Alignment Gap. One of my day-job clients – Genesys Solutions, LLC (http://www.genesysllc.com/index.html ) – has made a very productive business by helping businesses and large organizations see the gap between what they think they should be doing and what they are doing. Call it the Alignment Gap – the distance between all those things that… Continue reading Alignment Gap
Alternative Views — Best practices
Alternative Views — Best practices. Fundamental to MasterList Professional being worth your time is the idea that the more ways you can quickly organize your projects and tasks, the more control you have over them. That’s why in the MasterList, Current, Checklists, Projects Overview and Projects views you see a View Button just below the… Continue reading Alternative Views — Best practices
A second blog
A second blog. I've started another blog, titled Lachlan on Delphi. I'll be using it to record my experiences mainly with Borland's Delphi software development environment with the odd excursion into other areas. I won't be discussing Sydney over there, so if you're not a programmer it probably won't interest you much. On a sidenote,… Continue reading A second blog
The Legal Profession in 20 Years
The Legal Profession in 20 Years. It’s year-end. Forget about predictions for 2005. What will the legal profession look like in 20 years??? In Law Practice Today, an ABA online magazine, John Tredennick organizes a forum, Looking to the Future: What Changes Do You See Coming in the Next Twenty Years?, in which several commentators… Continue reading The Legal Profession in 20 Years
Technology as Business Model Breaker
Technology as Business Model Breaker. Ringing in the new year is a great article by a Cisco law department member on how technology can change and dramatically improve the ways lawyers practice and the business relationship between lawyer and client. Laura Owen, a lawyer who is director, worldwide legal services, at Cisco Systems Inc, suggests… Continue reading Technology as Business Model Breaker
Map Folding: Building a Weekly Plan
Map Folding: Building a Weekly Plan. Simple way to plan a working week around your projects' “moving parts.” [43 Folders]
Slipping down the ladder of economic freedom
Slipping down the ladder of economic freedom. This is not good news: For the first time in the 11 years that the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal have been publishing the Index of Economic Freedom, the U.S. has dropped out of the top 10 freest economies… [ProfessorBainbridge.com]
Library Technology Hierarchy of Needs
Library Technology Hierarchy of Needs. From Aaron at Walking Paper, a Hierarchy of Needs for technology at libraries. I think this is a great idea–and something that could be fleshed out and used to guide technology planning for both small and large libraries. … [LibrarianInBlack]
Laura Owen – The Tech Evolution: Change or Die
Laura Owen – The Tech Evolution: Change or Die. Laura Owen of Cisco gave one of the best presentations I attended last year. She covers some of the same themes in her excellent new article called “The Tech Evolution: Change or Die,” which is absolutely required reading for (1) any law firm doing any planning… Continue reading Laura Owen – The Tech Evolution: Change or Die
Who REALLY protects the Internet?
Who REALLY protects the Internet?. This morning I read an interesting post in which Susan says that in response to a 10 year old's question of “Who protects the Internet?”, her response is “I would argue that we all do.” Susan always looks on the bright side of things. I, on the other hand, look… Continue reading Who REALLY protects the Internet?