Here's a new video recording tool that may be useful to some. It's a Chrome extension so it may even work on Chrome laptops? I don't have one so can not test.
https://soapbox.wistia.com/welcome
https://soapbox.wistia.com/welcome
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Friday, September 28, 2018
Andrew Hatchett I got an email from zoom the other day that had 4 little videos in it.
Andrew Hatchett I got an email from zoom the other day that had 4 little videos in it. the only problem is they all spoke German and i don't so i couldn't understand the videos lol. I have no idea why they sent me those in German
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
Just a Tip - Keep it Legal!
Just a Tip - Keep it Legal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbkwdJLTTEk&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbkwdJLTTEk&feature=share
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
5 years ago today I uploaded my first YouTube Video...
5 years ago today I uploaded my first YouTube Video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vYuXatV7Ws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vYuXatV7Ws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vYuXatV7Ws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vYuXatV7Ws
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https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
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Monday, September 24, 2018
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Friday, September 21, 2018
Zoom UpDate Scheduled for Monday, Sept 24, 2018
Zoom UpDate Scheduled for Monday, Sept 24, 2018
See Details here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201361953
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201361953
See Details here:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201361953
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201361953
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Thursday, September 20, 2018
This may be of interest to Zoom users...
This may be of interest to Zoom users...
Originally shared by Andrew Hatchett
Just in case you missed it...
Discover Audio and Video Tips to Enhance Your Next Webinar
https://zoom.us/webinar/registerevent/WN_TjYR8kiTRq6n4ZUU93qU5Q?id=2965
https://zoom.us/webinar/registerevent/WN_TjYR8kiTRq6n4ZUU93qU5Q?id=2965
Originally shared by Andrew Hatchett
Just in case you missed it...
Discover Audio and Video Tips to Enhance Your Next Webinar
https://zoom.us/webinar/registerevent/WN_TjYR8kiTRq6n4ZUU93qU5Q?id=2965
https://zoom.us/webinar/registerevent/WN_TjYR8kiTRq6n4ZUU93qU5Q?id=2965
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Today 2:30PM Pacific Time
Today 2:30PM Pacific Time
Zoom Ask Me Anything Monthly Webinar
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4d173303911ebc14d746f627e8486654
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4d173303911ebc14d746f627e8486654
Zoom Ask Me Anything Monthly Webinar
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https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4d173303911ebc14d746f627e8486654
Just so you know....
Just so you know....
Zoom will soon be increasing the default maximum number of attendees in Meetings and Webinars Basic and Pro licenses from 100 to 200 at no increase in price.
:)
Zoom will soon be increasing the default maximum number of attendees in Meetings and Webinars Basic and Pro licenses from 100 to 200 at no increase in price.
:)
If you are a Zoom User, this may interest you.
If you are a Zoom User, this may interest you.
How To Run Your Small Business on Zoom
https://zoom.us/webinar/registerevent/WN_93LaW2hSTseGqxDNKc1TNQ?id=3281
https://zoom.us/webinar/registerevent/WN_93LaW2hSTseGqxDNKc1TNQ?id=3281
How To Run Your Small Business on Zoom
https://zoom.us/webinar/registerevent/WN_93LaW2hSTseGqxDNKc1TNQ?id=3281
https://zoom.us/webinar/registerevent/WN_93LaW2hSTseGqxDNKc1TNQ?id=3281
Instant Social Media Graphics Editing using Pixlr Editor
Instant Social Media Graphics Editing using Pixlr Editor
I haven't shared this in a long time !
This opens a file in the right dimensions for various social media banners, profile pics and background pics with a single click into the free Pixlr Editor. It has a tutorial video on the page also:
http://pixlrtemplates.com/
It probably could do with several corrections to the sizes, so if you spot any wrong ones, please let me know so I can make the corrections! (I have pretty much ignored this page for the last two years, but the domain renewal notices came to me and reminded me!)
It is pretty handy! Just remember to load pictures as LAYERS from the layers menu rather than using the file menu and you'll "get it". :-)
Enjoy!
Terry
http://pixlrtemplates.com/
I haven't shared this in a long time !
This opens a file in the right dimensions for various social media banners, profile pics and background pics with a single click into the free Pixlr Editor. It has a tutorial video on the page also:
http://pixlrtemplates.com/
It probably could do with several corrections to the sizes, so if you spot any wrong ones, please let me know so I can make the corrections! (I have pretty much ignored this page for the last two years, but the domain renewal notices came to me and reminded me!)
