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Thoughts, Stories & Learnings
Lots of thoughts, ramblings and stories / Many topics on my mind over the years!
A while back I wrote I am the sum of my parts which explains my many dimensions.
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10 questions to help you evaluate your 2015
As we open the day on this last day of 2015, I came across a pretty cool article that made me think… I am just quoting the questions, but hopefully you will link to the article… When did you have fun? What good risks did you take and how were you outside of your comfort zone? …
Resetting Windows 10
Tonight, I decided to “Reset Windows 10” I have been using Windows 10 for a long time now… I am part of the Windows 10 Insiders Build, but only on my “test-everyday use” device… For my Win7 to Win10 upgrade, I had chosen to go through the”normal” update process for all of my production…
Microsoft Live Writer goes Open Source
This is really good news… Microsoft Live Writer is a tool I use daily, and for several years no one knew what the future of it was going to be.. So many of us went on to find alternatives, but nothing simple and good is available on the marketplace (remember FrontPage – Anything comparable?) It…
IT as a Business Blog
I love technology and how it helps us all. It is my work and hobby. I am an IT consultant and since I was a kid I have helped small, medium and large organizations design, develop, stand-up, use, train and project /program manage implementations and migrations to the latest technologies in order to meet…
List of Social Media Scheduling Tools
The following is a list of Social Media Scheduling Tools we have been able to catalog. If you know of one that is not on the list, please leave a comment! Last updated: 9/26/2016 Product / Service Status Type Short Description Other comments Buffer Open online Save time on social media with powerful…
Virtual Reality: Not only for gamers
I have seen many videos of virtual reality technology and sat is a couple of demos, but I must say it was early on technology (choppy at best, and generally slow) My son re-introduced me to virtual reality this weeend when he dropped by with a set of VR googles in which you put your phone…
31Posts: Twitter Channel Setup
Connect to Twitter: Twitter Channel Set-up 1. Register your site as an application on Twitter’s application registration page If you’re not currently logged in to Twitter, log-in to the account you want associated with this site Your application name cannot include the word “Twitter.” Your Application Description can be anything. The WebSite and Callback URL should be…
How to Engage Millennials
Definitely a current topic! Finally emerging from the shadows of Gen Xers, most millennials are now in the workforce. But study after study has shown that millennials are different from Gen Xers and even from Baby Boomers, the generation that raised them. ” Develop long-term niche relationships” https://www.visioncritical.com/how-engage-millennials-customer-insight-and-marketing/ 2015-09-23T00:00:16-05:00
WaaS – Workspace-As-A-Service Market
According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, the Workspace-as-a-Service (WaaS) market, comprised of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Applications, Desktop as a Service, Hosted Applications, is expected to grow at a a CAGR of 14.6% from $4.8 billion in 2014 to $9.4 billion in 2019. The WaaS market could potentially be an $8.2 billion market by 2018….
Windows 10 Patch Information is Back
It is good to see that after listening to the feedback coming back from their enterprise customers, Microsoft is reconsidering the publishing of what is included in each of the patches. In and early report Microsoft said that it would not provide detailed information about most Windows 10 patches. That plan did not sit well with IT managers…
Truth is a Battle of Perceptions
We’ve all been through it before. We’re in a meeting, or having a discussion with a client, when suddenly we feel like reality has been turned on its head. Our client insists that something happened, when we know it didn’t. Perhaps it has to do with who was supposed to handle a portion of a project,…
Do you really know about San Jose?
After LA and San Diego, San Jose is the third largest city in California topping 1M residents, and it is the fastest growing? 20 things you did not know about San Jose, CA https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/san-francisco/south-bay/things-you-don-t-understand-about-san-jose http://www.mercurynews.com/census/ci_25667294/san-jose-officially-tops-1-million-population-likely 2015-08-28T01:52:30-05:00
Microsoft: Enterprise Mobility Suite – Thoughts so far
Disclaimer: I am a technology consultant, and Microsoft products and technologies are my bread and butter. As I have noted in the past, I have been very pleased with the "new Microsoft" and the Mobile First / Could First messaging and direction. It has been great to see Office 365 being adopted at so many places, and…
Stupidipity.com
Stupidipity.com very Funny Stories and Site People tend to do stupid stuff just to get some attention or gain some popularity…cheap popularity to be exact. However, some people actually do these dim-witted things without any intention of the sort…in other words, clueless acts of stupid. These acts, intentional or unintentional, and the discovery of them…
iPhone 6Plus Blurry Photos.
