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Disruption from a picture frame PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dave Buck   
Monday, 30 March 2009 19:32

Wireless Digital Photo Frames, e-Books – One Step Down from NetBook? Small but disruptive technology advancements …

A recent EE Times issue [“Photo frames vie to be ‘third screen’ at home”, J. Yoshida, EE Times Edge, 23 Feb 09] and interest at the Consumer Electronics Show highlighted the potential for a growing market for wireless digital photo frames. The EE Times article quotes Marvell’s Kishore Manghani, VP for application processors, as saying “A major revolution is happening …” The same article quotes Chumby Industries CEO Stephen Tomlin as referring to the new frames as “a new class of personal consumer device…” Is this the next big opportunity in in-home consumer electronics? Or is the opportunity even larger?
Last Updated on Monday, 30 March 2009 19:44
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Do you want a lot with a little, or a little with a lot? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kenny Paul   
Friday, 27 February 2009 09:45

BobbySue was a top performer. She had been well groomed for management and knew how to run an effective team. When her manager moved on, BobbySue was promoted to backfill his old position. A few months later BobbySue found herself looking for a new job. What happened?

Last Updated on Friday, 27 February 2009 10:53
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Pass the Cookies! PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dave Buck   
Tuesday, 03 February 2009 21:28

How much time have you wasted sitting and waiting for a meeting to start? How often have you been frustrated at a meeting that seemed a waste of your valuable time, seemed disorganized, or for which people weren't prepared?
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A Big Lesson From Little Critters PDF Print E-mail
Written by Kenny Paul   
Wednesday, 04 February 2009 15:55

For a number of years I kept an Uncle Milton’s Ant Farm® in my office. It was just the small size with a few mini modules plugged into it with a length of plastic tubing.  As a typical brooding Systems Administrator, the primary purpose the ants served was to establish my nerd street cred beyond any shadow of a doubt.  Of course if the ants didn’t convince some one that I was more than qualified ...
Last Updated on Monday, 16 February 2009 15:51
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Work Overview PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dave Buck   
Tuesday, 03 February 2009 12:31

Major activities in executive, managerial, and leadership roles include planning, executing, learning.  We'll concentrate on these and other activities, along with observations and suggestions in the Work section.
Last Updated on Monday, 16 February 2009 15:56
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