Archive for the ‘people’ Category

DevG – The first meeting

photo credit: justonlysteve I was lucky enough to be able to attend the first ever meeting of DevG, a DEVeloper Group here in the Isle of Man that looks to bring together developers from different backgrounds in a community event where people can share experiences, learnings and even pitfalls...

Our project in the news

How cool is this, our project got a mention in this week’s Computer Weekly. It was only an inset in a bigger article about SOA, but it feels great to get some recognition. Here’s how the inset read: On a budget he jokes is “less than John Prescott’s expense account”, Allan...

How to get noticed

Interesting post on Jeremiah Owyang’s blog about how to get noticed. It all makes good sense, but it doesn’t hurt to iterate his thoughts here: Have a goal Develop a unique brand Get personal Attend local events Lead events Be interesting Archive your achievements Personally I think these are great pointers in any walk of life, but they...

Time to think

Interesting article on BBC about how people need time to think and how people at the top (using Barack Obama and David Cameron as example) see this as a major obstacle to achieving their optimum effectiveness. It goes on to list some pointers that will help you get your...

How to upset a customer

What do you think is a best way to disappoint a customer? I’m sure you can come up with a big list, but right there at the top is promising something and not delivering. I arrived at the airport this morning nice and early because I knew they had...

The Web – The great equaliser

I was just thinking about how the Internet is a great way for people to share ideas and in essence generate success for themselves. It’s always a compelling story when you read about people who have managed to conquer adversity and make a name for themselves and the Internet is...

The Flaming Tamale has a bad week …

How has your week been? Well, Flaming Tamale down at PayPerPost has had a few bad days and to help her destress, her team have made her put up a video confessional up at the PayPerPost blog. PayPerPost is a marketplace where advertisers can put up ads and bloggers get...

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