Since we’re on the topic of Social Networks in a Law Firm…
Social (small s) collaboration is the lifeblood of any project undertaken by human beings. We have evolved to collaborate
I recently stumbled upon an alternative pricing scheme that I instinctively felt was wrong. The details are irrelevant, but I was struck by how vastly different the attorney’s point of view was from my own. So I tried to expand my viewpoint and to see the problem from all sides. I came up with three
My first few posts on this blog were about the coming end of Corporate Information Technology, or the CorpTechPocalypse as I coined it. Nearly 18 months have passed. The world around IT has changed substantially, but like the dinosaurs shortly after the meteor impact, IT itself is still desperately trying to understand its role
At work I happily drink from the single cup coffee machine in the pantry, but that’s not coffee so much as a speedy caffeine delivery mechanism. On the weekends, when I have time to make coffee, I Make Coffee. I put the kettle on to boil, then I pour a half a cup or so
“Email is Where Knowledge Goes to Die”
I first saw this phrase on someone’s email signature, but sadly I can’t find the original email so I don’t know who said it. I Googled the phrase and found this guy. His origin story is pretty good, so I’ll go with it. At the end of
Purchasing a notebook computer requires balancing three distinct parameters, portability, capability, and usability. These three parameters are different for every person and as such, each buyer must adjust the value of these needs accordingly and make a purchasing decision that most closely aligns with their particular requirements.
Many ground breaking, earth shattering, paradigm shifting solutions have begun with the words, “wouldn’t it be really great if…” Great ideas and solutions require people of vision with the ability to see beyond the current reality and dream fantastic possibilities for the future. Unfortunately, many stupid, dead-end, wastes of time have started exactly the same
Research in Motion has exactly none of the three. Jeffrey Brandt in today’s PinHawk newsletter pointed to RIM Suffers as Profit Falls 58.7% in yesterday’s NY Times. Shortly
The EU made big news today by extending music recording copyright to 70 years. The BBC makes the argument that this will allow people who made a splash in their teens and early 20s to be able to support themselves well into their old age with money from their early hits. “Performers generally start their
