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December 15, 2009 06:51 AM EST
(shared with group: December 15, 2009)
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Is bigger really better? Let me give you a scenario: a small church is started whereby the congregation and clergy tend to their faith and enjoy spiritual harmony. Inevitably, someone suggests constructing . . .
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December 11, 2009 06:51 AM EST
(shared with group: December 11, 2009)
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Like any other red-blooded American male on a Sunday afternoon, I like to exercise my right to surf the television channels using my remote control from the comfort of my easy chair. Years ago, when there . . .
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December 08, 2009 06:58 AM EST
(shared with group: December 11, 2009)
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I've been writing about Information Systems for over three decades, mostly to I.S. professionals, and I've spent in inordinate amount of time trying to clarify our terminology and concepts, as well as . . .
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December 04, 2009 06:54 AM EST
(shared with group: December 11, 2009)
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One of my favorite lines from Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry movies was, "Man's got to know his limitations." This implies a person can get in trouble if he tries to go beyond his scope of expertise. . . .
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December 01, 2009 06:54 AM EST
(shared with group: December 01, 2009)
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Years ago, companies used to have what was called "Personnel" departments that basically took care of employee records, dealt with labor relations, and promoted jobs internally within a company. It wasn't . . .
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November 25, 2009 07:17 AM EST
(shared with group: December 01, 2009)
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Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, probably because it has less to do with the marketing madness of Christmas, and more to do with family. Turkey Day has always been a big event in our household. We . . .
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November 23, 2009 08:24 AM EST
(shared with group: December 01, 2009)
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In my 30+ years in the systems industry, I have seen a lot of computer printers; everything from high speed line printers that print 132 characters per line to the early laser printers and plotters, to . . .
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November 20, 2009 06:52 AM EST
(shared with group: November 20, 2009)
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"How are you?" is a greeting we've been using for a long time and has spawned several mutations, such as the famous, "How ya doin?" The response is usually something like, "Fine, thank you." Over . . .
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November 17, 2009 07:00 AM EST
(shared with group: November 17, 2009)
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I've been working with a new web site that offers some pretty powerful features for multimedia, I don't want to say which one. Fortunately, I have been around the Information Technology industry for a . . .
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November 13, 2009 07:06 AM EST
(shared with group: November 17, 2009)
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Not long ago I wrote an article entitled, "Why we get peeved," wherein I made the observation that there is a tendency by people to fail to notice changes as they occur, that it only becomes apparent . . .
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November 06, 2009 06:31 AM EST
(shared with group: November 10, 2009)
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For over 40 years I have been a loyal follower of NBC news. It began in the 1960's with the Huntley-Brinkley report which I still consider the preeminent newscast of all time, better than both Walter . . .
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November 10, 2009 06:58 AM EST
(shared with group: November 10, 2009)
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I was talking to a consultant in the Philadelphia area recently who was lamenting about the state of Project Management in this country. He had been employed for over thirty years as a Project Manager . . .
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November 03, 2009 06:58 AM EST
(shared with group: November 03, 2009)
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Back in the early 1980's there was a big push for "quality" in the work place. The sudden interest came about after it was discovered the Japanese were overtaking the Americans in building superior products. . . .
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October 29, 2009 08:53 AM EDT
(shared with group: November 02, 2009)
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THIS SHOUT OUT IS TO ALL CAREGIVERS --
MY NAME IS MARION. I AM THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNITED CAREGIVERS OF AMERICA ( www.unitedcaregiversofamerica.com ). I AM LOOKING FOR ALL CAREGIVERS . . .
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October 30, 2009 06:57 AM EDT
(shared with group: November 02, 2009)
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I recently saw a local merchant close his doors after only one year of operation. I don't want to get into the type of business he was in, but suffice it to say it could have been successful had the . . .
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October 27, 2009 07:03 AM EDT
(shared with group: November 02, 2009)
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If you lookup the word "Productivity" in a dictionary, you'll probably find something like, "The rate at which goods or services are produced, especially output per unit of labor." This implies the . . .
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October 23, 2009 06:47 AM EDT
(shared with group: October 23, 2009)
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I was recently talking to a friend who was commenting on some of my pet peeves, many of which he could relate to. Inevitably, he asked me why the world was so screwed up today. I thought about this for . . .
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October 18, 2009 11:26 AM EDT
(shared with group: October 23, 2009)
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“Off with his head!” The king’s way of gaining obedience was stern but who was going to complain? This is the ultimate means by which the state exercises control over those subject to . . .
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October 20, 2009 07:02 AM EDT
(shared with group: October 23, 2009)
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I've never been comfortable with the concept of "Man Hours," not that it's a gender issue, but rather it implies ignorance of how time is used in the work place and fumbles away some simple management . . .
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October 16, 2009 06:45 AM EDT
(shared with group: October 23, 2009)
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I have been mowing lawns for 46 years now. When I was a kid in Connecticut, my family had a reel mower; you know, one of those plain push mowers where the blades twirl faster as you push the mower. When . . .
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