Apple said it would be replacing iPhone 6 Plus cameras that take blurry photos due to faulty hardware. The phones include those that were sold primarily between September 2014 and January 2015. Mine is not one of them as I got mine in mid 2015 I have been very please with this phone. Best phone battery…
Photo Library On the Cloud
It is the middle of 2015 and by now I always thought I would have my photo library on the cloud. I have tried most, if not all, of the sites out there: Flickr, Shutterfly, SmugMug, Google Photos, Amazon Photos, and many of the cloud file-sync services (DropBox, OneDrive). But they just do not cut…
The Board of Advisors In Your Mind
We’ve all heard it a million times before, “you are your own worst critic”. We are so worried about what others are going to say or thing about us when we take a particular actions that very often we forget to listen to our deep inner voices. The ones that matter. Because of this tendency,…
Windows 10 Hickups 1
For the most part I love Windows 10… However, I have noticed that it not always behaves “as expected”… One notable example that annoys the heck out of me right now, is that when I enable the “Hey Cortana” voice feature on my desktop, I loose the capability of clicking Start, and start typing what…
Platypus Animal
The platypus also known as the duck-billed platypus is a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia. 2015-08-17T23:51:52-05:00
Five Reasons to use CRM in your Business
You need to do all you can to give your business the edge within the marketplace. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software allows you to keep, maintain, search and centralize information about your customers which in turn increases your ability to focus on business for success. More information means better relationships. When you use CRM…
Some people on the TSA lines..
So you are late for a flight, yes you cut it too close, but you think you are ok because you are in the TSA lane. WRONG! Lately, I have noticed tons of folks that are not frequent travelers use the TSA lane, and they have no idea shoes can stay on, laptops can stay…
Microsoft $15B Investment is now at the center of the company
Interesting article on how Microsoft's $15 billion cloud bet ended up at the center of the company http:/ /bit.ly/1Nq7bIZ
Trail Walking Hazards
Funny story about the outdoors. My wife and I were walking on a popular trail around our town. I was behind her to let her pass a narrow portion when, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a movement by her foot. Almost immediately and suddenly something jumped and was coming at…
Cortana Response: 20150809 205834
Funny thing… I asked Cortana: Do you like Google? Cortana responded: I like to imagine the “I am feeling lucky” button in Clint Eastwood voice. 2015-08-09T20:58:34-05:00
View and Rename Multiple PDF files
I have many hundreds of PDF files and sometimes they do not have the a name that corresponds to the content. Renaming these files, has proven difficult to do as you have to look at them, exit the program and then renaming it to something that makes sense.. So many times I wished for a program…
Windows 10 Upgrade complete.
I have been using Windows 10 Technical Preview (and their various releases) as part of the Windows Insider for about 5 months now. It has been a great journey. There are plenty of reviews out there, so no need for another one… Now that is out, I have installed it on every one…
What is an Editorial Calendar?
An editorial calendar is an arrangement and listing of pre-planned themes and associated content used by bloggers, businesses, publishers and other groups of people for the purpose of managing publication in media outlets. These include blogs, newspapers, magazines, email newsletters and almost all social media outlets. The main purpose of editorial calendars is to enable…
31Posts: Tumblr Channel Setup
Connecting 31Posts to a Tumblr account 1. Log into Tumblr, 2. Register your site as an application on Tumblr application registration page Click on the Register Application Button Enter application name: 31posts Integration Enter Application Website : 31Posts.com Leave App Store URL and Google Play Store URL: BLANK (empty) Under Application description, enter: 31Posts integration Under Decfault Call back channel,…