Couple of hours ago a faculty member stopped by my office to chat and ask few support questions. Once all of that was done, on his way out he noticed “demotivators” I have posted on my door and started laughing. I mean, he laughed, he really enjoyed them and even asked where he could get them as well. Well, in …
Nikola Tesla
On today’s day, 66 years ago, one of the greatest men to ever walk the earth died alone and penniless in room #3327 of the New Yorker Hotel. His name was, Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla? You might ask yourself, why is it that you don’t know more about this great and unusual man? The reasons are many, ranging from Tesla …
Hristos se rodi!
Today is Christmas for those in the Eastern Orthodox faith and I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe, happy and joyful day with their families and friends. Serbian Christmas traditions, for those who would like to read more.
Starting New Year’s resolutions early
Every year each of us (even if only subconsciously) come up with a list of things we want to improve on in the following year and almost certainly for one reason or another, fail by mid March. I’m no exception to this rule, but this year I have decided to put them on paper for the first time and really …
Holiday shopping
It’s 8:42 PM and I can finally enjoy a nice cup of coffee as I get to relax a bit. I’ve spent most of today in Willowbrook mall and several other stores shopping for family and friends. I have started my Christmas shopping today and will hopefully finish it tomorrow as that’s about as much mall traffic I can take …
Value of social networks
I have been asked several times what’s the value of getting involved in online social networks so here are my 4 ¢ (adjusted for inflation) on that topic. 😉 Most social networking services have been designed differently (technology, functionality, features…) with different customers/segments in mind, but all of them share one common theme, enabling people to socialize and build online …
Shameful side of humanity
I normally stay away from sad news and events on this blog, but at times that simply isn’t possible. Today’s post is about the sad death of a Walmart employee that’s been on my mind since it happened on (in this instance appropriately named) Black Friday. I can’t get over the fact that people have stampeded over another human being …
Managers matter even more?
While I was thinking what I should write today I got a phone call from my boss, which set the theme for today’s post. Coincidentally, it is closely related to my previous post (video), people matter. We ran into several issues while getting some well deserved and a bit over due paperwork through certain channels, but it is nice to …
Reducing paperwork clutter
It’s time once again to re-organize my office, file paperwork and get rid of all the unnecessary things which have been cluttering my work space. I’m not a big fan of doing this frequently as new files, invoices, requests, propositions and notes will come across my desk again and again, so I figure what’s the point. However, I’m aware that …
Real hosting company
Below is the e-mail I received yesterday from 1and1, my web hosting provider of choice. They have informed me of future hardware upgrades and downtime in their data center where my sites are located. Now this is something simple to do, yet it helps them differentiate from some of the other hosts who are not as professional and courteous. While …