There’s supposed to be a partial solar eclipse today. Of course, it’s raining and dreary here in Columbus, Ohio , so I don’t think I’ll get to see it.
Remember when we were younger and an eclipse was one of those things you stopped your life to look at? Whatever happened to that easily amazed kid?
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One of the few things people think about when accepting the option of working from home, is how much space the job is going to require. Sure, if you’re a freelancer, maybe most of your “work” is on a computer or two, and maybe a couple of external hard drives for backup purposes. That can…
Is it just me, or does unprofessional stuff showing up in marketing materials change your impression of a company? Case in point, when they send marketing emails as high-priority items, or send an email with so many included images that it slows down your Outlook, do you think less of the product they are selling?…
I was reminded of this when I got back from vacation. Since I wasn’t going to be working at the help desk, they removed me from the “Helpdesk” Exchange distribution list Monday morning. Unfortunately, we used that group as a member of every other list I was supposed to be on so I didn’t get…
On the opposite end of the spectrum from my last post, Douglas Welch links and comments on a Steve Olson post about eating lunch alone as a way to find solitude. I do understand the concept. Working at a help desk, I certainly understand the need to get away from answering questions at your lunch…
Last week, while planning our drive to the beach for the holiday weekend, my wife noticed that we would be driving right through Bishopville, SC. She then informed me why that mattered, because she’s better at remembering these things than I am. It is the home of Pearl Fryar’s Topiary Garden. Then, of course, she…
I’m sure most of you have read the paper about Class Divisions between users of MySpace and Facebook, or at least you have seen someone blogging about it. I’m not going there. I was curious to try out Facebook simply because I’ve been reading so many things about the available applications, and how much nicer…