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Flash Forward: a Microsoft, Adobe and Apple Software Smackdown
Thursday, April 29, 2010 / Adobe, Apple Culture, Flash, Microsoft / 5 Comments
As a regular user of various Microsoft, Adobe and Apple software products, I’ve been able to develop a bit of an opinion as to whether they better resemble a 1976 AMC Pacer or a 2010 Mercedes.
I’m no software techno-geek, but I’m not a mechanic either. Despite that deficiency, I still appreciate and understand the differences between the ride of a nice new Mercedes and a Pacer. (My Dad bought a Pacer way back when, by the way. At the time, it kind of looked cool, in a geeky sort of way, but he eventually got so frustrated by its mechanical problems that he cut out great big yellow cardboard lemons, detailed all the issues on each lemon, taped them in the windows, and parked the beast as close to the dealership as he could.
(Nothing ever came of all that, but I think he felt better.)
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Email is Destroying the Very Fabric of Our Society
Thursday, April 1, 2010 / Email, PowerMax Culture / 2 Comments
In a company of over 200 employees, I’m apparently the largest volume email user. I only say that to establish my credibility. Maybe I should have a doctorate in email usage. I live in email. For example, if I don’t keep checking my email while on vacation, the day of my return starts off with my face in my hands, wondering how I’m going to get through them all.
So, I keep up on them every day, even when I’m out of the country.
