Why the iPad is a magical device, the future is now.
Over 23 years ago, Star Trek: The Next Generation artists and writers dreamed up a tablet-like electronic reading device. These hand held flat book-like devices looked very similar to Apple’s recent iPad. It was flat, sleek, easy to read and easy to use. It included a touch-based interface. We never saw how the space explorers […]
Put your files on the cloud, prevent data loss
I’m a user of Dropbox. It’s an online data syncing service that allows files that you put into a folder on your computer to be synced to their online servers and any other computer and devices that you authorize. Dropbox is a great way to automatically get your files backed up online and synced to […]
Hiring the best and brightest isn’t limited to the big firms
photo credit: Alex E. Proimos When small business is competing with big business, money usually beats out when it comes to hiring. Nevertheless, this doesn’t stop small businesses and even governments from attracting the best and brightest by offering perks and benefits that big business cannot provide. Small businesses are nimble and can offer an […]
FAQ: What does Walk on Water mean?
When I was going to Pepperdine’s School of Public Policy, my career counselor said she heard from a fellow faculty member that Daniel walks on water. What does that mean? Walking on water means living without limitations. Just because we’re told that we can’t walk on water and that we’d sink and drown doesn’t mean it […]
Good bye my friend, we will miss you
I’m a cat person. I like their independence, but also their ability to manipulate their owners to serving their every wish. We’ve had Mochi for exactly a year now, adopting her from the vet school in Davis, CA. We recently started looking for a companion for Mochi while we’re at work. On a whim, my […]
Steve Jobs says the PC is the future, in 2007
Here’s an ironic video of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at the 2007 All Things Digital executive conference. Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal asks Steve and Bill what is the principle device of the future. Ironically, Bill describes the future as a range of devices including a tablet form factor, a mobile device, […]
Performing an organizational-wide performance assessment
Traditionally, companies and governments perform what is known as a risk assessment, to identify the likelihood and impacts of potential vulnerabilities, threats, and dangers. While this is a worthwhile management exercises to keep the risks on management radar, it often focuses on negative events such as internal control weaknesses, security, and disasters. photo credit: yomy17 […]
Should my blog be self hosted or through a service provider
Nearly everyone has a blog in some form or another. I so often see individuals, and even companies use a service provider to manage their blog. This is referring to the many popular ones such as Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr, Posterous, and so on. They’re easy to use, simply provide some basic information and they’ll set […]