Someone I know shared this text message conversation about a business decision really got me thinking: Person A: What do you have to give up to get their $ ? Person B: I don’t care what I have to give up as long as I get a small piece of a much larger pie. I’ve learned success is largely about…
Category: Business
One of the Best Summary Articles About Privacy
I have a great group of people around me. Thoughtful people. Thought-provoking people. People who rub me the wrong way and who challenge me to grow and think critically. These fine people send me articles that they read and most of them are good. But once in a while, one of these articles stops me in my tracks and when…
Pressure Sensitive Conveyor Labeler Troubleshooting: Backing Paper Snaps
There are many reasons why the paper backing of the labels might break I have discovered. Here is my list (and I may edit this from time to time as I discover more ways label paper can break!): Rips at the peeler plate in a nearly perfect line Plate angle is too harsh: try reducing the angle and making it…
Is Gmail Safe to use ‘Just for Business’?
No. Google is *not* safe to use ‘just for business’, I confirmed clearly today. About seven or eight years ago when I moved my whole life over from proprietary operating systems to Ubuntu, I was still using services like Gmail, Google search engine, Twitter, and a few other ‘services’ like these every day within the Ubuntu environment. Thankfully, I had…
Phone with Etiquette or No Phone At All?
Yesterday a friend of mine sent a list of phone etiquette to make sure that we are being as respectful and professional as possible in the way we represent our company and ourselves as individuals. I am thankful for the list and I made a mental note of all the suggestions and implemented the changes that I could. However, before…
Has the Traditional ‘Telephone Call’ Seen Its Day?
Which do you prefer? The sound of an incoming text message, or a telephone call? Which sound makes you lose your focus more? Which sound evokes more stress? Which sound compels you to take action? It seems as though the people around my age and younger would say ‘anything is better than the phone call’. And you will notice that…
Lucky Cat Gits No Respect!
And check this out! I told you! I told you! Now Lucky Cat gets reduced. LUCKY CAT GITS NO RESPECT!
Our Online Future Encapsulated
A friend of mine sent me this speech (transcribed) today and I was absolutely unable to stop reading it right to the end. I found out that my browser has ‘reader mode’ which was cool, by the way. Read this article. You’ll learn about how you are victimized but it ends with some awesome inspiration. It encapsulates: Our current situation…
BC, AB and SK Container Recycling Deposit Handling Fees
Here are some interesting facts before I give you the links you want: Only the three western provinces of Canada have a deposit / recycling fee system on their containers (BC, AB, SK) There is no unified, one-stop website for someone to stay current on these ever-changing fees Each province seems to have different fees, but even if they weren’t…
How to Rotate Permanently All Pages in PDF Using Ubuntu
If you are too busy to read all my blog articles (say it ain’t so, mama) then you may have missed this nugget of helpfulness. How often does the realtor or lawyer or such fabulous professional need to slap a confidential stamp on a doc? However, today I was sent a confidential document that was lying on its side when…