Archive for the ‘Work’ Category
Thursday, July 13th, 2006
This scene is one that I often see as I walk through downtown Roanoke. The area where our Webmail.us sale office is located is a relatively vibrant downtown spot. Yet there are always businesses coming and going. I often wonder...
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Thursday, July 13th, 2006
This scene is one that I often see as I walk through downtown Roanoke. The area where our Webmail.us sale office is located is a relatively vibrant downtown spot. Yet there are always businesses coming and going. I often wonder...
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Thursday, July 13th, 2006
This scene is one that I often see as I walk through downtown Roanoke. The area where our Webmail.us sale office is located is a relatively vibrant downtown spot. Yet there are always businesses coming and going. I often wonder...
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Friday, June 30th, 2006
Yesterday the Roanoke Times printed an article, Menhaden is a small, but important fish. The article talks about the link between menhaden and sport fishery.Many fishermen know of menhaden only as bait, while most other Virginians probably don't know of...
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Last night I got a call from a long time friend who has worked for several years for a Fortune 500 company. Eighteen months ago a new regime came into his company. They immediately started moving out all the people...
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Last night I got a call from a long time friend who has worked for several years for a Fortune 500 company. Eighteen months ago a new regime came into his company. They immediately started moving out all the people...
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Thursday, May 25th, 2006
I haven't been in the technology industry all my life. I was actually a cattle breeder before I joined the world of computers. Having a farm meant learning how to do almost everything yourself. You ended relying mostly on yourself...
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Thursday, May 25th, 2006
I haven't been in the technology industry all my life. I was actually a cattle breeder before I joined the world of computers. Having a farm meant learning how to do almost everything yourself. You ended relying mostly on yourself...
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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
The Toronto Star has an article this morning, We work too much compared to Europe. That is a sentiment that is near and dear to my heart. I seriously doubt that when any of us are gone we will be...
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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
The Toronto Star has an article this morning, We work too much compared to Europe. That is a sentiment that is near and dear to my heart. I seriously doubt that when any of us are gone we will be...
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Friday, May 19th, 2006
It seems to be popular to think that Microsoft is on the ropes, and Google will rule the earth. The one thing that I learned about MS in my years at Apple is that they are very persistent. They will...
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Friday, May 19th, 2006
It seems to be popular to think that Microsoft is on the ropes, and Google will rule the earth. The one thing that I learned about MS in my years at Apple is that they are very persistent. They will...
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
If you've ever spent much time studying the past, it's common sense to know that almost everything changes. Lots of times we end up embracing things that have changed dramatically. Family life in the early centuries of America often involved...
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Thursday, May 18th, 2006
If you've ever spent much time studying the past, it's common sense to know that almost everything changes. Lots of times we end up embracing things that have changed dramatically. Family life in the early centuries of America often involved...
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Wednesday, May 17th, 2006
If you are lucky during your career, you get to meet some people who are true professionals. They are often unassuming individuals who don't brag about their accomplishments. Day in and day out they do their job to the highest...
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Wednesday, May 17th, 2006
If you are lucky during your career, you get to meet some people who are true professionals. They are often unassuming individuals who don't brag about their accomplishments. Day in and day out they do their job to the highest...
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Saturday, May 13th, 2006
Last night I came home with both my laptops since the plan was for me to cover for one of my reps who went to visit his mother for the weekend. My main laptop is my Powerbook G4, and I...
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Saturday, May 13th, 2006
Last night I came home with both my laptops since the plan was for me to cover for one of my reps who went to visit his mother for the weekend. My main laptop is my Powerbook G4, and I...
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Friday, May 12th, 2006
There are lots of challenges in our always on economy. Customers who shop the web don't pay a lot of attention to time zones. Yet everyone likes to talk to a real person, no matter what the hour. One of...
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Thursday, May 11th, 2006
My writing time is often stolen time. As anyone with a house and a full-time job will tell you, time is often our most valuable commodity. Yesterday after getting home at 6;30 pm which is pretty early by my standards,...
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