Thursday, September 30, 2010
“The brain's calculations do not require our conscious effort, only our attention and our opennessto let the information through. Although the brain absorbs universes of information, little is admitted into normal consciousness.” ~Marilyn Ferguson Live http://bit.ly/bHwOTp
The Path to Your FOCUS is Through Your Stomach | Change your thoughts
Being able to focus at the precise time when you need to, is a priceless quality not just in business, but in any area of your life. There are countless ways of teaching people the physical act of getting focused. But very seldom does anyone actually talk about the connection between your nutrition and your ability to focus.
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10 things you should know about supporting mobile devices | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com
The explosion of mobile device usage in business has led to some tricky and unexpected support challenges. Brien Posey lists some of the concerns IT pros should be aware of.
Mobile devices have been around in one form or another for many years, but only recently have they gained mainstream acceptance in enterprise environments. For IT pros, it’s important to understand the unique challenges associated with managing these devices. In this article, I will give you 10 things to think about.
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12 Hot New Tablets Hitting the Market | ITBusinessEdge.com
It's no surprise that the iPad is finding support in the enterprise. It’s Apple and it’s cool. At a higher level, though, it’s worth comparing the fast adoption of the new tablet with the slower and tentative acceptance of the iPhone when it was introduced three years ago. The difference says as much about the coalescing of consumer and business wireless as the quality of the devices themselves.
Clearly, however, the market is expanding at a brisk pace with many new competitive tablets being introduced to the public. This slideshow highlights 12 of the newest tablet devices, in no special order.
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12 Hot New Tablets Hitting the Market | ITBusinessEdge.com
It's no surprise that the iPad is finding support in the enterprise. It’s Apple and it’s cool. At a higher level, though, it’s worth comparing the fast adoption of the new tablet with the slower and tentative acceptance of the iPhone when it was introduced three years ago. The difference says as much about the coalescing of consumer and business wireless as the quality of the devices themselves.
Clearly, however, the market is expanding at a brisk pace with many new competitive tablets being introduced to the public. This slideshow highlights 12 of the newest tablet devices, in no special order.
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Top 10 Security Questions to Ask Before Outsourcing Any IT | ITBusinessEdge.com
With IT organizations looking everywhere to cut costs, one area that gets a lot of attention is outsourcing. But just as there are security concerns with internal IT, so too are there security issues with external IT service providers. Here are 10 tough questions that IT organizations should be asking about their IT service providers.
Reference: http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/vizard/take-long-security-look-before-outsourcing-leap/?cs=43383
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The Short Lifespan of a Tweet: Retweets Only Happen Within the First Hour
For some, Twitter is a social network and for others it is just a broadcast medium. Judging from the latest data from social media analytics and monitoring service Sysomos, for the majority of users, Twitter is indeed mostly a broadcast medium. After analyzing over 1.2 billion tweets, the Sysomos team found that only 29% of tweets actually produce a reaction - that is, a reply or a retweet. According to Sysomos, just 6% of all tweets are retweeted and these retweets have a very short lifespan. Virtually all retweets happen within the first hour after the original tweet.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
“One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking. I always try to think before I talk.” ~Margaret Chase Smith http://bit.ly/dDf2zm
“When I hear somebody sigh, “Life is hard,” I am always tempted to ask, “Compared to what?” ~Sydney Harris http://bit.ly/8Z3qiK
“Those who create good fellowships among others will never be short of friends.” ~Napoleon Hill http://amplify.com/u/b8qf
The Privatization of Culture and the Illusion of Depth | in over your head
An MP3 used to be a concert. A Kindle used to be a bookstore.
Is this you? You listen to music personally on your MP3 player. You read books by yourself and watch your TV on your laptop or iPad. You eat alone at least 50% of the time, rarely go to concerts, and watch more movies at home than in theatres.
Do you recognize yourself in this profile? ;)
A side effect of the digitization and portability of cultural artifacts is that they have also been brought from the public to the private. A gramophone used to be expensive, and a community might have had only one, so they shared it. Now we all have iPods, so we have our own music collection. We can download our favourite songs privately, so we don’t have to talk to a record store clerk– or anyone, for that matter.
What was once necessarily public has become private. What used to belong to a community has become private property. This might be a normal process of commodification– food becomes affordable, so we have snack foods or protein shakes instead of feasts. Stuff get cheaper, more portable, and private.
