by David | Mar 20, 2008 | working
They say that the only thing worse than finding a worm in an apple is finding half a worm. I had such a moment at work last week. We had sent a list of target companies to a data mining firm in India with instructions to find the web and email addresses and contact...
by David | Mar 19, 2008 | design, working
Settling in after a week off, I found that the yoga ball had been relegated to a conference room and a new employee had appropriated my door. Good thing I had brought in my favorite office chair, the Levenger Sprezzatura, and was able to scavenge a nearby IKEA...
by David | Mar 3, 2008 | working
I’m taking a break from the word of the day to present the pain of the day. Any questions?
by David | Feb 27, 2008 | working
Gotta love startup office decor. Put that in your Aeron and smoke it. Whatever the furniture, there’s no substitute for a gridded notebook, a sturdy Thinkpad, and a cup of Diesel mocha soy chai. The ergonomic controversy goes on. Metafilterers seem to love...
by David | Feb 18, 2008 | culture, working
I used to work with a guy who was an excellent public speaker, as sales guys often are. Although I cannot remember any part of any presentation he ever gave, I remember very the time when he started off a talk with a joke that began, “A brunette, a redhead and a...
by David | Feb 6, 2008 | working
When you run a web-based business and your site is down for maintenance, you might consider not doing what Linkedin did last week. Here’s the screen: Let’s leave aside the question of the wisdom of doing this maintenance or upgrade or whatever on a...
