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Re: Document Solutions Daily Update

recruiting_solution — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:39 -0000

This is cool! And so interested! Are u have more posts like this? Plese tell me, thanks

Re: Ignorance Is A Choice

craigspva5 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:15:41 -0000

Interesting post. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. Hope others find it as interesting as I did.

Re: Does The Frame Make It Art?

changeforge — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:46:40 -0000

Ken, so good to hear from you again. Your "voice" is always welcome here. Great observation, and I'm glad this (ahem) struck a chord.

Re: Does The Frame Make It Art?

kallan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:11:32 -0000

Kia ora e Ken!

You have broached a long and celebrated idea in Art, that of constraint.

I studied photography at a time when b & w was the rage. A fashionable practice was what was known as composing in camera or 'in frame'. Such practice yielded a number of advantages among which was better definition promised in the finished product, for the maximum area of photographic plane was used thereby reducing grain (if it was unwanted) and also ensuring a sharper focus effect. But photographers in general found that this also helped them get better, more artistically 'framed' shots.

But the virtue of constraint isn't restricted to 2 dimensional Art. John Keats, at the beginning of the 19th century, wrote a sonnet on the sonnet, extolling the virtue of constraint:

If by dull rhymes our English must be chained,
And, like Andromeda, the Sonnet sweet
Fettered, in spite of pained loveliness,
Let us find, if we must be constrained,
Sandals more interwoven and complete
To fit the naked foot of Poesy:
Let us inspect the Lyre, and weigh the stress
Of every chord, and see what may be gained
By ear industrious, and attention meet;
Misers of sound and syllable, no less
Than Midas of his coinage, let us be
Jealous of dead leaves in the bay wreath crown;
So, if we may not let the Muse be free,
She will be bound with garlands of her own.

Catchya later
from Middle-earth

Re: ChangeForge | Ken Stewart | Where business and technology collide » Are we too connected to social media?

Tibet Travel — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:48:22 -0000

Sometimes when I've left a comment on a blog, the blog owner has then sent me a personal thank you email.
I've always found this overkill. However, it is nice when the blog owner leave a reply to your published comment. even if it is just a simple, Nice that you dropped by hope to see you again.

Good manners cost nothing and I always go back to check on pages where I've left comments

Re: ChangeForge | Ken Stewart | Where business and technology collide » Are we too connected to social media?

logodesigns — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:39:42 -0000

I think we all are actually poisoned by social media..

Re: Does The Frame Make It Art?

bethenextstep — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:22:36 -0000

I think the saying is, "We fear what we do not understand"... isn't it amazing what fear does to ya?

Re: 5 Ingredients to Your MPS Recipe.

Michael_Josefowicz — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:36:02 -0000

I think you're on to something with the recipe metaphor. There is McDonald's or TGIF or a home cooked meal. The home cooked meal is exactly the right mind set to get this done.

Is it the right time? What do they like? How should I set the table? Will they enjoy themselves? What do I have to do to be a good host or hostess.

Re: Do You Keep The Pace Or Turn It Into A Race?

changeforge — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:19:57 -0000

Michael, you make some solid points.

1) Always be ready, reminds me of a saying, "chance favors the prepared mind."

2) You son's training, and martial arts training in general, is exactly geared at that constant state of readiness. It is referred to as "mind like water". If you notice, how does water react when you throw a big stone? It responds exactly as it needs to. How about a small stone? It does not respond like it did for the big stone - only proportionally. I just posted a video in my FriendFeed with David Allen (Getting Things Done) speaking to a team at Google - and he makes specific mention of his Karate training in getting to your final point.

3) When you said "guild of not being busy" I felt this a good bit as well, and have been systematically working to install systems and recondition my brain to either focus towards maximizing return on effort or simply allowing myself the latitude of not being perfect ;-) Being busy, for me, was always about focusing on that next thing, that next idea, that next acquisition or conquest. Stillness, as my martial arts training describes it, is directly related our perception and contentment, as my spiritual beliefs have begun to reveal to me in the past few years.

I am glad to be back, and very thankful to come back to a nice discussion with your good self. Enjoy the thinking and nothing ;-)

Re: Do You Keep The Pace Or Turn It Into A Race?

Michael_Josefowicz — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:55:16 -0000

Good to have you back. Just to chime in: "build slack into your day to accommodate for emergencies." I saw a pretty neat Will Smith vid on YouTube. One of my favorite lines was a line he says he Dad told him:"if you are always ready, you won't have to spend time getting ready.

