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The importance of rehearsal

01-Apr-08

I learned the importance of rehearsal while in the military: Plan an operation, try it out, refine the plan. Last night I mentioned to some friends how I use rehearsal in my day-to-day life: Preparing for a presentation, walking through the steps of a plan, practicing a process. Especially when it [...]

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Blogging from OneNote ‘07

18-Mar-08

My notebooks are littered with scribbles and notes of ideas for blog posts. Unfortunately, many of these ideas have never made it off of paper. If only there were an easy way to post from my quickly written out ideas….
One of the things that caught my eye when going through the things OneNote [...]

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Something new, something old - Microsoft OneNote 2007

14-Mar-08

When a friend told me I should try out Microsoft OneNote 2007 - I think his exact words were, “Dude, I don’t know how I lived without it!” - I downloaded the trial to give it a try. (Interestingly OneNote was not part of the Office 2007 Professional package, it is only part of the Home and Student package.)

So far, I like it. Or at least the concept. I’ve not put too much into it yet, but I see the possibilities.

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Blog maintenance

12-Mar-08

Just to let you know, I’m going to be going through some blog maintenance over the next day or two, including an update of the WordPress software and databases and a possible template change (haven’t decided about that one, yet). I’m also planning to import posts from the original …no straight lines… from Blogger, [...]

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Protecting important files with TrueCrypt

06-Feb-08

… but sometimes you want to protect your key files as well, either on your system drive, an external hard drive, or a USB thumb drive.

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Seven steps to make teleconferences more effective

31-Jan-08

Shawn at the Anecdote blog has seven suggestions for facilitators to improve the teleconference experience for participants. These all seem like common sense suggestions, but as a frequent participant in teleconferences I can tell you that it is rare to find a teleconference where even 2 or 3 of these guidelines are adhered to, much less all 7.

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Test from Word 2007

04-Jan-08

I recently picked up a new laptop and decided to take the plunge into

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