by Tom | Apr 18, 2006 | Reading
Joel defends himself and our ilk (management) showing that what matters is that we make it so that our “superstars” don’t have to think about anything other than doing what we pay them for. While this is true, there’s a whole chunk of useful...
by Tom | Apr 18, 2006 | Reading
GeniusStop
by Tom | Apr 18, 2006 | Reading
Some tricks of the trade:Start your voicemail with contact info [because some people will just ring back]Use Google Images to check the sex of names you don’t knowAnd how not to do a trick!
by Tom | Apr 18, 2006 | Reading
Another set of blog essays (blessays?) from Guy Kawasaki.Customer service 2 – some nice vignettes of how to make people mad by excellent service100 days blogging – how the experience has been
by Tom | Apr 18, 2006 | Science
Two neat science stories: why do beans make you fart, how do mobile phones vibrate and (finally) an answer on how tattoos (and by extension scars) stay in place despite your skin shedding regularly. [Answer: epidermis is what sheds; dermis is what gets tattooed or...
by Tom | Mar 31, 2006 | Reading
Nice list of presentation tips (from preparation to presentation).
by Tom | Mar 31, 2006 | IT
One I always forget. Type mysql database_namethen source filename; should all work nicely.
by Tom | Mar 30, 2006 | Science
Can’t get enough of Aurora photos. Here’s another cracker (large cached version).Aurora photos
by Tom | Mar 30, 2006 | Reading
Bill Clinton made a valid point: while terrorism could kill large numbers of people, it could never wipe out a civilisation, but that global warming couldI saw this on David Miliband’s blog, which has been challenging – the editorial (team?) takes an idea...
by Tom | Mar 29, 2006 | Government
Some important Transformational Government documents just got launched. Time to get reading.
