Trumba Testimonials January 7, 2009
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Still lovin’ my favorite online calendar Super-App!
Quoted from http://www.trumba.com/connect/onlinecalendars/testimonials.aspx:
St. Mary Mercy Hospital
“This type of solution has been long overdue. When we started planning the redesign of our website, having an easy-to-use, interactive event calendar was a top priority. Having already realized the benefits of Trumba Connect’s features and functionality on our Intranet, we knew we could quickly and easily integrate a dynamic event calendar on our external website as well. Through Trumba’s dashboard reports, we are able to track usage and have experienced an increase in site traffic.”
Tonya Thomas
Webmaster and Production Specialist, St. Mary Mercy Hospital
Fostering Productive Creativity in the Workplace October 8, 2008
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Quoted from http://www.novell.com/communities/print/node/6076:
Fostering Productive Creativity in the Workplace
Fostering Productive Creativity in the Workplace
By mvessel Created 6 Oct 2008 – 3:59pm
The concept of workplace creativity has undergone a massive transformation in the space of just a few short decades. Throughout most of the twentieth century, creativity—at least in the sense in which we use the term today—wasn’t really encouraged or welcomed in most business contexts. Back then, the emphasis was on top-down authoritarianism and centralized control, and innovation was something that happened only when the boss rubber-stamped it.
Fast forward to the early 21st century, when a complete reversal in organizational culture began to take hold at the height of the dot-com craze. Suddenly, ping [1]-pong tables, pinball machines, and other accoutrements of adolescence began popping up in employee lounges across the country. More traditionally-minded companies that didn’t encourage on-the-job juggling and finger-painting workshops were derided as being stodgy and out of touch.
Today, the prevailing stance on workplace creativity has drifted back towards the middle of the spectrum. Organizational research has shown that creative firms enjoy a competitive advantage, but the zany excesses and “fun for fun’s sake” ethos of the early 2000s have long since fallen out of favor at most companies.
So is it possible to harness the proven business advantages of a creative workplace—such as improved problem-solving, greater innovation, and out-of-the-box strategies—without going off the deep end? According to the experts, even a few small changes can significantly boost your team’s ability to tackle problems creatively. Here are a few tips and tricks from leading workplace creativity experts.
Burn Bright; Don’t Burn Out – 4 Tips September 5, 2008
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[Courtesy of ODE Magazine, by way of www.dailygood.org]
When you think of someone standing up to battle the status quo, you probably envision a lonely individual facing insurmountable odds. After all, in films like Norma Rae, Erin Brockovich and To Kill a Mockingbird, the passionate change-maker is usually teetering on the edge of burnout.
When I was counselling a gifted change agent who was using art to raise awareness on important issues, I noticed she assumed that feeling burned out-after having difficulty raising money for her non-profit organization-was a natural consequence of being slightly ahead of her time.
I believe burning out as an isolated martyr is old school. I was thinking about that when I was driving my son to school. He loves to watch the engine/battery diagram on the screen of our Prius to see when we’re burning petroleum and when we’re recharging the energy supply without a drain on the fuel. I realized recharging constantly like a hybrid vehicle is the way to avoid burnout.
Here are a few key steps I’ve found effective for any change-maker who doesn’t want to become another burnout statistic:
Step 1: Ask yourself if you’re breathing.
If you tighten up or forget to breathe fully during stressful moments, your brain doesn’t get the oxygen it needs, and your shoulders, neck and back muscles will conspire to shut down all your valuable efforts at changing the world. So just keep breathing; your body needs it.
Step 2: Make sure your humour, purpose and sense of decency keep you healthy.
During World War II, the Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl and his relatives were captured by the Nazis and taken to concentration camps, where Frankl lost his wife, brother, mother and father. After the war, he taught that the best way to stay sane and committed to repairing the world is to search for moments of integrity even when others around you are giving up on their humanity. In the concentration camps, Frankl made sure to find purpose, kindness, humour and inner mindfulness, which gave him strength, endurance and creative problem-solving ideas each day. He always looked for ways to be of service to at least one person every day. Whenever I’m in a tough situation, I bring Frankl to mind and I explore how I can be of service.
Step 3: Turn each setback into wisdom.
Those who burn out tend to see each setback as an indication that they or their ideas are bound to fail. Yet if you think of each setback as a prized gift of wisdom—as one more mysterious clue that needs to be opened and explored to reach the next triumphant moment—your body and emotional resiliency won’t be depleted as often. You’ll be able to say to yourself, “This setback is an important missing piece of information about what I now need to include in my vision for change. I’m very fortunate for this chance to learn something so valuable.”
Step 4: Find allies in places you never imagined.
Often, change-makers only talk to people who agree with them, and feel frustrated or impatient with anyone who has a different point of view. Yet the most effective agents of change are those who can build alliances with people who see things otherwise. In my work, I’ve witnessed a coalition of pro-choice and anti-abortion groups built to help improve the birth-control decisions used by sexually active teens; Muslims and Jews working together to find solutions to water shortages in the Middle East; and edgy artists and conservative business owners collaborating on solutions to the pervasiveness of urban graffiti.
Like a hybrid car that knows when to sit quietly at a traffic light using no fuel and when to speed up to 65 miles an hour in a few seconds, we change-makers need to learn how to conserve and recharge our energy moment to moment, day after day. Otherwise we’re likely to burn out, and what needs to be changed and improved will be ignored or perpetuated.
GroupWise 8 Public Beta September 4, 2008
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Whoo Hooo!
