Knowledge Work
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September 5, 2006 · Knowledge work · Tools and techniques
Hey, everybody! It’s the Web 2.0 Logo Generator! Hat tip: The Modulator.
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September 3, 2006 · Knowledge work
If you want to make an appointment to see Larry Page and Sergey Brin this week, you’ll have a harder time than usual doing so. The Google founders are making their annual pilgrimage to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for the Burning Man festival. Google’s known for its exacting hiring requirements…
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September 3, 2006 · Outsourcing
Leading British and American companies face being dragged into an emerging fraud scandal at a call centre company in India. V-Angels, a Delhi-based outsourcing company that handles customer inquiries for telecoms firms in the West, has reported a number of employees to the police for allegedly…
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August 28, 2006 · Process improvement · Knowledge work
Rob Lawrence wrote a useful field guide to help you identify whether you’re dealing with a consultancy or a body shop: What are the differences between a consultancy and a “body shop”? No matter what your role in professional services–buyer, seller, or resource–you need to be able to understand how…
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August 24, 2006 · Knowledge work
Project management guru Scott Berkun has a useful essay on how to detect bullshit in the workplace: …[L]ies, serious lies, should not be encouraged as they destroy trust, the binding force in all relationships. One particularly troublesome kind of lie is known as Bullshit (BS). These are…
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August 23, 2006 · Technical communications · Instructional design · Knowledge work · Tools and techniques
Here’s a terrific, intelligent side-by-side comparison of the two most popular rapid e-learning development tools: Captivate and Camtasia. Macromedia Captivate by Adobe and TechSmith Camtasia Studio 3.1 are similar software tools with uniquely different strong points. If you’re creating a…
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August 21, 2006 · Tools and techniques
If you’re disappointed with Windows XP, scared to death of Windows Vista, and thinking about dipping your toes into the techie waters of Linux on the desktop, there’s never been a better time. The Linux operating system — a free, open-source alternative to Windows and Mac OS X — has long served to…
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August 14, 2006 · Knowledge work
Many people ask me for advice about getting a job in Silicon Valley, so here’s the inside scoop. Not everyone will agree with this advice, and some will outright deny what I’m saying, but if you use these tips you will stand head and shoulders above most candidates. Guy Kawasaki: Everything You…
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August 11, 2006 · Tools and techniques · Macintosh
Ten years ago, if you were a Windows user, the idea of switching to a Macintosh might not have seemed enticing. An abundance of new Windows software was arriving on store shelves, while the selection available to Mac users seemed to be falling behind, often relegated to a back corner of the same…
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August 11, 2006 · Uncategorized · Tools and techniques
The IBM PC was announced to the world on 12 August 1981, helping drive a revolution in home and office computing. The PC came in three versions; the cheapest of which was a $1,565 home computer. In 2006 dollars, that’s a $3500 computer, folks. That’s enough to buy you a nicely equipped Mac Pro with…
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