First impressions of the Surface Pro 2 as an alternative to laptop and tablet

When Microsoft first announced the Surface, it caught my attention. Here is an opportunity for a new approach to tablet computing. Unfortunately, after a week with the Surface RT, I returned it. I knew that it wasn’t going to be popular and really quickly there will be many for sale on Craigslist. Microsoft later reducedContinue reading “First impressions of the Surface Pro 2 as an alternative to laptop and tablet”

How I use Shoeboxed to scan all my documents

I still remember my first flatbed scanner I got back in the 90’s. It was big, connected via parallel port (remember those?) and took a long time to heat up and a long time to scan one page. The world has changed significantly since then. OCR technology has advanced to the point where it functionallyContinue reading “How I use Shoeboxed to scan all my documents”

The end of better, faster, and cheaper

Have you noticed that the world is getting faster and faster? Exponential growth keeps me up at night, with terrifying night sweats. Unlike regular linear growth, where each year we see the same change, exponential growth accelerates. Take the recent Apple presentation on CPU performance increases. I owned the original iPhone when it first releasedContinue reading “The end of better, faster, and cheaper”

Change Management through Nostalgia

To effectively manage change, we must know what we want people to feel. Watch the 90 second video intro by Apple at WWDC 2013. “What do we want people to feel? Delight. Surprise. Love. Connection. Then we begin to craft around our intention.” Making something “stick” requires more than simply throwing everything at them and hopingContinue reading “Change Management through Nostalgia”