What Have You Done for Me… Lately?
This is a tough one… As I sat in my family room this morning, dwelling on the beauty of spring in Colorado, breathing in the delicious morning air, I couldn’t escape the thought that has been pressing on me for two weeks or more: What have you done for me… lately? Perhaps you’ve heard this said by a colleague bitter at the turn of event at work. They’ve worked hard and...
June 17th, 2009 by ssh
This Week’s Big Announcements
Even as I enjoyed some time in London this past week, both meeting with some business colleagues and enjoying time alone with my bride of 25 years, there were a number of big announcements and product released in the technology world. You may be wondering about their use in your business, so I’ll cover them in the next few posts: The first was the introduction of the Palm Pre by Palm and Sprint...
June 10th, 2009 by ssh
How to Fix the Recession
Before you get the wrong impression and before I go any further, let me just say that I love London. My wife Terry and I are enjoying our time here immensely as we celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary here, but, just like in the States, they just don’t get it. Today, the famously blunt British press was all over the Prime Minister (PM), his cabinet, and the Members of Parliament (MPs). Seems...
June 4th, 2009 by ssh
The Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania November 19, 1863 On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a “monumental act.” He said Lincoln was mistaken that “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” Rather, the Bostonian remarked, “The...
May 24th, 2009 by ssh
More Facebook Phishing
The word “Phishing” is used for sites that steal your identity, and there are more Phishing sites stealing Facebook login information today. First thing this morning, I received a Facebook message with the subject “Hi” and the content “Look at redbuddy dot be”. Going to that site gets you the same kind of site as I reported in Facebook Trojan Attack earlier this...
May 23rd, 2009 by ssh
Facebook Trojan Attack
This morning, I received a facebook message that was short and questionable: “Check kirgo.at.” Interested, I visited the site, only to discover a poorly-disguised site attempting to look like a Facebook login page: Fake Facebook Page While this page doesn’t look very much like the real Facebook login page, and all of the links at the bottom go nowhere, some people are being caught...
May 21st, 2009 by ssh
Windows Backup Made Easy
One of the aspects of Apple’s Leopard update to OS X that was so attractive to so many was Time Machine, the transparent yet effective backup system. I recommend Leopard upgrades to my clients that use Macs simply for the value that Time Machine provides. But, backup of Windows machines has been notoriously challenging, and virtually impossible for the typical PC owner. Enter Clickfree, who announce...
May 7th, 2009 by ssh
Religion on an Airplane?
I’m sitting here at 38,000 feet somewhere over the central US, thinking about religions. But not the religions you may think I mean. Instead, technology religions. I have been involved in various forms of technology for many years, going back to the first time I programmed a machine with patch cords when I was in 4th grade. I have heard much of the preaching over the years, too, first from geeks,...
May 5th, 2009 by ssh
Twitter the Business Way
Recently, a few friends ganged up on me and asked me to coach them in using Twitter, the latest Web site to gather media attention. It turns out that you can use it as part of your business strategy, but there are a number of challenges along the way. So, I put together a coaching program. Here’s the intro video: Click to Play Using Twitter, Facebook, and social networking for your business....
April 13th, 2009 by ssh
Your Master Equation
It was 15 years ago that the process began for me. I was sitting in my manager’s office at IBM, getting yet another positive performance appraisal. After 11 years with IBM, I had matriculated to a senior technical position, was well-respected around the world by my colleagues, and had helped create a business that would one day rescue IBM. But, my manager was talking about my value, and what...
April 7th, 2009 by ssh