Interestingly enough, this also leeches value out of the public domain and into the pockets of corporations. This may, or may not, be an accident. But that’s not the point. The privatization of culture is a fact, and we have to deal with it. Though it fuels a sense of personal power, if we’re not careful, it also feeds loneliness.
Collective activity is a pillar of connection inside a community, helping people laugh together and share good conversation. It fuels a sense of belonging and happiness. How much of it are you doing?
If this is a normal phase of cultural and technological evolution, then it might be unstoppable. But your personal choice will reflect your priorities and decide the kind of life you live. The more public, the better you are at conversation and the more you feel a sense of kinship with others. The more private, the less conformity, but at the expense of belonging. You are either a wolf or a sheep, but the choice often happens without your consent.
Creative Commons people and programmers tend to get this, and bloggers often do too– the more you give stuff away, the more you get back. But often we live this only in regards to the web, and miss out because of it. Dungeons and Dragons has become World of Warcraft– an impression of being public, but without the actual increase in satisfaction or happiness. It is a trompe-l’oeil that mimics depth.
My strategy to trade favourite books with people, to have weekly ‘dates,’ and to have people over for supper. These are not exciting things.
They are not about technology. They are about people.
But if you’re part of the social web, and all you get excited about is the New Twitter, you do not see the big picture, and you are mistaken about why it matters.
Take a step back and look again.
Is this you? You listen to music personally on your MP3 player. You read books by yourself and watch your TV on your laptop or iPad. You eat alone at least 50% of the time, rarely go to concerts, and watch more movies at home than in theatres.
Do you recognize yourself in this profile? ;)
A side effect of the digitization and portability of cultural artifacts is that they have also been brought from the public to the private. A gramophone used to be expensive, and a community might have had only one, so they shared it. Now we all have iPods, so we have our own music collection. We can download our favourite songs privately, so we don’t have to talk to a record store clerk– or anyone, for that matter.
What was once necessarily public has become private. What used to belong to a community has become private property. This might be a normal process of commodification– food becomes affordable, so we have snack foods or protein shakes instead of feasts. Stuff get cheaper, more portable, and private.
Interestingly enough, this also leeches value out of the public domain and into the pockets of corporations. This may, or may not, be an accident. But that’s not the point. The privatization of culture is a fact, and we have to deal with it. Though it fuels a sense of personal power, if we’re not careful, it also feeds loneliness.
Collective activity is a pillar of connection inside a community, helping people laugh together and share good conversation. It fuels a sense of belonging and happiness. How much of it are you doing?
If this is a normal phase of cultural and technological evolution, then it might be unstoppable. But your personal choice will reflect your priorities and decide the kind of life you live. The more public, the better you are at conversation and the more you feel a sense of kinship with others. The more private, the less conformity, but at the expense of belonging. You are either a wolf or a sheep, but the choice often happens without your consent.
Creative Commons people and programmers tend to get this, and bloggers often do too– the more you give stuff away, the more you get back. But often we live this only in regards to the web, and miss out because of it. Dungeons and Dragons has become World of Warcraft– an impression of being public, but without the actual increase in satisfaction or happiness. It is a trompe-l’oeil that mimics depth.
My strategy to trade favourite books with people, to have weekly ‘dates,’ and to have people over for supper. These are not exciting things.
They are not about technology. They are about people.
But if you’re part of the social web, and all you get excited about is the New Twitter, you do not see the big picture, and you are mistaken about why it matters.
Take a step back and look again.
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Myths of the Modern Age
There are thousands more myths, aren’t there? You could add some. Or you could set about deciding what is going to matter. And then, you could do. Something.
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“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” ~Lao Tzu http://bit.ly/afrHZI
Crosby Stills & Nash - Suite - Judy Blue Eyes
For an old friend of mine!
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Crosby Stills & Nash - Suite - Judy Blue Eyes
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Jim Croce - I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (1973)
What a beautiful love song!
