I think it might be Ben Franklin who said “A paper bill is the worst way to get your account statement, except for all the other ways.” Or maybe not. Whatever. I still get a lot of bills on paper delivered through the (physical) mail, and here is why. Continue reading
The bane of social networking sites is the need to register one more username, one more password, and once more to fill in some sharable details. That is sooooo 2008. I am registering with a conference so I can select interesting presentations, and reminded once again how much I hate registering for sites. Continue reading
I met with a Fujitsu executive last week, and we naturally got onto the topic of software development methodology. I presented my case that it is critical that programmers know the actual customer because 90% of all decisions that effect usability are made by the lowest programmer. He countered with a story from his own experience of how a race car mechanic and driver have to work as a team. Continue reading
Is your organization running too smoothly? Is everything being handled with a minimum of fuss? Perhaps you need a ‘Business Crisis Inducer’ is a tool that causes randomized crisis events to challenge your organization. Sound crazy? It is not as crazy as you might first think. Continue reading
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