Here’s an interesting article that summarizes some data on IT salary figures from Glassdoor.com. When I was at COSL, one of the things I’d do was periodically scan the market to check on salary rates for the various positions we had at COSL. Most of the time I used Salary.com and a bit of common… Continue Reading IT Salary Figures
So, for some reason my iPhone 3G stopped automatically syncing when plugged in to iTunes. To get a sync to occur, I had to select the Sync button. How did that happen? And why can’t I just select the checkbox “”automatically sync when iphone is connected”? [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=””… Continue Reading Say what? iPhone Syncing
There’s a new Ticket to Ride expansion coming out, Europa 1912. Damn you Marion for leading me to this! Now I just need to find someone here to play TTR with…
As part of our SpokenMedia project, I’ve been looking at quite a bit of online lecture video. I need to make a request. Please, please stop putting 5 second or longer bumpers at the start of online videos. Really, 5 seconds is way too long to make me wait for a video. I’m ok with… Continue Reading Video Bumpers
The Greeting I’ve been a professional member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) since 1995. Recently I got an email update from the management division that opens up with… Dear Colleagues, As summer comes to a close and the Labor Day holiday behind us, the start of fall and football beckons us. I… Continue Reading Globally Aware…sort of…
As the summer comes to a close, here an update to my 2009 movie picks. Star Trek (see my first report) Up (see my first report) 9: I think this is the first full length animated feature that rivals Pixar’s demonstrated ability to tell a story. 9 is a post-apocalyptic story about soul, friends and… Continue Reading 2009 Movie Picks – Updated
So I’ve been in communication with the local Office Depot reps for MIT. Here’s a snippet of an email conversation: [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]I cannot apologize enough for this whole mess. I never found out… Continue Reading Office Depot — The Reply
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]I went to Ignite Boston 6 last night. If you’re not familiar, the Ignite format, as described by their website is a “five-minute presentation using a slide deck that auto-forwards every 15… Continue Reading Ignite Boston 6
This ad campaign received coverage a while back. But it’s a great use of competing billboard advertisements in Santa Monica. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Ok, fail Microsoft. I’m trying to participate in a LiveMeeting — but Microsoft doesn’t think my modern web browsers on a Mac are worthy. Namely Safari 4.0 and Firefox 3.5 are not on the supported platforms. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=””… Continue Reading Thanks Again Microsoft