have test environments.
The reality is that applying the updates and testing is a fixed cost and can be planned. Repairing and troubleshooting [...]
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Sounds pretty straight forward to me. Let’s shit-can all the sucky teachers.
I’m going back to watching physics lectures.
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UPDATE: 12/14/2008: Another big change… This blog got rebranded… Now, it’s TechProfound. Guess what?! It’ll all just work…
Here’s a quick note to mention a bit of a change happening here on Tweblog.com. I’m going to start posting more geek stuff and more work related things. With my new job (Stay tuned for more on [...]
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9/11/2001
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Apple is evil. –> Apple rocks! I love my MacBook Air. I love my iPhone. Good customer service goes a LONG way! Great customer service breads loyalty.
Anthony Bourdain is stupid. –> Anthony Bourdain rules! No Reservations kicks butt. Kitchen Confidential sparked all sorts of creativity. Writing and reading things that stretch my horizons is healthy [...]
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If Job Applicants Designed Selection Procedures
The application form would be easily completed within a short period of time.
The job requirements would ask for what is truly required to do the job.
No one would be invited to interview for a job that is already filled.
Applicants would receive an acknowledgement notice once their application is received.
They would [...]
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10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything
[HT: Clint Covington]
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The changes in my life over the past couple months, and the changes coming in the next couple months are radical and exciting. I’m about to download OpenOffice.org, for the first time, ever! I’ve had amazing connections with Microsoft and have been doing work in IT for more than a decade. So, here I [...]
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Learning to Change-Changing to Learn
Notice my URL… now.
I found this video via this post.
It’s particularly interesting to me because I just had a discussion with a good friend. That discussion was directly about this topic and how we have different viewpoints and different aspects of this topic in our lives.
I’m listening.
I’m [...]
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write a book
lose 30 pounds
go to hawaii
simplify material possessions
move to midwest
Those are not prioritized. The list is limited to 5. More would overwhelm me. Fewer would not challenge me. I can do it. I will do it. I will do it by August 31, 2008. ~T. W. Getsch ~Saturday, May 24th, 2008
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“To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be [...]
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information overload
It’s always time to simplify.
We need to make information simple.
We need to listen and organize and purge.
We need to be patient with those around us who adapt at different rates.
We need to revisit our approach.
I just watched this “Web 2.0″ video again. It is information overload. Yet, it also is about managing external perception. It [...]
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