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- Geek Trivia: Fathers of the mummy
- Plastering the skeletonBy about 7000BC in Jericho they were already plastering skulls of the dead as presumably part of their ancestor worship. So don't award the earliest mummification title to the Americas just yet.http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ixbin/goto?id=OBJ4972Bog mummiesMany of the articles I've read and the documentaries I've seen on this subject usually...
- Tags: sterling@..., mummification, B.C.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-14
- Viruses 'trained' to build tiny batteries
- Trackbackhttp://www.chipstips.com/microblog/index.php/post/351/
- Tags: sterling@..., nanotechnology, security, battery, virus
- Discussion threads 2006-04-07
- China stands by verdict on virtual thief
- Changing ChinaTrue, in the old days, he would have been sent to the Gulag to be shot and have his organs harvested for sale to medical companies world-wide.Oh wait, that is still going on....Virtual propertyChina's come a long way since the days of Mao.
- Tags: sterling@...
- Discussion threads 2006-04-03
- Images: Demotivators
- My personal favoritehttp://www.chipstips.com/microblog/index.php/post/128/
- Tags: sterling@...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-10
- Ruby Slippers Over the Rainbow
- I've been learning the Ruby programming language lately thanks to a recommendation from apotheon, and I have to say I am impressed. A truly powerful and concise (right, apotheon) language it is. I've blogged about it and created some example code that demonstrates many of the features:http://www.chipstips.com/microblog/index.php?comment=21Next I...
- Tags: Programming languages, Ruby programming
- Discussion threads 2006-01-19
- What to do about to do's?
- What to do about to do's?I'm curious about what other people out there are using to organize all of their various to-do lists. I have made some lame attempts to use Outlook 2003's task list, but for some reason I can never keep up with it or it doesn't...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, E-mail servers, Sidekick
- Discussion threads 2005-12-28
- Geek Trivia: Before the age of the Dyna-Soar
- QuibbleThough not a technical innaccuracy, I was a bit disappointed that you omitted any mention of the Messerschmitt Me163, the only operational rocket airplane of WWII. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_163I suppose it was a victim of space constraints pun intended.Quibble TooThe idea that the Silbervogel is in anyway related to the cruise missle...
- Tags: cruise missle, missle
- Discussion threads 2005-11-09
Additional Resources
- Behold, the Sterling Future!
- Bruce Sterling's job is to imagine the future, and he is very good at it. Bruce Sterling is very much smarter than me. Bruce Sterling is almost certainly smarter than you. Bruce Sterling shares his current vision of the future here. Read it, and ye shall come to...
- Tags: Ye, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-03-10
- "Tickled Pink" With Sugar Suite
- Founded in 1946, Sterling PCU provides specialized equipment to the appliance and automotive industry. Sterling PCU decided to use salesforce.com Professional, a hosted software application that provides sales management capabilities. Salesforce.com addressed Sterling's basic needs, but Sterling management soon realized the hidden costs of the salesforce.com were no bargain. Sterling...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., SugarCRM, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales
- Case studies
- Insightete Success Story - Sterling Commerce
- Sterling Commerce was facing couple of problems. When time sensitive e-commerce or EDI data was unable to be delivered to trading partners by Sterling's customers, Sterling was alerted to the problem via SCMP, the "Screaming Customer Management Protocol." In addition, both Sterling and it's customers often had contractual Service Level...
- Tags: Sterling Commerce, Service Level Management, Business Structures, EDI, It Operations, It service Management, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- RJS Software Systems Delivers a Sterling Performance at Sterling Chemicals
- With its principal executive offices in Houston and its manufacturing facilities in Texas City, Texas, Sterling Chemicals manufactures styrene, acetic acid and plasticizers. The company wanted to find a way to eliminate the high costs associated with preprinted forms, while still maintaining the professional look they projected to customers. More...
- Tags: Chemicals, Performance, RJS Software, RJS Software System, Manufacturing, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Case studies 2006-05-09
- interest on checking
- Sterling Bank and Trust, all of whose branches are in or near SF, is paying 5% APY on checking. And when I deposit a cheque by mail I get a stamped envelope back for the next deposit. The only drawback is that the first time you use your ATM card...
- Tags: ATM, john.a.wills@...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- An Adventure in IT consulting
- Chip Camden presents a fictitious scenario in which a project goes off the rails, and an IT consultant is called in to offer wisdom. Find out what IT consultants can learn from this example. by Chip Camden
- Tags: Consultant, Information Technology, Consulting, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Team Management, Sales, Management, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Do certifications help IT consultants attract business?
- If you think getting certified will bring in more IT consulting clients and convey that you're a subject matter expert, read why Chip Camden says it may be prudent to save your time and money. by Chip Camden
- Tags: Certification, Consultant, Information Technology, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- Sterling Insurance: Cuts Quote Time by 90 Per Cent
- Sterling Insurance Group needed to change its application deployment infrastructure. The company replaced the solution, built on earlier-release Microsoft® technologies and running on Citrix Presentation Server, with an application hosted on the Windows Server® 2008. This more flexible infrastructure will help the insurance tool generate quotes in less than 5...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Insurance, Financial Planning, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- White papers 2008-06-04
- Should IT consultants pay for their stupid mistakes?
- Chip Camden is kicking himself because a client's test files were wiped out from a shared storage space, and there was no backup. Now he's grappling with whether he should literally pay his client for the mistake. To let him know what you would do, take this poll. by Chip...
- Tags: Information Technology, File, Backups, Storage, Hardware, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- IT consultant strategies for weathering economic downturns
- Check out these tips for keeping your consulting business afloat when the economy is tanking. Chip Camden discusses five marketing tips from Steve McKee and provides six do's and don'ts of his own. by Chip Camden
- Tags: Information Technology, Business, Client, Consulting, Chip Camden, Outsourcing, Strategy, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Finance, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Six questions to ask yourself before expanding your IT consultancy
- Don't expand your IT consultancy without asking yourself these six important questions. If you still decide to take the plunge, find out what Chip Camden advises to ease into the transition. by Chip Camden
- Tags: Hiring, Information Technology, Consulting, Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2008-06-28
- Four strategies for dealing with vendors that don't talk to consultants
- Are you dealing with a vendor that won't talk to you? If so, Chip Camden explains that understanding why a vendor may be keeping mum can be the key to figuring out how to handle the situation. by Chip Camden
- Tags: Vendor, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- How to respond if a client asks you to lie
- If an IT consulting client asked you lie for them, would you? Chip Camden provides tips on what to say if your client puts you on the spot. by Chip Camden
- Tags: Client, Taxes, Free Trade, Outsourcing, Financial Planning, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2008-06-11
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