William Noyes Technology Services

Sometimes its funny how connections work.  I was recently reading an article on Robert Cain’s blog, ArcaneCode where he was discussing his concept of NET, or “No Extra Time.”  In a nutshell the idea is that many of us have time that is underutilized that we could use to learn something without investing any additional time.  For example,  I have a 45 minute commute to from work each day.  I’d been listening to a local radio show in the mornings, and comedy podcasts each afternoon.  Robert’s article got me thinking about all those business podcasts I’d subscribed to telling myself I’d listen to, but never did.  So that afternoon,  I glanced through the podcasts on my iPod, and found a series by Manager-tools about being an effective manager, and decided to utilized my afternoon drive to better myself.

Manager-tools is a series of podcasts and an associated website published by Mark Horstman and Michael Auzenne.  One of the first podcasts I listened to refered to some older episodes about one-on-one meetings with your direct reports.  The idea that I needed to have more meetings was so outlandish that I had to go to the website and find out more. (more…)

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OK, the final is set. Sunday June 24th, Mexico will play defending Gold Cup Champions USA for the 2007 Gold Cup Championship. On the west coast the game is at noon, although some networks show it in delay. For years, Mexico dominated play between the two nations, but USA has come on strong in recent years. The past few years the games have been pretty even, with USA winning games in the US, and Mexico having the advantage in Mexico, particularly in Mexico City. The Gold Cup final is in Chicago this year, which bodes well for USA.

I’m anticipating an exciting, fast and physical game with the USA edging out Mexico 2-1 on a late goal. What do you think?

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OK, the real question is does your Technology Consultant (or IT/IS Manager/Director) know YOU?
Anyone who works with computers or technology knows the question, “Which computer is the best?” We geeks get this question constantly from friends, family, neighbors, , coworkers, and people on the street, etc. They want to know which brand, which video card, which printer, how much memory, how fast a processor, and how much money. How should I know? To make an informed recommendation, I need to know what you want to do with it, and what you might want to do tomorrow. The computer I recommended to my niece who is just starting high school is completely different from the one I recommended to a co-worker whose son is an avid first-person shooter game player, and both are different than the ones I buy at work. (more…)

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