Always On Culture and Global Teams

March 27, 2025 Attitude Startups No Comments
I have always been a big opponent of “Always On Cultures.”  Those are ones where you are expected to frequently check emails and IM outside of work hours.  Don’t get me wrong, there are times when big projects are going live, or big deals are near closing, that you need…

ECHOGEAR Open Rack

December 27, 2024 Gear High Level Tech Intro No Comments
My home lab has evolved over the years. It’s gone down from a half rack with some nice 4U cases on rails to a few systems on the desk. Those “few” systems have started to grow and I’ve also wanted to free up a bit more desk space. During my…

Getting RAID Inside a Dell

November 25, 2024 Gear High Level Tech Intro No Comments
Note: This article uses Affiliate Links. I’ll earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you purchase items through those links. Since I’m using the items and found them worthwhile, I feel I am still in integrity with my goals by doing this. Lately I’ve gotten into using…

Crowview Note – First Impressions

October 12, 2024 Gear High Level Tech Intro No Comments
A Kickstarter for the CrowView Note came across one of my social media feeds. It basically is a rechargeable 14″ screen, keyboard and trackpad with a handful of ports. It can be used to extend the screen of many modern mobile phones while also charging them. It also works for…

Chatbots? Some Thoughts About Employee Satisfaction

September 30, 2024 Conversational AI No Comments
Often chatbots are used with the only goal of bringing down costs. There is a “benefit” of increasing CSAT (Customer SATisfaction) with the logic being that the customers will get faster service. Part of the misguided logic is that fewer human customer support representatives will be needed. If you already…