Monthly Archives: December 2008

What are Your Favorite Mobile Apps?

I thought it might be fun during the year’s final holiday period to share thoughts on our favorite mobile applications. I’ll kick it off with my favorites: iPod Touch: Safari Browser, Appigo Todo Pocket PC: PhatPad, Pocket Informant Palm: the … Continue reading

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Use Change Analysis to Solve Problems

Many years ago I participated in the investigation of a couple of industrial accidents, having been trained on how to conduct various methods of causal analysis. The problem-solving techniques I learned have become second nature to me, and I sometimes … Continue reading

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Be Your Own Customer

I learned an important lesson tonight. Rather, I learned that I had not been appropriately applying a lesson I learned long ago: to be my own customer, to periodically treat myself as a customer of my own services to see … Continue reading

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The Noise in Our Lives

A friend of many years lost his battle with brain cancer during the holidays. As you might expect, his passing is causing me to think about how I am living the latter years of my life. One of the things … Continue reading

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

This is my wish to you for a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I had a wonderful family dinner this weekend with my son and his wife, their kids, my brother and his wife, and my mother. I … Continue reading

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A Reminder: Your Email Boxes

Just a little reminder: If you haven’t cleaned up your email folders in a while, now is as good a time as any. This especially applies to your computer devices, but it also applies to your mobile devices. When I … Continue reading

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Security Warning : Avoid Internet Explorer for Now

Lifehacker is reporting that security experts advise you not use Internet Explorer for now. We see warnings like this all too often. My recommendation: if you haven’t made Firefox (or Chrome or Safari) your default browser, you should really consider … Continue reading

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A Thought-Provoker to Start Your Week

This post is intended to get you to think about something that could be very important to you. It won’t apply to all of you, but it will to some, perhaps many. My question to start your week is: What … Continue reading

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End of Week Goodies 12 Dec 2008

eWallet, a program for securely storing sensitive information, is now available for BlackBerry. Regulars have heard me mention eWallet many times: it is a very useful program to have, and I am delighted to see it ported to the BlackBerry … Continue reading

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Life Beyond Earth

Do you ever wonder if there is life on other planets? It’s a subject that has fascinated me for as long as I can remember, and today I came across a couple of articles that make extraterrestrial life seem more … Continue reading

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