This is something neat that we found in " Wired" and involves a comparison between the capacity of the human brain and today's Internet. Interesting stuff, and it looks like the Net will remain dependent on the brain after all. It discusses all the computing power on earth including pc's, cell phones, pda's etc..., and the [...]

"Not everything that counts can be measured. Not everything that can be measured counts".     - Albert Einstein The practical leader understands this principle intuitively, but the rest of us have to learn it. In the rush to prove to ourselves and others that what we are doing to improve ourselves, our team, and our [...]

We like swimming naked. There… we have said it. It's out there. When and where that happens we’d rather not share with you. We recently heard a story attributed to investor Warren Buffett in which he used the following analogy about evaluating businesses when times get tougher: At high tide when the water is in you [...]

There are two guys outside our window right now washing the windows. This has to be one of the scariest jobs that anyone can sign up for. When the winds are blowing it must be even worse. Yet, with the proper safety precautions and training it is done successfully everyday and the failure rate (though somewhat [...]

Is there not a whole lot more rubber bands in the world than there were just a few decades back? I receive a few everyday with my office mail. They seem to be everywhere and they are obviously cheap and expendable. Are the Chinese pumping out rubber bands non-stop? I remember growing up in a house [...]

There is a saying in business that a rising tide raises all ships. The idea transference is that good economic times and a bull market allow a lot of businesses (especially publicly traded ones) to appear to be in better shape than they actually are. Investors flock into the latest craze and ultimately get taught valuable [...]