An attachment for when you forget attachments
It’s so, so, so easy to fire off a “here’s-my-wonderful-document” email… and forget to enclose the document. So easy, and so many people do it, that there are actually plugins you can install in your email client to warn you if...Why I unsubscribed to your e-newsletter (the real story)
I’ve been plowing through my inbox, unsubscribing to a host of newsletters, mailing lists and discussion groups in an effort to tame this beast we call email. Lately, I’ve started to get automated replies saying the newsletter publishers are sorry to see...Noise to Signal makes it to NASA!
via slideshare.net NASA wrapped its first Open Source Summit a few days ago, bring members of the open source community together with NASA engineers and policy-makers together to discuss ways of helping NASA make the most of open-source software—and release more of it...Yes, Stephen Harper can run for office. Sheesh.
There’s often a silly season that erupts at the start of an election campaign. The parties haven’t released their platforms yet, the issues aren’t usually defined, and the conversation starts to turn on the damndest things. Which I think is why there...Goodbye, Roger Abbott
The Royal Canadian Air Farce’s Roger Abbott has died after a private 14-year battle with leukemia. I owe the Air Farce folks a lot for their encouragement back when I was a callow teenager hoping for a career as a writer and comedian. Apparently my experience is...
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
