When did software go off the rails? (August 16, 2017)Business | Development | softwareAs CTO of The Rumie Initiative, I spend a decent amount of time trying to find tech solutions t (more...)
Why should people trust you? (December 6, 2015)psychology | attitude | Business | communicationLast week, I was hanging up my laundry, listening to a great business podcast about consulting, and (more...)
5 years in the smartphone industry (July 31, 2015)Business | communication | Technology5 years ago, in July 2010, I made a bold prediction that Microsoft would purchase Blackberry. The Pa (more...)
Tax avoidance schemes: A simple solution (March 9, 2015)Tax | Government | Business | EconomicsThis morning I read the following CBC article: Corporate tax avoidance ‘scheme’ hur (more...)
Why make a profit? (October 29, 2014)Government | Business | EconomicsMany have criticized Amazon.com for being unprofitable since inception. If you ask me, they’re (more...)
Email vs. Postal mail (February 12, 2014)email | mail | Business | Time Management | notes | Internet | TechnologyI think most people, do better when they open, look at, and deal with physical, postal mail rather t (more...)
E-commerce 101: Allow your customers to pay you (January 15, 2014)Business | international | e-commerce | Internet | travelHere’s a quick e-commerce lesson for you: Don’t validate credit card transactions based (more...)
Evernote is not so great (January 4, 2014)utilities | Business | software | notesI’ve only tried Evernote a few times in passing, but it always came across as a bit of a bloat (more...)
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a lot of public debt (August 5, 2013)Business | travel | EconomicsBefore moving somewhere, I always do a lot of research into the geography, climate, politics, etc. T (more...)
Copycat, copycat! (August 25, 2012)Copyright | Politics | programming | Government | Business | Development | Project Management | Technology | PatentsAs a technologist, the recent Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit is extremely concerning. I was hoping a (more...)