Archive for May, 2007

How to Deal with Negative People

The other night some friends and I were discussing the draining power of negative people. Energy vampires are everywhere. They readily discover all flaws with the status quo in the office then resist any efforts to implement change. They seem to continually be cursed with romantic woes, none of which are ever their fault. […]

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Quick Akismet Update

I recently installed the Akismet blog comment spam filter. As of today, Akismet has already filtered out 57 spam comments. The blog does have 1 comment thus far, although that doesn’t really count since it’s simply a trackback. That’s not unexpected, though, since publicizing the blog has yet to commence. Thanks to effective spam filtering […]

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Biggest Jersey City park in a century to be built?

The Jersey Journal reports that ambitious plans for a potential park got a big boost as Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise said his administration is recommending spending $3.2 million from the Open Space Trust to acquire the last 5.6 acres needed for the 13.6-acre Bergen-Lafayette tract.
If this project moves forward it would be the largest […]

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Make Microsoft Word less Annoying

Rick Broida over at Lifehacker has written a nice how-to on making Microsoft Word less annoying. The comments seem to reinforce the most intriguing tip I saw: Ditch Word altogether.
Heh. We do use Microsoft Office at the office, but I think I will take the plunge and try out the Open Office suite at home.
Here’s […]

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Customer satisfaction via online knowledge bases

Companies are very concerned with providing more effective (and more cost-effective)
technical support. As an information technology manager, I receive another SOA, remote support strategy, CRM, or other service related notification via email on an almost daily basis. With these new hot buzzwords and with so many strategic options available, it can be easy at times […]

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Internet Radio in Immediate Danger

Have you, like the vast majority of other music listeners, grown tired of mainstream broadcast radio? Internet radio sites, such as last.fm and Pandora, offer a wonderful alternative to broadcast radio with a wealth of listening features. I know I’ve personally discovered a plethora of new music that I actually enjoy through these sites. These […]

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How's Your Air?

The American Lung Association has released its State of the Air 2007 report. In short, the report finds that more than 136 million Americans are living in communities where they are exposed to unhealthful levels of air pollution. Polluted air hurts us all, but most especially children, the elderly, and those living with chronic lung […]

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