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Are Computers and Technology Still a Man’s Domain?
So are there really more men experts in the computing field or does it just seem that way? That question is part of an ongoing and raging debate about women…
Pay Cuts And Furloughs…
Nothing totally coherent today just some rambling thoughts that I'd like to hear your responses to! Everyone I'm sure has been reading about how many governments and businesses are cutting…
What is Your Networking ROI?
Whether you have a job, own a business, or are looking for a job, chances are you are networking now more than ever. Networking is placed on a pedestal like…
Buddhist Economics: have we outsourced our souls?
Last night, we watched an independent film called Outsourced. I thought it was a documentary when Jeanine first put it in our Netflix queue, but the Seattle Times review explained…
Being frugal with your time – making priorities in the frugal lifestyle
"Time is the fire in which we burn" - Delmore Schwartz Frugal, as my mother used to say, is not about being cheap. It's about focusing your efforts on what's…
Podcast with Pam Slim of Escape from Cubicle Nation
I am a big time Pam Slim and Escape from Cubicle Nation fan. That is why I was overjoyed with the chance to have her as a guest on my…
So What Do YOU Do?
Is it my imagination or is this common social question getting harder and harder to answer? We all know this to be part of a polite exchange and that the…
Four ways coffee can improve your career
My best friend from the place where I grew up was recently downsized after being in pharmaceuticals for over fifteen years. She'd like to do something green-related and is considering…
Boost Work Productivity With Social Networking
Admit it - you check your Facebook and Twitter accounts while you're at work. I know I do. (Oh wait . . . I work from home . . .…
Finding Balance in Your Life and Business
Oh that elusive work/life balance. Just when you think no one is talking about it (yet alone achieving it) it comes around again. Perhaps the reason that is so is…