How good is your boss? If the person resembles the average boss — probably an OK boss. Neither awful or great. According to Kate and Dale, only one boss out of every 20 is what they consider “gifted.” Those with bosses new in management have to be patient as the boss has to practice to … Read more
Seth Godin started a debate over small businesses versus entrepreneurs in his blog. Follow the trackbacks and the debate spreads. The fruits of the debate began at SmallBusinessBrief. Everyone is right and wrong. Both sides have people who are happy and people who aren’t happy. I want to remain a one-person business, but this doesn’t … Read more
Who doesn’t like to be quoted in an article? Not many folks, but when you’re talking to big companies or consulting firms — they have gates and policies that make it tough to get a quote and fast. I discovered that not many consulting firms will provide a quote on recent news because they haven’t … Read more
I value handwritten notes and use every time I need to thank someone. I won’t resort to email for such things as the person took the time to do whatever I’m thanking him for. So I believe I should also take a few minutes to put in the effort of writing a nice thank you … Read more
Pay bills? Do that online. Write a letter to a camper? Ditto. Submit a contract? Send it by email and then fax it back, scan and email it back, or use an electronic signature and email it back. With increasing stamp rates and email taking over, it’s no surprise the U.S. Post Office (USPS) has … Read more
As a long time Mavs fan (yes, since the ’80s), I checked in with Mark Cuban’s Blog Maverick to see how he responded to the Maverick’s disappointing series against the Heat. A guy takes a different approach to owning a professional basketball team, and people talk smack. He did what needed to be done. He … Read more
Analyzing Eggcorns and Snowclones, and Challenging Strunk and White looks at Language Log, a blog covering linguistic boo boos. My kind of place. The article talks of eggcorns, “a type of slip of the ear in which people mishear a word and mispronounce it, then insist that the malapropism is correct.” Maybe I’m obtuse, but … Read more
This problem comes and goes. When it comes, however, the problem happens a few times a day. I can’t find the pattern except maybe Internet Explorer. The programs slow to a crawl and I close each one as soon as the PC lets me. I tried to find the Microsoft Knowledgebase (kb) article that sounded … Read more
You can view the design in progress. I’d value your feedback as it’s for the people who take the time to come here, not me. I’ve received the following feedback: * Use a larger default font (the font can be resized with your browser) * The color doesn’t fit my personality and isn’t inviting What … Read more
The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time and #1 is AOL. I second that. Although, I’m sure something else that I don’t remember could top it… but that’s tough to do. AOL continues to have a rep of a “non-tech-savvy person’s Web.” I admit that AOL has gotten better, but it still has some … Read more