Novell GroupWise is a complete collaboration software solution that provides information workers with e-mail, calendaring, instant messaging, task management, and contact and document management functions. The leading alternative to Microsoft Exchange, GroupWise has long been praised by customers and industry watchers for its security and reliability.
Learn more now!
http://www.novell.com/documentation/gw8/
New Microsoft Office competition from Zoho, Zooos September 4, 2008
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New Microsoft Office competition from Zoho, Zooos…
I can definitely see why — I LOVE Zoho and have used it for years!!!
Keep up the great work Zoho!
More at http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10032403-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
iPhone and GroupWise… Finally! September 4, 2008
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The NotifyLink solution for Novell GroupWise will extend enterprise wireless email and PIM synchronization to Apple’s new iPhone 3G and any iPhone or iPod touch upgraded with the new iPhone 2.0 software.
More at http://www.novell.com/communities/node/5930/notify-technology-support-apple-iphone-novell-groupwise
Google polishes product line with Chrome browser September 4, 2008
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[Courtesy the 9/4 issue of GLITR]
The new Web browser that Google Inc. released Tuesday is designed to expand its huge lead in the Internet search market and reduce Microsoft Corp.’s imprint on personal computers. The free browser, called “Chrome,” is being promoted as a sleeker, faster and more secure alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which has been the leading vehicle for surfing the Web for the past decade. Despite recent inroads by Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox, Internet Explorer is still used by roughly three-fourths of the world’s Web surfers. More.
How to Tell… Is Your Man Cheating? July 31, 2008
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Sudden Secrecy ~ Everyone’s entitled to some privacy. However, when the need for privacy grows or expands to new areas of a man’s life, you can safely suspect he’s up to something. If his cell phone or his computer is suddenly off limits, there’s a reason why. If he won’t take certain phone calls in your presence, that’s also a good indicator that he’s got a secret. It may not be another woman, but it’s likely something is happening that he doesn’t want you aware of.
Needs Space ~ You’re somewhere. He’s somewhere else. It’s happening more and more. It may have been coincidental in the beginning, but lately it’s no mistake. If he needs more and more time with his friends, or time to “clear his head”, something might be going on. When your man is cheating, he will need more and more time to invest in other women.
Focus on Flaws ~ Does it seem like he’s developed a talent for pointing out your imperfections? Cheating men struggle with want, conscience and ego. Often this struggle takes the form of scape-goating. In other words, in his mind, he may be rationalizing his cheating by blaming it on your faults.
Domestic Disinterest ~ Men who cheat, particularly those having extended affairs, often lose interest in their home life. They stop making plans or investing emotionally in the future. This detachment may be the first sign that he is planning to leave the relationship.
Paranoia ~ Cheating men get paranoid. Plain and simple. People who cheat often assume everyone is capable of cheating to protect their own egos. It’s a way to make their own behavior seem more normal or common.
Money Matters ~ If your man is cheating, you may notice changes in the financial arrangements in your relationship. He may be more secretive about his expenses and credit card bills. He may be low on cash. Or, he may have plenty of spending money, but his major bills are falling behind. If his cell phone bill becomes a top priority for no obvious reason, this is also a sign.
Time Shifting vs. Time Management July 17, 2008
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Time Shifting vs Time Management, Stephan Rechtschaffen
“I’ve observed over the years that many people in our culture experience not having enough time in daily life. The feelings: frustration, anxiety, panic, pressure, stress. It’s as if somebody yelled “Fire!”-and although we could get out of the room, we don’t. This is the way we live in relationship to time, all day long responding to the subtle message, “fire, fire, fire, fire …”
Many cultures, however, have a completely different experience of time. What is a moment in New Guinea, for example, where there are no words for hours or minutes? Maybe a moment lasts all morning. But for those of us who live in nanosecond time, a moment becomes very, very short, and in each moment we ask how much we have gotten done. How much did I cram into it? Was I successful in multitasking? As one woman in a class I was working with said to me, “I have finally figured out how to relax. When I go from my job teaching to my consulting job and I’m driving in my car, I listen to a self-help tape, I eat lunch on the way, I talk on my cellular phone, and I relax at the same time.”
This approach to time management simply turns up the speed on the treadmill of our lives. I propose we evolve beyond time management to “timeshifting”-which is different from merely “downshifting.” The practice of timeshifting recognizes that every single moment has a particular rhythm to it, and that we have the capacity to expand or contract an individual moment as appropriate. One way to shift what’s going on in our world is not to try to rush to do more, but to allow ourselves to go deeper into that moment of being present. Our ability to shift gears, to shift our rhythm to meet that moment and be present in it, is what allows us to experience the fullness of life – to create our life in the way we want it to be.”
–Stephan Rechtschaffen (click to read full interview)
Google ventures into virtual reality with ‘Lively’ July 9, 2008
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In the latest expansion beyond its main mission of organizing the world’s information, Internet search leader Google Inc. hopes to orchestrate more virtual socializing on the Web. Google debuted a free service Tuesday in which three-dimensional software enables people to congregate in fantasy rooms and other computer-manufactured versions of real life. The service, called “Lively,” represents Google’s answer to an already well-established site, “Second Life,” where people deploy animated alter egos known as avatars to navigate virtual reality. Google thinks “Lively” will encourage even more people to dive into alternate realities because it isn’t tethered to one Web site like Second Life, and it doesn’t cost anything to use. After installing a small packet of software from lively.com, a user can enter Lively from other Web sites, like social networking sites and blogs. More.
