Commentary
Bad Technology Habits
Talking on the cell phone at inappropriate places It seems that sometimes when people talking they forget where they are. Or they get so engrossed in the conversation that they don’t realize who may be near. Not only does the guy next to you in the grocery line, or sitting in front of you in [...]
What Will You Be Watching on June 12th
This is not a trick question advertising a special TV show, but the simple fact that June 12, 2009 is the date that over the air television will stop broadcasting the analog TV signals, that have been in use since the beginning of television, and start broadcasting completely in digital. There has been many rumors [...]
Do good things come to those who wait?
I once heard a story about a young girl being asked what her plans were for her future. She answered, “I’m just waiting to see what happens.” Is it wise to wait to see what happens? Not everyone can be that person who walks into a store to get a cup of coffee and decides [...]
Bad Technology Habits
Talking on the cell phone at inappropriate places. People when they are having a conversation on the phone sometimes forget where they are or who may be around. The guy next to you in the grocery line, or sitting in front of you in a theater doesn’t want to hear your end of the conversation [...]
Spring Ahead, to Fall back!
Once again, as it does every year just like Christmas and Tax day, Daylight Saving Time begins. For those who don’t know the rhyme we spring ahead, in other words set the clock forward one hour, in the spring and fall backward, set the clock time back one hour, in the fall. In 2005 President [...]
10 Ways to Conserve Energy
Recently I was invited to a 9th grade class to talk on ways to help the environment. I developed this 10 Ways list a few years ago giving ideas to conserve energy in the office. I handed it out to each of the students and the teacher with a plan to gloss over each item [...]
Acronym: MAC
Recently I was talking with a business owner and we were discussing how acronyms have overwhelm many of us. One of the ones discussed was MAC so I thought I would republish this tip. MAC – For many who work in Telecom and Telecommunications MAC stands for Move, Adds or Changes. It usually refers to [...]
Advice for the New Year
If I had I could only give a business one piece of advice for the upcoming year, it would be to invest in a Technology Consultant. As a Technology Consultant, you may think that this is just an advertisement for my services. Maybe it is, but technology changes everyday and keeping up with those changes [...]
Predictions for 2009
For businesses in general and for those businesses that fall under the umbrella SMB, 2009 will be a turbulent year. Here are 5 predictions of mine for 2009. Social Networks will be used for business MySpace is already being used by business as a place to advertise to the youth. But i really wonder how [...]
2008 – A Year Longer Than Most
I just discovered this little bit of information so I thought I would share it here. No only is 2008 a leap year, it will be a second longer. The time difference between Atomic Clocks and the astronomical time is 1 second. Scientist have decided to add that one extra second to 2008. So when [...]
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