Before it became time to replace my Silvertec GBK300 Bluetooth Keyboard, I headed out to the computer shop to purchase exactly the same model. I was so happy with it that I never considered replacing it with another brand. Unfortunately, local stores seem to have dropped it from their inventory so I was forced to…
So, you feel that you’re finally ready to go back to school after graduating from college, eh? But instead of taking up an additional college degree, the moment has come to move on to the next level. This time, you’re targeting an MBA. As I’m sure you’ve deduced at this point, taking up a Master…
I came across a newspaper article that the Business Processing Outsourcing, or BPO, sector has ten years to go before it is automated. If this is accurate and companies don’t do anything, it may mean that thousands of call center agents may be out of work, replaced by computers by the year 2029. For people…
The rage now is practicing 10,000 hours to be a world class expert in some skill or talent. To get the idea, if you practiced 3 hours a day for 3,333 days you would accomplish 9,999 hours . . . very close! The man responsible for making the 10,000 hour rule known is writer Malcolm…
I would like to congratulate those of you who recently graduated from college. It would have been a long four or five years for most, allowing you to finally put this stage of life behind you. The next chapter is to build a meaningful and, hopefully, long career by joining the workforce full time. As…
Since majority of the schools have finished conducting their graduation ceremonies, companies are flooded with fresh graduates looking for their first jobs. In an attempt to help graduates land their dream jobs, I put together a list of four annoying things that applicants do during an interview. I hope that after going through this list,…
I met an interesting fellow ovaer lunch today. After talking a bit about politics, he put forth an idea to help banish the specter of drought in the country by building multiple desalinization plants in the country. With 7,107 individual islands surrounded by a limitless supply of water, I’m surprised no one kicked around the…
I’ve been wanting to get another Timex watch to replace the old Timex Expedition I retired ages ago. It may have taken a few years, but I finally got a proper replacement from the Waterbury collection. To say that I am very pleased with the watch is an understatement. The long wait was definitely well…
I bumped into an old colleague for lunch today. The last time I saw him was over five years ago, when we were just hired by our respective companies back then. We shared a table to catch up on a few things and he said that he was still with the same company after all…