Saturday September 04 , 2010

Use it or lose it

Maintenance is an essential part of a piece of equipment’s longevity. Preventive maintenance can keep things running long after less maintained equipment has failed and been replaced. Unlike many of todays electronics, most mechanical things were built to last. I currently have 3 digital cameras that each have a minor problem which is cheaper to [...]

 

Git’er Done

Just do it. That’s a catchy little phrase that Nike adopted to personify their brand. It is a call to action that is simple and yet really is the answer to a lot of life’s little questions. Many people (myself included) spend hours of their lives thinking about what to do and the possible outcomes [...]

 

What’s your umm….

Public speaking is terrifying to many people. The condition even has a name Glossophobia. Given the option, some people would rather quit their jobs than stand up in front of a bunch of people and give a presentation. I am not one of those people. That doesn’t mean I am good at it, but I [...]

 

Save Early, Save Often, And Make A Backup.

Back in the day, when I taught IT out at UTSA, I would give my students little pieces of advice throughout the semester. These nuggets came from lessons that I had learned the “hard way”. Some students seemed to ignore them others seemed ambivalent, but hopefully I saved a couple some agony. I personally beat [...]

 

Pre-apology and The Art of Being Rude

Listen don’t take this the wrong way….. Make no mistake about it, anyone who starts a conversation like that is about to be Rude. The fact that they have prefaced it with an excuse at the front is something akin to them putting on a boxing glove before punching you in the groin/breast (whichever is [...]