Archive for July, 2007

The Seattle Times has a story about the University of Chicago requiring students to submit powerpoint presentations as part of their entrance applications.My eyes bulged a little at the photo’s subtitle: Chicago business-school administrator Rose Martinelli says PowerPoint presentations permit potential students to demonstrate creativity that might not come through in traditional applications. PowerPoint...
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I recently received a note from a colleague on preferred email communication with a new boss. Thought it was worth passing along – minor elements are changed to protect identities and make it flow … The purpose of this note is to give you a heads up on written communications by email. I have...
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I’m trying to formulate my personal rules for success … the principles that I think will make me “successful” given what I know of my personality (strengths and weaknesses). They’re a work in progress, obviously. And each is a guideline, not a law of the Medes and Persians. In no particular order: Don’t eat...
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Terry Atkinson is a pastor who is originally from England, has served in the US and Canada, and for the last 40 years or so has been serving in Greece. We know him because he has had a preaching tour of duty through Canada and the Free Reformed Church of Abbotsford, which we attended...
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I’m checking out some online resources for education and came across this: For nearly 70 years, ProQuest has offered superior information services in electronic, microform, and print-on-demand formats to university libraries. Interesting. Obviously, this is a programmer’s use of the inclusive AND – as long as one part of the conjunction is true, it...
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Wow. You really can outsource just about everything these days … The picketers marching in a circle in front of a downtown Washington office building chanting about low wages do not seem fully focused on their message. Many have arrived with large suitcases or bags holding their belongings, which they keep in sight. Several...
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Getting 6 people together at the same time on the same date at the same place (even if it’s virtual) is like herding cats. So when a meeting fits in this nicely, it’s like the parting of the Red Sea … especially when our corporate meeting software shows busy times in red:
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I just had a thought: When your mouth opens, your mind closes. It’s a bit of a self-reminder to shut up occasionally and just listen. Like all pompous impressive-sounding aphorisms, it’s not 100% true … but it just may have a kernel of authenticity. The interesting corollary that suggested itself to me is: When...
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I’ve been slowly taking my MET graduate degree over the past few years. The course I’ll be taking next semester sounds like it’ll be the most interesting one to date: ETEC 522. ETEC 522 is an online immersion in the global eLearning marketplace with particular emphasis on the environmental dynamics, evolving business models and...
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Aksimet must have gone down last night … I woke up to 40 emails from my blog. (I set my blog to hold comments in moderation from people who do not have have prior approved comments … and email me when it does that.) Seems to be back up this morning. Blogging without Akismet...
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We’re currently on BC’s Sunshine Coast taking a week’s holiday. A couple of days ago we took a two-hour hike to Skookumchuck Narrows, which is where the tidal flow into a huge basin is constricted through a narrow passage and can exceed 30 km/hr. Really cool rapids and standing waves … which the kayakers...
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I’ve been searching for a long, long time for a way to save screencasts made on a Mac to Flash. Snapz Pro is an excellent screencast-creating tool, but saves to a QuickTime movie. Flash is more widely available and least likely to have compatability problems. Today I saw Jing, which looks very promising. It...
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When the business you’re involved in is evil, you know it’s time to get out and start doing something else. Otherwise you will inevitably become evil as well. There are plenty of examples of that in the US health care system, which Sicko is highlighting right now. Here’s just one of them … Palmer...
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If only public companies understood this: In fact, sometimes, as the Grammy-award winning Orpheus Chamber orchestra shows, the best leadership is less leadership. No seed can grow if it is dug up and examined every week, and for people to innovate and get things done, sometimes they need some time and space and resources....
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Note: this is a paid review – ReviewMe is paying me $50 for posting this. However, all thoughts are my own, and I’m saying only what I decide to say. The payment part is so that I say *something* about Iceberg on Demand. Iceberg on Demand is one of a new class of development...
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