Benjamin Strong

I think we’re transitioning to DOS!

Andrew–
I not only enjoy listening to podcasts, I also host and produce one!

1. I listen to podcasts on my commute to and from work. Two hours on a train gives me plenty of time to catch up with them.
2. I consume on my iPhone but occasionally listen at work on my laptop if the podcast is related to something I’m doing on the job.
3. My…[Read more]

There are two questions here.

1. Should wifi be everywhere (and free)?
Yes, wifi should be like air and it shouldn’t cost the consumer anything to use it. There should be limits put on it, perhaps throttling if users start to download movies or access torrent sites. But basic wireless internet access should be free in public places.

2. Should…[Read more]

Themselves (stolen from Justin Grimes)

How to say “no” in five or more words…

”… is contrary to programmatic goals.”

WTF? How about picking up the phone and just saying “Hey, we can’t do what you asked right now.”

While I’m at it can we get rid of

• tip of the spear
• lean foward
• steep learning curve
• synergy

Ok, I’m off the soapbox

I help save lives at sea.

I do have my own business cards. I pay for them myself (I use printbusinesscards.com because they have the best card stock I’ve seen).

Yes, social networking has made the need for many business cards obsolete. But I also use Card Munch to manage the cards. I take a picture of the card with my iPhone, it is transcribed, and entered into my…[Read more]

Dannielle,
Thanks for writing this piece. I work in a military organization as a civilian. I am prior enlisted, so I understand both sides of the fence.

The one problem I see working in a military organization is that despite my institutional knowledge, I’m often regarded as “lower than whale shit” or “just a civilian”. This is troubling. I…[Read more]

I’m totally applying for unemployment. I will freelance, day labor, apply at McDonald’s if I have to.

The most important thing I’ll do? Remember what happened and vote.

Bye bye incumbents!

Nope, can’t sync them. But oh how I wish I could.

Have you tried Google Docs yet? I have created several surveys but haven’t explored what it can or can’t do. Another suggestion is to Tweet @cspenn (Christopher S. Penn) or visit his site christopherspenn.com. He is a true guru of that stuff.

Good luck,

Ben Strong

I have to say my proud moment in government was as part of a team that developed a way to reimburse State and local governments for their fire department’s deployments to the Pentagon and World Trade Center sites immediately after the September 11 terror attacks. The only other major deployement of local search and rescue teams like that was when…[Read more]