Working Thoughts

Flaws in the System

One of the most difficult things in business, consulting, and analysis is the unforeseen flaw.  That tiny little gotcha that seems obvious in hindsight that just didn’t come up during months of preparation.
Sometimes, that flaw is the fault of the system.  Sometimes, that flaw is the fault of the people involved in the system.  [...]

Email Feature That Is Badly Needed

Sometimes as I go through my day, I stumble across things that seem so OBVIOUS to me that I have trouble understanding why it is even an issue.
Today’s version comes courtesy of every single email client I use, which includes most of the big names, and a couple of the small names.  Now, every [...]

The Glary Utilities Convergence

If a tree falls in the forest, and a bunch of websites all post about it, was there a bunch of overlap? Several of my usual websites all posted about Glary Utilities within a few days of each other, seemingly for no reason. A quick examination.

Ratings Systems Flaws

If only the people who see a movie rate it, can it be widely assumed that all ratings are too high due to the bias of the people who choose to see a movie based on its content and starring actors?

Faking Urgency

Throughout most of my life, I have been a procrastinator.  In some cases this has been very much to my detriment.  However, often, my other abilities have been able to pull me through to success when it really counted.  Still, to those around me the length of time it takes me to complete certain things [...]

A Twitter Guide - I guess it doesn’t need one

I never understood Twitter. I still don’t know if it is fun, but at least I know what is going on. You can too.