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BC Gas Tax to Start Tomorrow - So What?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

My wife got me panicked this morning because she said there was a “24 cent” per litre gas tax starting tomorrow. I said “WHAT?” and promptly got online to confirm. It’s actually 2.4 cents per litre. When I usually fill up, I put $50 in. A 2.4 cent per litre gas tax means I’m paying [...]

The Role of Universities - Knowledge, Skills, Citizenship

Friday, June 27th, 2008

I read a really interesting post over at Dooney’s Cafe yesterday on the role of universities in educating young people and commented on it at length (aka a rant). I wanted to expand on my views on my own blog because I was tired when I wrote those comments and I feel like I came [...]

Behaviour Modelling: Did it Go Out With A Whimper?

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

An interesting article in Wired this month talks about how humanity is entering into the “Petabyte Age”. They describe the Petabyte Age as a time where there are sensors everywhere, data pouring in from myriad sources, unlimited data storage capacity and the processing power necessary to fill in the gaps. This article goes on to [...]

Resigning Myself to Vista

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

I have been a dyed in the wool Vista critic since it came out in early 2007. In a nutshell, my main beef with the system has been that it’s a resource hog, it has a few annoying features to improve security and it’s not a huge improvement over Windows XP. However, with this weeks’ [...]

Marketing You Can’t Buy - Verizon

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

As I was trolling around my Google Reader feed this morning, thinking about what I was going to write today, I came across this gem:

Ah yes! Sponsored by Verizon - the company that makes people fake their own deaths to avoid doing business with them anymore. You can’t buy marketing like that, people!
I’m going to [...]

Consulting Business by the Numbers: How Are You Spending Your Time?

Friday, June 20th, 2008

I was going over my bookkeeping records today as a housekeeping exercise and I thought it might be interesting to look at how many billable hours I’ve racked up so far this year (since January 1, 2008). Aside from the fact that I should be using a proper bookkeeping system like Clarity Accounting, I learned [...]

The Death of the Desktop PC? London Drugs Says “Not Quite”

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

I’ve recently been on the market for a new desktop PC. I have a laptop that I bought around two years ago and it’s been showing signs of decay. It probably just needs more RAM and a clean install of Windows but I’m finding that my computing needs are increasing and my little Dual Core [...]

Three Big Ideas for Gaining an Edge in the Consulting Market

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

I wanted to loop back on a few ideas that have been kicking around this blog and my network over the past few months. First, I want to re-look at professional designations. Second, I want to discuss the idea of teaming up with other consultants. Third, I want to talk about lead gen.
1. Professional Designations

I’m [...]

The Stealth Incursion of Zombie-Killing Robots Into Our Lives

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

This Father’s Day, one of my children gave me a copy of How To Build a Robot Army: Tips On Defendiing Planet Earth Against Alien Invaders, Ninjas, and Zombies. It’s a great book and full of new insight not already covered by Engadget and blogs of that nature. This book reads like Popular Mechanics on [...]

The Myth of Work-Life Balance

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Over the years, I have heard people that I otherwise respect chide me on my lack of “work-life balance”. They see my weight problems, my obvious lack of sleep and my stress levels as an outward sign of a pending collapse. What they don’t see is the level of satisfaction that I derive from my [...]

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