It is pretty handy! Just remember to load pictures as LAYERS from the layers menu rather than using the file menu and you'll "get it". :-)
Enjoy!
Terry
http://pixlrtemplates.com/
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Use a Chromebook? The new Chrome OS update has lots of goodies!
Use a Chromebook? The new Chrome OS update has lots of goodies!
Originally shared by Brent Sullivan
Stable Channel just updated to 69!
This major update will be rolling out over the next few days. Please report any noted changes and feedback in the comments below.
New Features
Files app UI refresh with new support for accessing Play files
Native support for Team Drives in Files app
Save Play app files directly to Files app via the share sheet
Run Linux apps on supported devices
Dictation into any text field, a new feature in accessibility settings
Power state alerts for Kiosk apps
Global text-to-speech settings
Night Light
Fast Access to Emojis
OOBE visual improvements
Swipe to close apps in Overview
Tablet mode behavior unification
Video capture service
Security Fixes
L1TF and Foreshadow Vulnerabilities
#chromeos69
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Monday, September 17, 2018
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Sunday, September 16, 2018
Saturday, September 15, 2018
A Comparison...
A Comparison...
Zoom webinar recorded to Zoom Cloud:
https://zoom.us/recording/share/BC32TxSjdRtGIF75dd08akEkJyBArAmqgD50yndtyBGwIumekTziMw?startTime=1537034057000
Same webinar livestreamed from Zoom to YouTube:
https://youtu.be/N0Y_ecNyS7s
I don't know whether this has been shared already, but it certainly is ambitious!
I don't know whether this has been shared already, but it certainly is ambitious! A complete course on using OBS Studio by EposVox:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK-Mu7nw5EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK-Mu7nw5EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK-Mu7nw5EA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK-Mu7nw5EA
This will be of interest to the community.
This will be of interest to the community.
I believe this will make adding a Skype call as easy as adding a webcam.
Watch the video: https://www.skype.com/en/content-creators/
Originally shared by Peggy K
New Skype for content creators lets you bring audio and video into your podcast, vlog or live stream
This feature is build directly into the desktop app, and all you need is a NDI-enabled application or device, including:
* NewTek TriCaster®
* Xsplit
* OBS with NDI plugin
* Pro presenter
* Wirecast
* vMIX
* Ecamm Live for Mac
* Ovrstream
Skype for Content Creators:
https://go.skype.com/skype.for.creators
Learn more on the Skype blog:
https://blogs.skype.com/news/2018/09/13/easily-integrate-skype-calls-into-your-content-with-the-new-content-creators-feature/
https://blogs.skype.com/news/2018/09/13/easily-integrate-skype-calls-into-your-content-with-the-new-content-creators-feature/
I believe this will make adding a Skype call as easy as adding a webcam.
Watch the video: https://www.skype.com/en/content-creators/
Originally shared by Peggy K
New Skype for content creators lets you bring audio and video into your podcast, vlog or live stream
This feature is build directly into the desktop app, and all you need is a NDI-enabled application or device, including:
* NewTek TriCaster®
* Xsplit
* OBS with NDI plugin
* Pro presenter
* Wirecast
* vMIX
* Ecamm Live for Mac
* Ovrstream
Skype for Content Creators:
https://go.skype.com/skype.for.creators
Learn more on the Skype blog:
https://blogs.skype.com/news/2018/09/13/easily-integrate-skype-calls-into-your-content-with-the-new-content-creators-feature/
https://blogs.skype.com/news/2018/09/13/easily-integrate-skype-calls-into-your-content-with-the-new-content-creators-feature/
Friday, September 14, 2018
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
This is pretty awesome video made about one of our community members Gord Isman :
This is pretty awesome video made about one of our community members Gord Isman :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCc51qkuyOY&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCc51qkuyOY&feature=youtu.be
InBox isn't the only thing going away...
InBox isn't the only thing going away...
https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2018/09/gmail-offline-chrome-app.html
https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2018/09/gmail-offline-chrome-app.html
Looks like inbox is going away and Google is sticking with Gmail
Looks like inbox is going away and Google is sticking with Gmail
Kind of makes sense to me!
