I usually sharpen the saw on Sundays (and bits and pieces throughout the week) but it came on a Saturday this week. I attended and particularly enjoyed BigD09 yesterday. It had a good group of attendees and the speakers were excellent. Some reinforcement, some new perspectives, and a lot of solid conversation.I especially enjoyed the strategy  Read more »

I’m not going to repeat what others have said. If you’re interested, you can read about it at the links below. I’ll just say that I’m constantly watching for a software tool that makes sense out of new media. We’re building it into our CRM but I’d like a personal tool too. http://lifehacker.com/5272048/google-wave-is-what-email-would-look-like-if-it-were-invented-todayhttp://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/28/sergey-brin-google-wave-will-set-a-new-benchmark-for-interactivity/ 

My kids pediatrician recently changed to electronic checkin and new patient registration. Since we just had another baby, I recently got a chance to use it and left frustrated. I like the concept, especially given my current position designing custom applications to improve business workflow. I just think they took some missteps: Training is critical  Read more »