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Taskmaster – Where Nonsense and Strategic Thinking Co-Exist

There’s nothing better than finding a new TV show and realizing there are already multiple seasons available because you were late to the party. I recently came across a British reality TV show, called Taskmaster. The show includes the Taskmaster,…
heavily loaded truck

A Day in the Life of a Truck

The rise of low-code software gets a lot of attention, and deservedly, for opening accessibility to familiar tools to create friendly and connected apps.  But often overlooked are the platforms that have empowered user customization for…
globe and smartphone

In My Opinion, Google Earth is the Single Most Amazing Technology Available Today

It has been 20 years since Google Earth released an interactive software that put futuristic and impossible high-tech gadgetry from classic spy and CIA books/movies into the hands of everyone (including my 12-year-old self at the time)! The…
solar system map

I am depressed about Planet 9.

Years ago, Pluto was downgraded from planet to a dwarf planet, which reduced the number of planets in our solar system to 8. However, scientists think there is another planet, several times larger than earth, hiding out there. They call it…
bitcoin

Some of the Fun Things Happening

I always love it when companies do a rebrand, except maybe in the case of recent car company logos.  Autodesk recently did a rebranding and I’m a fan. I’ll miss the colors, but the new logo and the corporate positioning are spot on for…
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Post-Pandemic Return to Work

The pandemic has rocked our world. I try to look at the glass half full and find the positive things that have happened as a result. The pandemic caused people to work in ways they would have never thought of. Pre-COVID, many companies would…
coffee, smartphone and paper

Why your LinkedIn profile is more valuable than your Resume

Confession Time! I’ve only read the Resume of one @Ideba employee ever! And if you can guess who it is first time, I’ll send you a @Starbucks card. As is widely recognized, the majority of people get a job through peer referrals,…
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A More Normal Social Life

Like many (probably most) other people, COVID-19 drastically changed my social interactions in 2020 and continues to impact them in 2021. I stopped going to the gym, recreational soccer was cancelled, stopped going to church and restaurants,…
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The Importance of Real (Not Virtual) Connection

Like a lot of people, I’ve been working from home during the pandemic. Since I worked remotely for Ideba before (and will continue to work from home once the world completely opens up), I count myself lucky that the switch to virtual meetings…