Originally shared by Inbox by Gmail
Over the past 4 years you’ve helped us make email better. We’ve taken popular Inbox experiences and added them into Gmail to help more than a billion people get more done with their emails everyday. Thank you.
As a result, we’re planning to focus solely on Gmail and say goodbye to Inbox by Gmail at the end of March 2019. We know change is hard so we’ve created a transition guide to help you switch from Inbox to the new Gmail.
https://support.google.com/inbox/answer/9117840
Kind of makes sense to me!
Originally shared by Inbox by Gmail
Over the past 4 years you’ve helped us make email better. We’ve taken popular Inbox experiences and added them into Gmail to help more than a billion people get more done with their emails everyday. Thank you.
As a result, we’re planning to focus solely on Gmail and say goodbye to Inbox by Gmail at the end of March 2019. We know change is hard so we’ve created a transition guide to help you switch from Inbox to the new Gmail.
https://support.google.com/inbox/answer/9117840
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Great idea to stop high speed persuits. Might be of interest to others so enjoy the video if you care to watch it.
Great idea to stop high speed persuits. Might be of interest to others so enjoy the video if you care to watch it.
https://youtu.be/OZw-wYoBD2g
https://youtu.be/OZw-wYoBD2g
https://youtu.be/OZw-wYoBD2g
https://youtu.be/OZw-wYoBD2g
Do you use ElGato's Stream Deck? This will interest You!
Do you use ElGato's Stream Deck? This will interest You!
https://youtu.be/hFUkpnGg9iw
https://youtu.be/hFUkpnGg9iw
https://youtu.be/hFUkpnGg9iw
https://youtu.be/hFUkpnGg9iw
Happy Birthday to User2User -LIVE! members John Brown, Heather Kraafter, and Scott Silverstine.
Happy Birthday to User2User -LIVE! members John Brown, Heather Kraafter, and Scott Silverstine.
Remember 911 in your thoughts today !!!!! Blessings go out to all those affected by the tragedy
Remember 911 in your thoughts today !!!!! Blessings go out to all those affected by the tragedy
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Monday, September 10, 2018
Quick Prayer out to John Brown one of the community members.
Quick Prayer out to John Brown one of the community members. He lives in Hawaii. You have had all the Volcano fun and now looks like a Hurricane headed your way.
Prayers
Prayers
Link to tonight's recording of the last session of the Zoom Webinar: A Deeper Dive series.
Link to tonight's recording of the last session of the Zoom Webinar: A Deeper Dive series.
https://zoom.us/recording/share/izGc4afprnEBIrGIcaMDJkXRjHKgwJBrnNxViXWA4jCwIumekTziMw
https://zoom.us/recording/share/izGc4afprnEBIrGIcaMDJkXRjHKgwJBrnNxViXWA4jCwIumekTziMw
https://zoom.us/recording/share/izGc4afprnEBIrGIcaMDJkXRjHKgwJBrnNxViXWA4jCwIumekTziMw
https://zoom.us/recording/share/izGc4afprnEBIrGIcaMDJkXRjHKgwJBrnNxViXWA4jCwIumekTziMw
Monday Sept 10, 2018
Monday Sept 10, 2018
Last Session of the Deeper Dive Series
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/301267382
Andrew Hatchett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: U2U:Zoom Webinars-A Deeper Dive
Time: Sep 10, 2018 8:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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test
https://zoom.us/u/cbAZV8bDN
Last Session of the Deeper Dive Series
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/301267382
Andrew Hatchett is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: U2U:Zoom Webinars-A Deeper Dive
Time: Sep 10, 2018 8:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Friday, September 7, 2018
"What a difference 1,243 days make!"
"What a difference 1,243 days make!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvA7eZYFAkk&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvA7eZYFAkk&feature=share
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https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Thursday, September 6, 2018
For those who may not have heard yet...
For those who may not have heard yet...
Originally shared by Lynn Sanders
It's with a heavy heart that I inform this wonderful community that our dear friend -- the caring, loving and savvy Saturday Morning Marketing Smarties host, Roland Takaoka passed away on August 23rd.
