I feel like most of my day so far has been spent switching between one context and the next. Somehow the iBook has come back to life. If you’re wondering why this is a bad thing, I’m about 100.1% confident that this hard drive is on its way out and I’d much rather it go …
Category Archives: Rants
Bryan and Murphy
Just as if I needed further convincing that I’m in the wrong place, the yesterday’s work day was beyond terror. The sick feeling I get when walking in the building was met by a few brilliantly-placed and crafted processes (read: “who came up with this idea?”), personality conflict and overall frustration. Then Murphy bears his …
Jabra Bluetooth Headset
OK, I feel bad giving this thing any criticism since I haven’t actually used it, but I would like to know how you’re supposed to read the display with the set jammed in your ear. Am I expected to take it in and out? How about a voice that reads the phone book entry name …
Wachovia’s Brilliant Customer Disservice
I’ve a new Evil Empire for the list: Wachovia. I know that they’ve always been evil, but I wasn’t a customer of theirs until a few weeks ago when they finally completed their acquisition of Southtrust Bank. The first shameful act of Wachovia is that they purchased and squished one of the best financial institutions …
An Antithetical Matter
It has been brought to my attention by friends, people I’ve never even met and by the little voice in the back of my head that it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. While this is true, there is good reason. I set out here to offer, support, and field good ideas on productivity …
Evil Empires
I’m feeling especially angst-driven today. As a result, I’d like to offer up my short-list of evil empires of the world. Wal-mart: Steal from the poor and then offer up sub-standard employment to the poor to keep up the vicious cycle of work to buy (and then buy again because the junk you bought breaks). …
Eloquence
I realize I’ve skipped a few days. In short, understand that the world has changed and that I needed some time to reflect. Now: the main topic, eloquence in writing. To me, the ability to communicate effectively in writing is extremely underrated. There’s nothing worse than a highly educated or seemingly successful professional who has …