Using Google as a URL Shortener
If you use twitter, you’ll know to use an URL shortener service to reduce your character count to keep under twitter’s 140 character limit. Most people use one of the many shortener services such at bit.ly. Google has recently opened up it’s URL shortener service to the public. Previously, it was limited to its own […]
Happy Halloween
I gave a shot at exercising the right side of my brain this year for Halloween. I carved this free hand.
Put Design into the DNA of Your Company
Peter Lawrence on bringing design to the business world – Fast Company
Stand Out From the Crowd, Be Different
How Apple has Mastered Change Management
Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals and organizations from a current state to a future state. Apple has mastered this concept that so many managers and organizations have failed to do. Unlike many other companies, Apple has managed to build a following of users, introduced new concepts and new technologies, and have […]
Why I Don’t Celebrate Birthdays
photo credit: AForestFrolic Many people are annoyed with me when I try everything possible to avoid celebrating my birthday. I usually try to be traveling for work, out of town, or disappear for the day. Here are a random list of reasons why I don’t celebrate birthdays. It’s just an arbitrary day. It’s an arbitrary […]
Traveling san laptop
In a recent trip, I decided to go sans laptop. Instead, I kept my home computer on and used Logmein for remote access in case I needed to access any work or personal related files. I downloaded a copy of Keynote and Pages a la the Apple iWorks apps. Aside from a few stares as […]
Why the same cellular data can cost differently
Megabytes, kilobytes, and gigabytes are commonly used terms of data today. Digital data is stored in 1’s and 0’s. Therefore, a 1 is a 1 and a 0 is a 0 and each takes up equally the same space and resource to process, store, and transmit. That is, unless you’re AT&T. In the table below, […]