Another day, another company completely undercutting itself by gutting remote work policies. This time it’s IBM of all companies. This is particularly surprising because IBM has been a pioneer of the remote work article and one of the first to experience tremendous benefits associated with saving space and cost, as the same QZ article notes: … [Read more…]
Technical post time! This one involves what may be a confounding issue but actually has a simple solution. If you’re still using standard webmail as a form of receiving @yourdomain.com E-mail, there will likely come a time when you plan on an upgrade. Webmail servers are prone to intrusions, spam, and a litany of other problems … [Read more…]
I’ve mentioned this before but the reason I generally don’t spend too much time discussing the avalanche of scams, exploits and phishing attempts on this blog are twofold. First, if I discussed every scam I’ve come across I’d probably be posting five times a day. Second, there are far more qualified bloggers writing about this; … [Read more…]
Should you work for competing businesses? If your immediate answer is “Legally, I’m technically not doing anything wrong” you should probably consider how you’re using technicalities to avoid the ethical minefield you’re dancing across, not to mention the risk to your reputation as a trustworthy professional. You won’t find any legalese to address this question because there … [Read more…]
When I first watched Mad Max: Fury Road one particular line stood out at me, and I don’t think it was by accident: “Everyone in the old world had a show.” We live in a brand new era of user created content and YouTube has been one of the flagship websites to enable it. With a … [Read more…]
I’ve written pretty extensively about customer service on this blog when it comes to both horror stories and redemption. In the middle of the end of year hot takes and listicles it seems like as good a time as any to pause and reflect on some of the standouts I’ve gotten on customer service this year, … [Read more…]
Well, well, well. Remember that article I wrote back in July about how Pokémon Go wasn’t going to be magic fairy dust that makes billions of dollars for local businesses? Forbes now has an article from Alex Konrad affirming this. There’s no denying that Pokémon Go has been an overwhelming success, even as the typical user dropoff has commenced. … [Read more…]