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Jim Croce - I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song (1973)
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Jim Croce - I Got a Name (1973)
Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle (1973)
On the important subject of curiousity: IF - Live curious. | National Geographic Channel
On the important subject of curiosity:
If you are, you breath. If you breath, you talk. If you talk, you ask. If you ask, you think. If you think, you search. If you search, you experience. If you experience, you learn. If you learn, you grow. If you grow, you wish. If you wish, you find. If you find, you doubt. If you doubt, you question. If you question, you understand. If you understand, you know. If you know, you want to know more… And if you want to know more, you are alive…
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If you are, you breath. If you breath, you talk. If you talk, you ask. If you ask, you think. If you think, you search. If you search, you experience. If you experience, you learn. If you learn, you grow. If you grow, you wish. If you wish, you find. If you find, you doubt. If you doubt, you question. If you question, you understand. If you understand, you know. If you know, you want to know more… And if you want to know more, you are alive…
National Geographic Channel - IF. Live curious.
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Updated WordPress.com - Step-by-Step Tutorial on How to Blog by Chris Abraham | Abraham & Harrison
Thank you very Chris! I marvel at your ingenuity! Be blessed!
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flickspire - Change the World Movie
Bud Bilanich writes:
I truly believe that most of the time...less is more.
Sometimes, certain things viewed in certain ways have
the ability to make an impact on our life in a positive way.
Eleanor Roosevelt said it best,
"It is not fair to ask of others, what you are unwilling to do yourself"
This quote pretty much sums up what this great little
3 minute movie is all about...enjoy!
I wish I had learned this lesson when I was 20, not 40…
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“Promise yourself to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.” ~The Optimist Creed http://bit.ly/dcxc68
“For true success, ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?” ~James Allen http://bit.ly/bPCgD0
Saturday, September 25, 2010
“Courage is the greatest of all the virtues. Because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.” ~Samuel Johnson http://bit.ly/awKnhT
Ask Better Questions
If you want better answers, ask better questions. I most recently heard that by listening to a Tony Robbins CD (1), but I’ve heard it before. The thing is, with all good advice, if you don’t hear it often, it falls under the waves. So, I’m here to repeat it.
“If you want better answers, ask better questions.”
Reference:
1. http://www.chrisbrogan.com/paring/
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Tangible Goals
By writing goals onto paper, magic happens. They go from being abstract to being real. They go from being nice-to-have to being things-to-do.
At the beginning of 2010, I put down several goals, including some financial ones. They were a stretch, and not SMART goals, but close enough. As I started hitting them, I saw that I could do even bigger things, if I wanted to work on those goals for 2011. Combined with my ideas about asking better questions, I found that you can really get far if you write your goals down.
Other references:
1. http://www.chrisbrogan.com/keep-smart-goals-in-front-of-you-overnight-success/
2. http://www.chrisbrogan.com/ask-better-questions/
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Silence as a Business Edge
I worked with silence yesterday. I didn’t look at my email until after 11. I didn’t check into Twitter until much later. I didn’t play the radio in the car. I didn’t turn on my amazing Sonos S5 player at my office when I got there in the afternoon. I just stayed silent.
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BMW Will Integrate iPads | 10awesome.com
This is really cool!
BMWs will soon feature iPad docking bays on back seats, which swivel and rotate. Using ConnectedDrive, the car will act as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot, allowing iPads and other devices to connect online. Bye bye to those displays...
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Tilt-Shift Van Gogh | 10awesome.com
While Vincent Van Gogh was an Impressionist painter, I've always found his artwork to be pretty surreal, with his daub-paint effect warping landscapes. Artist Serena Malyon bent their reality even more, adding tilt-shift photography effects to 16 of his popular works. Here you can see 11 beautiful examples:
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Taking On A Business Partner? Avoid These 4 Common Mistakes
At first glance, taking on a partner seems like a great idea. You’ll be combining forces with a colleague who probably has complementary strengths and can help with the tough decisions. Sure, you've heard horror stories of badly-matched business partners before, but you two are perfect for each other.
Unfortunately, the fact is that over half of all business partnerships fail, according to small business expert Andrew Sherman, a partner with Jones Day (in Washington, D.C.). But many of those failures could have been avoided with smart planning upfront — something small-business partners often fail to do.
To increase the odds that your partnership works out, your best move is to familiarize yourself with the typical reasons for failure and what to do to make sure it doesn’t happen to you.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/taking-on-a-business-partner-dont-make-these-4-common-mistakes-2010-5#ixzz10RQyRvVE
Note: This post was originally published on OPEN Forum.
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/managing/article/4-fatal-mistakes-entrepreneurs-make-when-taking-on-a-partner-and-what-you-should-do-instead-anne
http://www.openforum.com/
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