Archives for the ‘Miscellaneous writings’ Category
Nokia has announced its new devices E71 and E66 in this month. These gadgets and their features are appealing (GPS, support for editing Microsoft documents), but they don´t change my mind. I want keep my E61 in use.
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For those, who are professional project managers, managing of details are normal routines. However, I am amazed how this skill is so rare to meet among those, who are working in the field of IT. Maybe this skill isn´t as easy as we used to think of it.
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My mom used to ask me, what is the purpose of life, when I was a small child. I considered this question as a silly one then. After growing up I have admired her question. As an question it is a cornerstone for humans, but still people are constantly avoiding to find their own answer [...]
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Maybe this is too early to worry about pensions in the future. In according to Finnish newspaper there are some threaths relating to future´s pensions.
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Two weeks ago I surprised positively after upgrading WordPress. Wow – what a user interface. How nice features! I consider that the community around WP has succeed in creating a masterpiece. WP is a real state-of-art system, that is a result of a true Open Source community.
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Couple of weeks ago I was taking part in a job interview. A nice HR-guy politely gained an eye contact and ask a question – Do you improve yourself? I was totally surprised. Of cource I do, I replied.
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While I was listening Buddy Rich´s very fascinating big band from the 1970s with my iTunes, I got the feeling. You can use big bands metaphorically, when you are deeply involved in thinking creativity in organisations.
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Have you recently participate in a situation where a lecturer/speaker seemed to misunderstand the point. I have been. Some remarks about presentations are needed. What makes a good presentation?
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In my point of view (I am working as web consultant / project manager) customers seem reluctant to pay attention to visioning. I consider visioning the most important part for creating a success story on the Web. This serie is one out of four stories (vision, visuals, technical, culture) in which I am exploring, what [...]
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It´s dark and wet in Helsinki Finland. The weather is far away what it supposed to be at this moment here in Helsinki. Snow and cold. I came across an article, which was telling about carnivals in Rio. Somehow, it could be nice to be there celebrating instead of walking around here in truly boring [...]
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