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Monthly Archives: May 2007
Three huge tech developments this week
This has been one of the most interesting weeks I can remember as regards tech product releases (or promised releases): Palm’s introduction of the Foleo intrigues me very much. At first read, it sounds like not much than a keyboard … Continue reading
Are You Asking the Right Questions?
You have probably observed the following truisms over the years: CEOs generally ask better questions than Vice Presidents Vice Presidents generally ask better questions than Managers Managers generally ask better questions than the front-liners And so on. The principle that … Continue reading
Great PPC time-saving tool: Calligrapher
Calligrapher is an extraordinary replacement for the Transcriber handwriting recognition tool that is built into the Windows Mobile/Pocket PC operating system. One area in which Calligrapher far surpasses Transcriber is in its macro capability: It can generate text phrases, such … Continue reading
Not all self-help books are created equal, but …
When I first envisioned this blog topic, I was thinking of being really critical of a few specific books that have become popular of late. I had purchased, a few months back, a set of CDs and DVDs and books … Continue reading
Let the games begin
Every brain needs a break from time to time, and games are a great way to relax and to just get stuff off your mind. I am a simple guy who likes simple games, and have loaded two that are … Continue reading
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True North leadership insights
I thought I’d share with you some insights from Bill George’s True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership (J-B Warren Bennis Series). First off, who is Bill George? He was CEO of Medtronic from 1991 to 2001, and its Chairman from … Continue reading
Recommendation regarding a great site
Thomas R. Hall recently told me about a great productivity site: ZenHabits. I checked it out and am very impressed with it. Today’s article is particularly interesting in that it gives a showdown between Simple*ology and GTD (Getting Things Done). … Continue reading
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Pack your books into your PDA
In looking over the 100 or so books I have on my Dell x51v Pocket PC, it occurred to me it might be good to strike up a conversation on this blog about what e-readers you use, how you use … Continue reading
A couple of tidbits and some new tunes
Here are a couple of interesting articles I came across and decided to share with you: AppleInsider reports that the Apple iPhone has received FCC approval. While at one time I was hot on the idea of getting an iPhone, … Continue reading
Setting Goals: the Red Mustang Effect
In David Allen’s Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life, he notes that the act of setting a goal gives you a new lens to view life through, and that this new lens will help you in … Continue reading