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- Geek Trivia: Shedding some (laser) light
- QuibbleA photon would be an energy quantum, photons would be energy quanta.Acronymical naming of devicesLaser, sure, but "iraser"? Isn't that a device made by Apple for cleaning chalkboards?Only because...some dot-com had patented the e-raser in the late 90's. Fortunately we still have to oraser, uraser, and sometimes yraser before everything...
- Tags: Leon Tribe, laser
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Geek Trivia: Cheaper by the d'oh-zen
- E-I-E-I-Annoyed GruntYou wrote the title as E-I-E-Annoyed Gruntbut wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-I-E-I-(Annoyed_Grunt)) has it as E-I-E-I-Annoyed Grunt, which given the song makes more sense.Your d'oh-ting fan ;)RE: Geek Trivia: Cheaper by the d'oh-zenlove the article, one tiny comment RE: Okily dokily, its not over pronounced 'okay', its even worse, it an over...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Leon Tribe, Potter, Official Okey Dokey, Annoyed Grunt, Klinger, Leon Errol, d'oh-zen, D'oh
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Ron Jeremy sticks it to tech sector
- SatyrWouldn't it be satirist? A Satyr is a mythical human with horse ears and a large...endowment. Given the guy you talk about is a former porn star, perhaps Satyr is appropriate after all ;)
- Tags: Leon Tribe, Satyr
- Discussion threads 2007-04-02
- (Dinosaur sightings: XCOM UFO Defense)
- Fond memories and the legend lives on...kind ofI was also a big fan of the game and recently discovered in the bargain bins of my local game store UFO: Aftermath for A$7. This is essentially a modernised version of the same. Base resource management
- Tags: Games, Leon Tribe
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- Microsoft to bring Hotmail onto the desktop
- Too little too lateI was happy with my hotmail account (despite the spam and 2M space) until the day they demanded payment for pulling my emails down to my PC's Outlook program.That day I switched to gmail and have never looked back. I'm simply not willing to get used to...
- Tags: desktop, gmail, google, hardware, hotmail, Leon Tribe, microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, MSN Hotmail
- Discussion threads 2006-03-31
- Geek Trivia: Eagles over (Millennium) Falcons
- Kessel Run Quibblehttp://www.answers.com/topic/the-mawTo make up for the distance-speed faux pas, Kevin Anderson came up with the Maw. The Maw makes the Kessel Run the space equivalent of a mine field where the most direct path is the most dangerous. Sometimes a space pirate has to cut a few corners and...
- Tags: Kessel Run, Maw, star wars, millenium falcon, i need to get a life, Leon Tribe, career, Eagle, Geek Trivia, Kessel Run Quibble
- Discussion threads 2006-03-22
- Take a trip to the bank of the future
- I still use checks for all my bills.The reason is that electronic payments are not legal instruments here in the US. If one of my creditors claimed that I did not make a payment, my only response would be to produce the canceled checked. As long as they endorsed...
- Tags: bank, banks, checks, late fee, Leon Tribe, payment, security
- Discussion threads 2006-01-26
- Quick Tip: Crystal Reports' three-formula trick
- Like any software package, Crystal Reports has its own set of pitfalls to avoid. I'll show you one of the handiest and most versatile tools you can have in your Crystal toolkit: the three-formula trick. If you've created a report but then had to filter at the group level, rather...
- Tags: Crystal Reports, Leon Tribe
- Technical articles 2003-10-17
- Keep your client and yourself happy: Avoid dangerous overquoting
- Working in the field of customer relationship management CRM, I understand the value of keeping the client happy. Not only must you supply an excellent product, but to separate yourself from the competitors, you must support that product and always treat the client with courtesy and respect.Often, you have to...
- Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, Leon Tribe
- Technical articles 2003-06-20
- Cold calling can work if you follow these steps
- If, like me, you work for a smaller company, or you work for yourself, at times you need to put on different hats. One role that sends shivers down my spine more than most others is that of the cold-calling salesman. I hate nothing more than calling up complete strangers...
