December 4th, 2007
It didn’t really come as a surprise when I saw the story that ATT had announced it would withdraw from the pay-phone marketplace within the next year; if anything, it’s a surprise that there are any pay phones any more, at least in urban centers around the world. But the Wikipedia article on pay phones [...]
December 3rd, 2007
I’m not the first one to be thinking about outsourcing some of my business tasks and personal chores, and my situation is by no means unique. But it occurred to me that if I kept track of my experiences, it might provide some helpful advice to anyone else thinking of doing the same thing. It [...]
December 3rd, 2007
A couple days ago, I wrote about implementing some techniques for reducing e-mail distractions and interruptions, based on suggestions that I had found in Tim Ferriss‘ book, The 4-hour Workweek. I’m pleased to report that — at least so far — the techniques work. Significantly, none of the people who interact with me by email [...]
December 2nd, 2007
It occurred to me this morning that I haven’t seen any recent reports about the number of blogs in the blogosphere. I posted a query on Twitter, and Luis Suarez (no, not the Luis Suarez who was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1960, but the Knowledge Management whiz at IBM) responded that he [...]
December 2nd, 2007
There are times when I think the best thing we could do is return all the land to the Native Americans, assemble en masse at Plymouth Rock, and paddle back across the pond to England. Maybe they would take us back, especially if we promised to keep our mouths shut. And especially if this young [...]
