Why do we still use business cards?

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

I always have this pile of business cards that I end up throwing away every few months. I meet people at meetings and conferences, scan their cards into my address book with my IRIS  card scanner, and then I forever have their information in digital format. I do not need ...

Google infuence vs. domination

Friday, September 5th, 2008

There is speculation that Google's new Chrome browser is the Microsoft IE killer, or will slowly be the demise of Firefox. It's pretty much been the headline news in the tech world this week. Here's some food for thought. Google only has one profitable product, and that's adsense.  They exist for ...

Meetings are toxic

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Aside from customer and partner meetings, I have to agree the majority of meetings are a waste of time........quoting 37signals Don't have meetings Do you really need a meeting? Meetings usually arise when a concept isn't clear enough. Instead of resorting to a meeting, try to simplify the concept so you ...

Keeping confidential, confidential

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

I treat the Internet as public. Acutally, I consider every communication public, meaning phone calls, text messages, emails, everything that you do and say in digital format can be seen by others. Based on the various scandals and crimes we've seen in Governement and the Corporate world I ...

Trust: The Window and the Mirror

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Trust - It's a word that's thrown around a lot these days, maybe to the point where it's lost it's original meaning. Nonetheless, we all inherently know what it means. Words and good intentions are not enough. Gotta be smart about trust, because it is so darn fragile. It takes years ...