Email Etiquette
Computers and the advent of the internet have literally changed the way we do everything: business, research, watch movies, manage music, play games, create and socialize.
Communication has never been easier. We can call (Skype), instant message or email anyone in any part of the world from any place we might be at any moment in time. Thanks to IT, information is more accessible, life is more convenient and the pace of progress has been accelerated dramatically .
There are, however, a few downsides to all these conveniences. For one, in regard to mores, all the good this technology enables can be matched equally with bad. Read more
“The Future of Management” by Gary Hamel
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Normally, “management” wouldn’t be listed as one of the top ten most exciting topics to discuss on a blog but it deserves a hearing here because Gary Hamel does something revolutionary with the subject. He dismantles everything we have been taught on the issue and begins building again from the ground up (a perspective that really comes alive in the text).
His book, “The Future of Management
Gary’s writing is aimed mostly at commercial organizations but the principles are universal. They can be applied to any group of organized individuals: schools, government or even church, and the truth is, they all need to rethink how they operate.
Today’s world will be obsolete in a couple of years, at most, and for businesses to successfully survive the change – or anyone else for that matter - they will need to develop processes that are highly tuned to grass roots developments, in real time, and have the agility to respond as required. If these ideas leave you incredulous watch the video. Read more
What I Like And Dislike About My Apple
For years the only computer I used was a PC. It was the most available, the cheapest available, the easiest to have serviced and the most compatible. My first proper computer was an Olivetti which I will never buy again. I changed the motherboard three times the first year. But in those days there weren’t too many reputable companies other than IBM to choose from. Mostly “clones” and that sounded a bit scary for me. The price difference wasn’t worth it.
I was only subliminally aware there was an Apple brand and it was much later before I learned just how different it was to Microsoft. For a long time I considered it to be another version of the same thing only with an attitude. That was 25 years ago. I am more informed these days. Read more
How To Develop A Stand Alone Blog
If the blogging bug has bitten you recently you are part of a very large and growing community. Caslon Analytics cited claims that 184 million blogs had been started by March 2008.
Not all of them are still active but the ones that are originate from all over the world and they fall into many different categories: personal journals, knowledge sharing, creative writing, political reporting/ranting, religious teaching/sharing, philosophical debating, etc.
Blogging has even become a serious marketing tool for all kinds of products and services from which bloggers can benefit financially as well. Read more
Tim Pepper - Beautiful Frustration