- Tags: Leon Tribe, cold calling
- Technical articles 2003-05-27
- Documenting work keeps clients informed of and satisfied with your performance
- There is nothing better for the bottom line than a regular long-term contract. A consistent income allows you to plan ahead and create long-term plans for your business or, if you're part of a team of consultants, puts you in a strong position for advancement. However, as the expression goes,...
- Tags: Leon Tribe, performance
- Technical articles 2003-04-22
- Don't slow down when your contract does
- Well-paid consultants who finish the majority of their work before the duration of the contract should have plenty they can do--if they look hard enough. Here's how one consultant made the best use of his time and the client's money.Sometimes, as a contractor, you’re hired for a fixed period of...
- Tags: Workforce management, Leon Tribe
- Technical articles 2002-11-25
- Four career networking reminders for consultants
- Just because there's less money for IT consulting, it doesn't mean you're out of business. Consider these approaches to developing good relationships with clients and other contractors and to gaining new work.With companies maintaining an ever-tightening grip on their IT dollars, it’s getting harder to generate income as a consultant....
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Strategy, network, Leon Tribe, career, old client
- Technical articles 2002-10-11
- Review annual reports to uncover future work
- While the path to a new contract may not be as plain as the nose on your face, it can be as obvious as the annual report right under it. Here's how one consultant read a client's annual report and turned its information into a new contract.Whether you work for...
- Tags: Financial statements, Operational accounting, Leon Tribe, annual report, annual reports
- Technical articles 2002-07-29
- Windows Scheduler automates Outlook Express and newsgroup downloads
- Consultants who depend on newsgroups and e-mail for information can be hobbled by slow connection speeds on the road. This freeware can download both e-mail and newsgroup articles while you sleep.If you’re as obsessed as I am about communication, you don’t go a day without checking your e-mail. An unavoidable...
- Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Splinterware, Leon Tribe, Windows Scheduler, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, newsgroup, Microsoft Outlook Express, e-mail
- Technical articles 2002-06-27
- IT Consultant Journal: Make the most of your relationship with your client
- Where will that next new contract come from? If you're like our IT Consultant Journal writer, your next project could emerge from your current work, as long as you're willing to do a little extra work on your client's behalf.Leon Tribe is a consultant specializing in customer relationship management CRM.He...
- Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise software, Leon Tribe, CRM, CRM system, information technology
- Technical articles 2002-05-16
- IT Consultant Journal: Newsgroups and vendors can resolve problems
- IT consultants have two tools at hand to help resolve a client's problems: product vendors and newsgroups. In this IT Consultant Journal entry, a consultant uses both to resolve problems with a CRM software installation.Leon Tribe is a freelance CRM consultant in Australia. He recently completed a contract involving a...
- Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Call centers, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise software, information technology, Leon Tribe, standard operating environment, Matthew, CRM, remote office, image
- Technical articles 2002-04-01
- Consultant straddles technical and political issues to resolve CRM problems
- When you're hired to improve the response time in a recently installed CRM system, where's the best place to start? In this case, a DBA, a list of possibilities, and benchmarking led to a solution.Leon Tribe is a CRM consultant for Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu DTT in Australia. He recently completed...
- Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise software, Leon Tribe, CRM, CRM system, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Technical articles 2002-02-22
Additional Resources
- Infoblox Case Study: Leon County
- Leon County is approximately 671 square miles, with a population of approximately 245,000 people. Leon County initially delivered Domain Name System DNS services via Sun servers running Linux. DNS data files were managed manually, which became cumbersome, difficult to scale, and consumed excessive resources and produced substantial reliability issues. Leon...
- Tags: Infoblox Inc., Leon County, Domain Names, Linux, Networking, Servers, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
- Leon Berard Medical Center Increases Transcription Productivity With WinScribe
- Following the reorganization of Leon Berard's services, doctors were located as far as 500 meters from their secretaries. The transfer of tapes had become difficult, and this situation created delays in the transcription of medical reports and letters. Leon Berard needed to resolve this issue without compromising their quality of...
- Tags: Tape, Secretary, WinScribe
- Case studies 2008-10-28
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