Archive for July, 2003

Reorganizations: What to expect and avoid (2003-7-27)

CNET has an interesting story on corporate reorganizations.  Too often, newly minted CxO's at companies will initiate reorgs for the sake of reorganization, rather than to target and solve a specific businenss problem.  The article points out the folly of such changes, along with exploring various different types of reorgs.  Good reading. The problems arise [...]

Teenager's shoe scanner increases security (2003-7-27)

Kudos to Josh Pfluger, who designed a “shoe scanner” that travellers can use to pre-screen themselves and determine if they ought to take off their shoes and send them through the X-Ray machine at the airport.  [via Lockergnome's Bits and Bytes]

Check out my MINI (2003-7-26)

Click here to visit the MINI website and see exactly what I ordered. Latest news is that the car has an Estimated Production Date of 8/22/2003 which means, apparently, that it should be built BY that date. Of course, then it has to find its way on to a boat and ride across the pond. [...]

MINI ME! (2003-7-21)

I'm so stoked! I just ordered my MINI Cooper S! Now the waiting begins. Best guess today was that it won't be here until sometime in September. Here are the details: 2003 MINI Cooper S Liquid Yellow Panther Black Leather Anthracite Trim Sport Package(includes Dynamic Stability Control, Xenon Headlights with Power Washers, Front Fog Lamps, [...]

Chicago Trib Reports on the MOBs (2003-7-14)

Maureen Ryan at the Chicago Tribune did a story about the MOBs and interviewed me and several other participants. The quote attributed to me is not completely indicative of everything I said (it makes me sound a lot more serious about the whole thing that I really am), but was accurate. You can read the [...]

Photographic Proof! (2003-7-3)

Here's the proof of my participation in MOB#3 in NYC: Photo courtesy of satanslaudromat.com…thanks, Mike.

MOB #3 (2003-7-3)

Change of Plans If you are reading this, we have decided to change venues. By 7:02, walk out to 42nd St. and look for the main entrance to the Grand Hyatt. Enter and take the escalator up one flight to the main lobby. Loiter until 7:07. At 7:07, start taking the escalator and elevators up [...]