“I have never met a lazy person who thinks he is lazy. If you take time off and call in sick when you are not sick or if you work at half speed when the supervisor is not watching you are guilty of theft. You steal from the company that supports your family, but worst [...]
Posted on June 7th, 2009 by pdone
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This is likely where most people consider social networks to be too vain, yet a profile picture is important. After reading the proper (i.e. professional) ways to use social networks a profile picture is as important and what you say. The photo included is the latest profile picture used for my professional dossier including Facebook, [...]
Posted on May 30th, 2009 by pdone
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“It is one quality of leadership to exceed the expectation of those you lead. Leaders are followers of a great plan that is universally beneficial.” (Paul M. Done)
It is sometimes by sad experience I learn from my mistakes. I much prefer learning from other’s mistakes so as not to make them myself. Nevertheless life is [...]
Posted on May 19th, 2009 by pdone
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by Paul M. Done
It started innocently enough in 1979 as a tool that made the microcomputer a serious business tool instead of an electronic geek’s garage hobby. Visicalc was the first computer spreadsheet application made popular due to its relative ease and powerful analytical capabilities. Since then people have spent countless hours developing and recording [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2009 by pdone
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It has got to be the technology statement of 2009: ” Twitter, I just don’t get it”. This is ok, this statement really means that the only thing you can do is to tweet (verb for someone using Twitter) about your poached egg sitting on the breakfast table. If this is all you think [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by pdone
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There are three factors necessary for a successful remote or teleworking experience. I call these the three E’s. These E’s are Environment, Equipment and Experience. When each of the categories are available the conditions for a successful and profitable outcome are more probable.
In recent years the lines between work and home are blurring. Burning the [...]
Posted on February 25th, 2009 by pdone
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It is as important to stop being a parasitic voyeur (Levy, Wired 2/17) and investigate, consider and share perspectives of the technical world around us.
Posted on February 7th, 2009 by pdone
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The one elusive function is how to combine multiple PDF documents into one. Until now - use http://www.mergepdf.net
Posted on February 7th, 2009 by pdone
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This evening I checked my Facebook profile to read a post from Idalia. A recent contact on Facebook she was a classmate in High School many years ago. In her light and humorous way she indicated that it appeared I was a Facebook addict. That threw me off a little.
Now that I am on the [...]
Posted on January 30th, 2009 by pdone
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It is an oddity in technology; generally the more powerful the technology the smaller the size and the price. Within the last year the netbook market has exploded even beyond the expectation of the manufacturers. Netbooks are smaller computers similar in construction as laptops. With screens that average around 10 inches by themselves they are [...]
Posted on January 28th, 2009 by pdone
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