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Challenge: Tell Me Something Only You Know (72 Hours)

Started by sbspalding · 10 months ago

You are far more clever than you think and today I want to prove that to you. Having talked with dozens of you over the course of the years, I am always stunned at the range of talents you have in your arsenal. That’s why today’s challenge should be a piece of cake.
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12 comments

  • Motorcycle Fairings

    10 months ago

    I dont know man if I have something that I only know. Every day I learn something new and that is way I love to read blogs like this. Good challenge though.
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  • ophelia_chong

    10 months ago

    Exercise. Lots of it in the am. Gets you going. I ride my bike uphill and back; it gives me time to think about the day and what I have to do. by the time i get back, i am ready to start. and i find that i have energy all day. :O) helps with the sleep too.
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  • Dan

    10 months ago

    Tip: Fill a file drawer with water bottles, so you avoid walking back and forth from the water cooler for 30-60 minutes a week.
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  • MaggyYoung

    10 months ago

    Dunno that these comments are even vaguely related to tech & certainly not to tech in particular. Which maybe lets us in on an unspoken secret - the humble majority just arent that fussed on tech anyway. For supporting evidence, look at the huge response to Ophelia's blog on well ...... coffee stains & the even bigger response to your blog on .....email. And these are the heady days of tech ! My secret is that I often hear that most people use the internet for email, Google for search & Ebay for selling spare mobiles & all and that's about it. And so now Google's introduced their chrome browser - outside of techies & the 'must have it if it's new lot' - I can't hear any excitement.
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  • sbspalding

    10 months ago

    Roger on that one Maggy. It's weird to think of when you're in the thick of it, but the vast majority of people aren't interested in tech per-say. They are interested in the "stuff tech does for them."

    The question is how to make it easy for them to get the latter without having to think too hard about the former.
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  • Chishiki

    10 months ago

    Japanese sysdev firms have not yet recognized the potential of Agile as a development methodology. Cynics state that this is because of cultural differences, but I am convinced it is more of a language problem.

    Contrary to what one might assume, Japan is slow to adopt many technologies. For example, the most commonly used CMS in Japan is Xoops, where as back home it is either Joomla or Drupal (aplogies to WordPress and the like). Xoops had its day, remember PHPNuke?

    When I say it is a language problem, I am referring to documentation. Most tech documentation is written in English. Most translators of tech material are volunteers with an open source inclination. But its dissemination requires translation and localization, the domestic market in Japan will always be running behind in terms of adopting open source projects developed on the global stage (vs those developed in Japan, like Ruby).

    Anyways, I think there's an opportuniy there for tech-minded people who also happen to be bilingual. Bridging that gap could prove profitable...

    ...and I don't know anything else. I haven't even figured out all of the high-tech features on my Japanese vacuum cleaner yet!
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  • Holiday home Insurance

    9 months ago

    Windows Key + D

    For those of you who don't know that shortcut key it takes you right to the desktop regardless of how many windows are open. Such a time saver if you multitask!
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  • Meaghan

    9 months ago

    what a neat and useful tip! I'll be sure to use it. thanks
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  • lets-do-diy

    1 month ago

    I know I am late, but...

    Windows key + L

    This will lock your computer. :)
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  • Ben Pei

    9 months ago

    The only thing that I know is..."What am I thinking of now?" =D
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  • Range Rover

    8 months ago

    Good stuff.. I personally would have to think long and hard to come up with something unique for that.
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  • Fashion Shop

    6 months ago

    Accidentally deleted your emails? We can actually retrieve the deleted emails by editing the .PST file in outlook and corrupting it. Next by attempting to repair the corrupted .PST file, you can actually retrieve your emails.
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