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Wordpress 2.6.3 Upgrade Successful

Craig @ October 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The upgrade to Wordpress 2.6.3 went without a problem.  The only minor glitch occurred with the statpress directory was renamed wp-statpress.  Once I reinstalled statpress in the proper directory, everything was fine.
Hats off to Wordpress and its contributors.

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Podcast Recording with iPhone

admin @ October 16, 2008 # One Comment

Yesterday I had the pleasure of using my iPhone to record a couple of podcasts.
In the past, producing podcast recordings was time consuming. I would record the audio using either Garageband or Audacity and a USB mic. I would then export the file to the desktop, import into iTunes, and convert to mp3. I then [...]

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PSM #33: Accountability

admin @ October 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet

This podcast, “Accountability”, derives a lesson on trust from Wall Street.  The notes for this podcast are located here.

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PSM #32: Trust

admin @ October 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet

This podcast, “Trust”, derives a lesson on trust from Wall Street.  The notes for this podcast are located here.

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Trust

Craig @ October 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Another lesson from Wall Street.
Trust is a fundamental aspect in all of our relationships, both business and personal.
It is interesting that one of the fundamental underlying issues precipitating a failure in the financial markets is the lack of trust between lending institutions.  It seems liquidity was not the main issue, it was the fact that [...]

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Accountability

Craig @ October 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet

There are several lessons to be learned from the recent issues in the financial markets. One lesson that comes to mind deals with accountability.
Recall from an earlier podcast that I mentioned successful accomplishment of an objective requires three things: responsibility –the ability to respond, authority, and accountability.  Often we find ourselves where we may be [...]

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