I mentioned Nikola Tesla on the anniversary of his death back in January and it is only right to do the same on his birthday. This is also prompted by Google changing their default search image to Tesla Coil. Thank you Google for remembering one of the greatest human beings to ever walk the earth.
Appreciate what you have been given
I’ve just been asked to reset an account password on a computer used by a faculty member who recently passed away. It was a strange feeling to see this individual a week ago and now she’s gone. Her office was filled with papers, assignments and books she was working on. It’s a sobering experience and makes you pause a bit, …
Desktop backgrounds
Backgrounds on people’s computers are always an interesting thing to see. They range from a solid color to some weird and usual pattern to photos of their loved ones to their favorite vacation spots. I normally enjoy nice photos of nature and space, I enjoy seeing photos of Earth from space as it gives me a whole another perspective on …
Don’t forget to say thank you
Don’t forget to say thank you every once in a while to people that do stuff for you. It’s a simple statement to make, but showing your sincere appreciation for their hard work goes a long way in their eyes. This should apply to everyone you interact with from people that you work with on a project, your own team, …
Know what you manage
I’m a strong believer that you must know the area you are managing. You should have either moved up in that industry or took some time to actually get yourself up to speed on current practices and common knowledge. Being only a manager of people without having the necessary (even if only fundamental) knowledge directly related to the area you …
Prevent identity theft
On this morning’s news I head that over the past year some 10,000,000 Americans were victims of identity theft. That’s little over 3% of the U.S. population. Someone might say, well it’s only 3% which is not bad, but when you look at the number it is staggering, frightening even. 10 million people! While there is no guarantee that it …
Obama’s Tag Cloud
Photo Credit: http://www.wordle.net Above is a visual representation of the words most used by Barack Obama in his inauguration speech. “new“, “nation“, “America“, “people“, “every“, “must” and “less” were among the most frequently used words in President Obama’s inauguration speech. Words which were synonymous with his campaign didn’t make a notable appearance. “Hope” was mentioned three times while “change” only …
President Barack Obama
“We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this …
Inauguration Stream
I’ve been at work for close to two hours now and the most requested “support” call of the semester so far is “where can I watch the inauguration?” 🙂 When in need of info or a solution of any kind people always seem to turn to us, IT folks. Luckily this time the solution is easy. Point their web browsers …
Happy New Year, again
Tonight we welcome the new year, again. As I mentioned last week, Orthodox haven’t changed their calendar and as such still celebrate New Year on January 13th. Actually, we celebrate both equally as it is nice to have two opportunities to welcome new year and party two weeks apart. Not that we really need any special reason to have fun, …