From the monthly archives:

September 2007

Have You Simplified Your Life Enough?

by Bruce Keener on September 11, 2007

in Perspective, Productivity

One of the things I tried to do during my sabbatical last week was to simplify my life. Specifically, I worked on improving what I call my signal-to-noise ratio. Now that I have been retired for about 9 months, and now that I have turned 58 years old, I am asking “what do I want [...]

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Want To Do a StartUp?

by Bruce Keener on September 10, 2007

in Personal Development

If you have always wanted to start up a company, you may be interested in Startup Weekend:

Have you ever wondered what a group of highly talented and motivated people could accomplish in a weekend? Could they start a company from concept to completion?
StartupWeekend answers that question and more. A unique three-day experience, StartupWeekend brings the [...]

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No, I Am Not Anti-Social

by Bruce Keener on September 10, 2007

in Web Apps

A couple of online friends have sent invitations to me to join them on Quechup. I have not responded to these, but it is not because I do not want an online association with these folks. I just do not want to scatter my data all over the universe. And, while I do like to [...]

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During my sabbatical, Paul Garth emailed me with a question about how to alphabetize Palm’s task list. I knew a way and described it to him, but it was an ugly brute force method. And, as soon as you modified a task, you would have to go through the process again.
Paul did not give up, [...]

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A One-Week Sabbatical

by Bruce Keener on September 2, 2007

in Personal

The two people who have most influenced my life are my departed wife, Vickie Keener, and my dad, George Keener. This week is the sixth anniversary of Vickie’s passing and the fourth anniversary Dad’s passing. Vickie departed on September 7, 2001 and Dad on September 6, 2003.
Hence, I am taking a sabbatical this week as [...]

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