Functional Usage Gap

Theoretical vs. Actual Functionality - Gadgetopia.com - Deane Barker
Functional Usage Gap is the gap between what a piece of software can do and what you actually use it for. For example Microsoft Word probably has the biggest Functional Usage Gap with the average user only using perhaps 5% of it’s capability.
It’s not just the software [...]

Brain Processing During Sleep

ABC Nightly news has been doing evening spots this week about sleep and the human brain. It seems when you sleep the brain replays the days events, establishes relationships with other known facts, and enhances the memory of those events.
So by sleeping on something you’re actually allowing your brain to process all information and work [...]

IT Roles, Sometimes a Cultural Thing

As of this past Monday I’ve been at my present company for 17 years. Not as good as the 30 year gold watch but still an accomplishment, especially in an I.T. career field. In the last five of those 17 years my level of job satisfaction has been spiraling down, reaching the point [...]

Apple, Swift Progress In Transition to Intel

If you’re an Apple fan or user, Apple announced the new Intel MacBooks today as replacements for the iBooks. Apples computer line-up now looks like this:
Intel Processors:
MacBook Pro - Apples professional line of laptops comes in 15.4″ and 17″ models.¬† These are replacements for the PowerPC G4 laptops that maintain the same silver aluminum look [...]

Who Do You Work For?

I read that we recently, here in the United States, passed the day where we supposedly have worked enough to pay our federal taxes (if all our income to this point was to go to the IRS). Of interesting note, this point was three days later this year then in 2005.
It may seem that we [...]

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