It also brings to mind my son, the Black belt, Karate training. As far as I can understand it, it was about being still but ready to respond in just the right way at just the right time.

Back in the day, I always felt that the reason I was pretty successful in selling print to creative designers was that I was maniacal about answering the phone on the second ring. We used to say that our outfit engaged in "fireman style" print project management as in "hours of boredom, moments of panic."

One trick that I never mastered, until after retiring, was to be comfortable with "doing nothing." It turned out, at least for me, that "doing nothing" is often what thinking looks like from the outside. Once I got over the guilt of not "being busy", I kdo a lot more "nothing" and a lot more thinking.

Re: 5 Time Management Techniques To Keep You Sane.

PogoTokens — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:51:32 -0000

Hey I'v been reading your blog from quite some time now and I just wanted to say keep up the good work.

Re: ChangeForge | Ken Stewart | Where business and technology collide » Are we too connected to social media?

Cheapoverseasproperty — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:44:27 -0000

I am obessed with social media, if I am not on a site then I feel like I am missing out on the latest best thing.

Re: SharePoint 2007: Friend or Foe? - 2 of 4 -

pantyliners — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:17:45 -0000

As the real power of SharePoint comes with its tight integration with the Microsoft Office Suite I can not really use it.

Re: A Free Website Giveaway For Your Business!

Band Merchandise — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:30:51 -0000

configurable Content Management System that allows us to update pages and pictures without knowing programming. its very useful for updating.

Re: Document Solutions Daily Update

seo consultant — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:01:42 -0000

By representing the best document solutions in the industry, Document Solutions from the different countries helps our customers solve problems, meet challenges and achieve business goals. We offer a direct link to world class copying, faxing and printing technology, along with all phases of computer solutions.

Re: To Confirm or Not Confirm: That Is The Question?

Band Merchandise — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:40:54 -0000

To Confirm or Not Confirm: That Is The Question but i think this question will remain question for ever.

Re: ChangeForge | Ken Stewart | Where business and technology collide » Are we too connected to social media?

Reglan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:03:05 -0000

I don't intend to sound like a therapist, but I do hate that you feel that you can only depend on yourself, but certainly have been there myself... I am very thankful for my wife and daughter who were my gifts.

Re: 8 Ways to Start a Conversation: Social Media Style! (an excerpt from LouisGray.com)

Reglan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:28:19 -0000

Blogging, Twitter, FriendFeed, and Facebook all share one thing: You have to have followers to talk to in order to even have a chance of starting a conversation. This is often hard work, but to some it comes naturally

Re: 4 Reasons Why Customers Buy

Reglan — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:41:48 -0000

The only avenue you have is focusing your value propositions on cost savings and new capabilities that the customer does not have today. On the same token, a customer is only going to be receptive on the phone to changing vendors if they are having reliability issues and/or are opening a new location.

Re: Thank You For The Life You Gave Us

Jazz — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:50:39 -0000

Thank you for sharing your felling. i am feeling so sad.
M - For the MILLION things she gave me,
O - For she’s growing OLD,
T - For the TEARS she shed to save me,
H - For her HEART of purest gold,
E - For her EYES, with love-light shining,
R - For she is always RIGHT and always be.

Re: Live Life Deliberately (Video)

Band Merchandise — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:41:02 -0000

Thanks for waking up. we just forget to to live our live deliberately. its very important to decided in which way we are living our life.

Re: SharePoint 2007: Friend or Foe? - 3 of 4 -

kasdjkasj — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:25:41 -0000

.thanks for your nice experience to share with us .Really awesome article with plenty of informative things to be known for us .Keep posting more articles like this.

Re: 5 Time Management Techniques To Keep You Sane.

Band Merchandise — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:36:47 -0000

it’s critical that you understand each tasks very next step, Without this key ingredient to your project management tool bag, you will often flounder as you attempt to find footing on uneven ground. The added benefit is your monumental meal become manageable bites. very informative. thanks

Re: Is The Problem Sales Versus Support?

andrew2290 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:56:01 -0000

The treatment of the issue is very comprehensive and lucid. Keep posting more issues like this.

Re: Document Solutions Daily Update

Catalog Printer — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:50:12 -0000

Thanks for this update. There are some interesting points here (ie air quality can affect printer productivity.)