In his honor and to pay tribute to all he has done for so many, I'm hosting a live-streaming program, "Celebrating The Life of Roland Takaoka" this Friday, Sept. 7th, at 2;00 pm (PST), 4:00 pm (CST), 5:00 pm (ET). Please join us at:
http://differencemakersmedia.com/events/celebrating-the-life-of-roland-takaoka/
This will be a live-streaming show. You can go to the page now, to leave a question or comment for Roland's family. For the first time ever, you'll get to meet Roland's wife, Barbara Peeters, who will share their unique courtship and romance. This Barbara's FIRST time doing a Hangout on Air! I invite you all to please consider joining us in our green room. Let me know if you're interested to share your thoughts and stories about Roland. You can email me at: lynn@DifferenceMakersMedia.com.
Thanks to Bill Graham, who will serve as my wingman, and Stroke TV host, Aaron Avila and Barbara Quick who will also join us. To help with the family's expenses, a GoFundMe page has been set up at: http://bit.ly/GoFundMe-Roland
Any contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for your friendship!
http://differencemakersmedia.com/events/celebrating-the-life-of-roland-takaoka/
Originally shared by Lynn Sanders
It's with a heavy heart that I inform this wonderful community that our dear friend -- the caring, loving and savvy Saturday Morning Marketing Smarties host, Roland Takaoka passed away on August 23rd.
In his honor and to pay tribute to all he has done for so many, I'm hosting a live-streaming program, "Celebrating The Life of Roland Takaoka" this Friday, Sept. 7th, at 2;00 pm (PST), 4:00 pm (CST), 5:00 pm (ET). Please join us at:
http://differencemakersmedia.com/events/celebrating-the-life-of-roland-takaoka/
This will be a live-streaming show. You can go to the page now, to leave a question or comment for Roland's family. For the first time ever, you'll get to meet Roland's wife, Barbara Peeters, who will share their unique courtship and romance. This Barbara's FIRST time doing a Hangout on Air! I invite you all to please consider joining us in our green room. Let me know if you're interested to share your thoughts and stories about Roland. You can email me at: lynn@DifferenceMakersMedia.com.
Thanks to Bill Graham, who will serve as my wingman, and Stroke TV host, Aaron Avila and Barbara Quick who will also join us. To help with the family's expenses, a GoFundMe page has been set up at: http://bit.ly/GoFundMe-Roland
Any contribution is deeply appreciated. Thanks for your friendship!
http://differencemakersmedia.com/events/celebrating-the-life-of-roland-takaoka/
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Latest Zoom Meeting Training Video Recorded 4 Sep 2018
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Latest Zoom Webinar Training Video Recorded 30 Aug 2018
Latest Zoom Webinar Training Video Recorded 30 Aug 2018
https://zoom.us/recording/share/L0L6PoztFXRi3qgixEMJnudh7ljkV3qrESRKtK1SLPGwIumekTziMw?startTime=1534789858000
https://zoom.us/recording/share/L0L6PoztFXRi3qgixEMJnudh7ljkV3qrESRKtK1SLPGwIumekTziMw?startTime=1534789858000
https://zoom.us/recording/share/L0L6PoztFXRi3qgixEMJnudh7ljkV3qrESRKtK1SLPGwIumekTziMw?startTime=1534789858000
https://zoom.us/recording/share/L0L6PoztFXRi3qgixEMJnudh7ljkV3qrESRKtK1SLPGwIumekTziMw?startTime=1534789858000
https://zoom.us/j/302365388
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Monday, September 3, 2018
3 Sep 2018 ... U2U: Zoom Webinars- A Deeper Dive -Part 4
3 Sep 2018 ... U2U: Zoom Webinars- A Deeper Dive -Part 4
Tonight we'll be taking a closer looko at the different recording option
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Tonight we'll be taking a closer looko at the different recording option
If you have registered the meeting number is 301-267-382 - If not you can register here.
Register in advance for this meeting:
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Sunday, September 2, 2018
Thought this might be of interest to the community.
Thought this might be of interest to the community.
Interesting how company cultures change.
Originally shared by Danie van der Merwe
50 Years In Tech Why HP Fell
"Despite these differences, everyone lived by HP’s unwritten credo: We design products for the engineer at the next bench".
HP grew up around a strong culture which was established by its founders. What also grabbed me in this read was:
"I inhaled everything about the 9100A, its technology (which was quite strange in retrospect, especially its two ROMs), the programming techniques, the applications. I started reading manuals in bed on Saturday mornings, a habit that served me well with colleagues and customers."
"I quickly put together a sales team of like-minded techies who pitched the 9100A to engineers, mathematicians, and physicists across France. As part of my standard sales pitch, I completely disassembled the product and then put it back together as I lovingly described each component."
