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BALLE day one
21 May 2009Here at the 7th Annual BALLE conference in Denver. Today’s session explored issues facing local first groups and used Open Space (a fave) to create breakout sessions. I participated in one discussing ways for the local first group to be economically sustainable and another that addressed the role of the board in a nonprofit and [...]
Intelligent Transportation
19 May 2009We just wrote the following into the draft of our department two-year vision: In the last few years we have had an even stronger focus on sustainability in our work. Taking into account power consumption as a criteria for computer selection has been very successful and we’ve found the vendors are starting to offer more [...]
Whoa? How do we know that’s safe?
In: Good Stuff
14 May 2009As I envision choosing more internet based applications I get asked, in so many words, What are the criteria for examining the stability/risk of web based software solutions? Here are a few questions we can ask. Can you think of others? what’s the financial picture – on VC funding, puttering along on donations? how long have [...]
Setting up meeting times via email
In: Collaboration
12 May 2009I have had some renewed frustration recently with colleagues using email to pick meeting times for a group of people. I have found tools like Meet-o-matic to be much more useful for this and today after reading an academic paper on the topic of Computer Mediated Communication, I understand more clearly why. To summarize, because of the [...]
Bacon T-shirt Shop
In: Good Stuff
11 May 2009One of our clients had a need for a couple of t-shirts, print on demand, delivered fast. I set her up with a Spreadshirt store at http://zingermanspress.spreadshirt.com/ and the solution met all the client’s criteria, and bonus, I was able to let her do all the setup and configuration! The shirt is a lead on [...]
IT Site Presence
In: Good Stuff
11 May 2009We’ve revised the rules for our IT Site Presence game. Current game… 8/8 Vision: Every business sees at least 4 of the 5 IT staff coming through every week – sometimes just to check in and sometimes to work on a problem. The business staff feel like they have an ongoing relationship with the IT [...]
Think Local First
In: Good Stuff
11 May 2009I’ve been reading about our Think Local First group here in Washtenaw County and I’m pretty impressed by what they are trying to do. Our mission is to support and cultivate locally-owned, independent businesses in Washtenaw County, Michigan that are committed to making our community a healthier and more vibrant place to live. They are [...]
IT Dinner: Theme = Tea
In: Tea
30 Mar 2009Another successful IT dinner – though there were some who doubted we could pull it off. The theme of tea was a bit daunting but everything came together. Location was Billie’s place this time and we had all the IT geeks plus Jillian, Jenny, and Roan. Drinks and appetizers by Brian included a cocktail with [...]
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Benjamin from Rishi Tea
In: Tea
8 Mar 2009Vanessa from the Deli invited us to come hear one of our favorite tea vendors speak. Benjamin Harrison from Rishi Tea was in town and Billie, Joe and I went down to drink tea and here him speak about tea. I won’t do a transcript of our time, though I did take some copious notes; [...]
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Assam – Marangi Estate
In: Good Stuff
4 Mar 2009Tea time today and it felt like something a bit more bracing then oolong was called for. I knew Joe was 2.5 hours into a 4 hour meeting and so I dug around and found some Assam that Vanessa from the Deli had given me. It’s an ’07 from Marangi Estate which is a small [...]
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