Few things should tell a person just how bought and paid for elected officials are than the current minimum wage debate. Somewhere, somehow there must be an on-line auction selling the votes and souls of elected officials. It won’t do any of us much good to find it since we couldn’t afford the opening bid. It is difficult to admit being born a Republican in this day and age. The “quick fix” for the economy … The Minimum Wage DebateRead more
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The Ever Shrinking Definition of Fully Equipped
As a traveling consultant I spend a lot of time in extended stay type hotels. Unless I’m traveling to a client site where I’ve worked previously I tend to spend the first month or more at these types of places. It is best to leave both yourself and the client an escape hatch. Sadly many of these types of places either don’t bother to read the IRS per-diem publications or believe the combined food and … The Ever Shrinking Definition of Fully EquippedRead more
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Did Ford Fire Microsoft?
There is a rather persistent rumor going around that Ford has fired Microsoft, or at least ended the use of their software in automobiles. Of course if Ford wants to really get on the fast track they will end the use of Microsoft software on the desktop and every other part of the company. Does anyone know if this is true? It won’t be long and I will be in the new car market, probably … Did Ford Fire Microsoft?Read more
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Did the Obamacare Web Site Developers Also Work for Wal-mart?
Bet they would have loved a glitch which stopped customers from being able to do this!
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If I Only Had Time to Focus
How many times have we all said that? I would complete “thing x” if I had time to focus on it. Sadly, it is a lie we tell not only ourselves, but to others. Today, October 30th, 2013, we had yet another HughesNet outage. No matter what those commercials say about Gen4 and its “customer satisfaction” I can tell you J.D. Edwards never talked to me or anyone I know. The phone number for HughesNet … If I Only Had Time to FocusRead more