There was that self-driven interest to really understand how the product works. No 5-day course with a certificate. It is easy to see where HP's focus got lost, and the culture diluted by outsiders taking over management and where it just became yet another business.
Today I see new entrants into organisations just getting an induction course and then put to work where they also see their job as just a job. When I started out working there were no courses to attend on repairing PC's. I bought books (with no expectation of being refunded by my company) and studied them, I got parts and took computers apart, I learnt to program, I learnt to do network support, and it was only years later in my career that courses started to become mainstream. The pity is that without learning all the fundamental basics down to the nuts and bolts, you don't have a fully contextual view and an ability to diagnose properly. It's easy for a tech-savvy client to poke a hole in a "thin covering" or where we have become reliant on a 3rd party support company to come and diagnose a fault and convince you a device is "uneconomical to repair".
So this was an interesting read for me for a technology sales environment. If we talk about excelling and succeeding in differentiating, it does (for me anyway) boil down to the essence of the company culture and the self-drive of its employees to seek to learn and understand its products and services. A lot of that also does depend on hiring the right people that fit well with that ethos. But today maybe too much emphasis is placed on "an applicable degree or diploma and 5 years experience"... No longer do we ask "what have you built". It's not necessarily the fault of employees (people are no less driven or intelligent than previous decades) but company cultures no longer seem to value or seek that behaviour, especially after their founding visionary has moved on.
Read Part 1 at https://mondaynote.com/50-years-in-tech-when-hp-led-desktop-and-mobile-computing-72fefb4299d3 and Part 2 at https://mondaynote.com/50-years-in-tech-part-2-why-hp-fell-621c42238479.
#HP
https://mondaynote.com/50-years-in-tech-when-hp-led-desktop-and-mobile-computing-72fefb4299d3
Interesting how company cultures change.
Originally shared by Danie van der Merwe
50 Years In Tech Why HP Fell
"Despite these differences, everyone lived by HP’s unwritten credo: We design products for the engineer at the next bench".
HP grew up around a strong culture which was established by its founders. What also grabbed me in this read was:
"I inhaled everything about the 9100A, its technology (which was quite strange in retrospect, especially its two ROMs), the programming techniques, the applications. I started reading manuals in bed on Saturday mornings, a habit that served me well with colleagues and customers."
"I quickly put together a sales team of like-minded techies who pitched the 9100A to engineers, mathematicians, and physicists across France. As part of my standard sales pitch, I completely disassembled the product and then put it back together as I lovingly described each component."
There was that self-driven interest to really understand how the product works. No 5-day course with a certificate. It is easy to see where HP's focus got lost, and the culture diluted by outsiders taking over management and where it just became yet another business.
Today I see new entrants into organisations just getting an induction course and then put to work where they also see their job as just a job. When I started out working there were no courses to attend on repairing PC's. I bought books (with no expectation of being refunded by my company) and studied them, I got parts and took computers apart, I learnt to program, I learnt to do network support, and it was only years later in my career that courses started to become mainstream. The pity is that without learning all the fundamental basics down to the nuts and bolts, you don't have a fully contextual view and an ability to diagnose properly. It's easy for a tech-savvy client to poke a hole in a "thin covering" or where we have become reliant on a 3rd party support company to come and diagnose a fault and convince you a device is "uneconomical to repair".
So this was an interesting read for me for a technology sales environment. If we talk about excelling and succeeding in differentiating, it does (for me anyway) boil down to the essence of the company culture and the self-drive of its employees to seek to learn and understand its products and services. A lot of that also does depend on hiring the right people that fit well with that ethos. But today maybe too much emphasis is placed on "an applicable degree or diploma and 5 years experience"... No longer do we ask "what have you built". It's not necessarily the fault of employees (people are no less driven or intelligent than previous decades) but company cultures no longer seem to value or seek that behaviour, especially after their founding visionary has moved on.
Read Part 1 at https://mondaynote.com/50-years-in-tech-when-hp-led-desktop-and-mobile-computing-72fefb4299d3 and Part 2 at https://mondaynote.com/50-years-in-tech-part-2-why-hp-fell-621c42238479.
#HP
https://mondaynote.com/50-years-in-tech-when-hp-led-desktop-and-mobile-computing-72fefb4299d3
Saturday, September 1, 2018
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