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Growing Internationally
Colin here. One of the greatest opportunities any established business faces is growth internationally. Take a company like Apple. Recently, much has been made about how they have saturated the…
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The 787 Dreamliner (Parts 7-8)
Part 7: Previously, I pondered whether Boeing actually had any human factors engineers. After being unable to find the overhead light switch, after inadvertently dumping the oxygen masks in my…
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The 787 Dreamliner (Parts 5-6)
Part 5: I had the great fortune of getting a Business Class seat on the brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. After releasing an oxygen mask because I thought the release…
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The 787 Dreamliner (Parts 3-4)
Part 3: So here I am in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It’s the greatest and most advanced aircraft ever designed by Boeing. With a plastic body and LED lighting it…
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The 787 Dreamliner (Parts 1-2)
Part1: I travel to Asia a lot. The journey takes about 12 hours and can take 16 hours depending upon where I am headed. It is arduous. I often think…
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@DaveMichels: My summary of #eworld13 day 1. Everything you need to know: http://t.co/XRhlTBNMVD - 13 mins ago
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@DaveMichels: RT @swardley: ... somehow people went from understanding that private clouds were a transitional play in 2008 to believing they're a long t… - 31 mins ago
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@DaveMichels: @imlazar OpenScape Communications, follow the HiPath. - 39 mins ago
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Is Apple Vindictive and Evil?
Apple has not won all of its lawsuits. In fact, other than one big jury award it has for the most part been losing cases. Certainly, outside of the “home…
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Get Me A Cell Phone Stat
Portlandia has some very clever bits, this emergency cell phone purchase is too close to home. It’s a free service once you pay for it. It’s a one time charge…
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Do You Suffer from Nomophobia ?
File this under Things People Research When They Have Too Much Time. The following research was sent to me by securenvoy.com, I thought I would share it. First identified in 2008,…
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About Dave
Dave is a self-proclaimed Tele-communications Contemplator. Most industry professionals gravitate toward the role of Analyst, Consultant or Journalist, but Dave blends all three as a professional Contemplator. Learn more →.
Parlez-vous L33t?
You are most likely familiar with numbers being used to implicate letters, phrases or even symbols. In SMS (txting) shortcuts, for instance, 2 can also be used for “to”, 4 can…
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Nest and HoneyWell
Nest hit a nerve. Thermostats are not the most popular topic for high-tech and Internet blogs – but Nest hit a nerve. Nest offers a thermostat for the home. Probably…
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What Happened in Vegas?
The advertising campaign “whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” was absolutely brilliant. Come to Vegas and be naughty – everyone does. It gave Vegas a classy mystique, an improvement…
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Happy Independence Day
This is a follow-up post from last Summer’s proclamation that Halloween and Independence Day should be swapped. See: Have a Scarey Fourth of July In that post, I made some compelling,…
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Have a Scary Fourth of July
The Fourth of July is a fine holiday. It’s a real holiday – no work. It’s a casual holiday - hot dogs, really? It’s a summer holiday – parks, pools…
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My Keychain
A lot of things are changing these days – books, newspapers, retail, communications, etc. But this one snuck up on me. Take a look at my keychain: Look ma, no…
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Happy Halloween
It is Halloween. The inexplicable holiday where we let our kids become monsters, run around in cold weather, and get a ton of sugar. Halloween and telecom have a long…
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They Are Dead Jim
I read lots of serious stuff. But sometimes I come across serious stuff that strikes me as nonsensical. Really?! So I come across this serious article about how research at…
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End of the Line for the Ski Train
I normally write about technology related topics, but this one got my attention. Yesterday, it was announced the Colorado Ski Train was sold and is leaving Colorado. This train has…
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Business Cards Should Have One Phone Number
Part of our business mating ritual involves the business card exchange. We don’t take it as seriously as the Japanese with the ceremonial bow, but generally business introductions involve a…
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The De-Evolution of Alarm Clocks
I am a professional tech consumer – my wife complains about my graveyard of early adopter trophies – including winners like the first (5 GB) ipod(with a real wheel) and…
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