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What are You Reading?
Dec 19, 2013
I sometimes get asked the question, “What are you reading?” The question means this week or this month, not at this instant.
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Too Much to Do Today
Dec 3, 2013
A brief essay on the difficulty of balancing urgent or important tasks.
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EE Interview Questions 3
Nov 13, 2013
Here are four more questions that an Electrical Engineer might encounter during an interview.
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EE Interview Questions 2
Nov 13, 2013
Continuing the discussion of Electrical Engineer interview questions.
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EE Interview Questions 1
Nov 13, 2013
Here are some typical interview questions for an Electrical Engineering candidate.
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Electrical Engineer Interview Questions
Oct 28, 2013
Some reader responses to an online article (elsewhere, not mine) make me really sad and a little bit mad.
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The C.R.A.P. Test
Oct 8, 2013
I recently was introduced to an easy-to-remember test you can apply to any knowledge you gain from research.
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The Four Constraints of Any Project
Sep 26, 2013
I was wrong. There are four (not three) constraints of any project. Read on to discover the bug in my previous thinking.
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Universal symbol for a problem?
Sep 11, 2013
Is there a universal symbol or image for a problem? Something anybody would look at and say, "Aha-that represents a problem!"
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What Customers Don't Understand
Sep 4, 2013
Some thoughts on why we rarely understand the complexities of every job other than our own.
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Getting Hired: "Show it, don't say it."
Aug 26, 2013
Something to think about when you are writing a resume or preparing for an interview.
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Greater Than or Equal To
Aug 20, 2013
A brief discussion of the meaning of the favicon for this website.
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Spammers
Dec 8, 2022
Many communication channels are being overwhelmed with endless spam (unwanted and unwelcome messages). The message signal-to-noise ratio is falling below usable minimums.
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Redefining Yourself
Sep 28, 2022
Sometimes if you want to improve your job performance you will need to change how you see yourself.
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CADHouse Diaries #3
Jun 8, 2022
And here we share that time the engineer fixed a peripheral interface board in that same minicomputer-based CAD system.
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CADHouse Diaries #2
Jun 8, 2022
Here is another story where an engineer fixes a minicomputer peripheral device.
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CADHouse Diaries #1
Jun 8, 2022
Here is a short story about an engineer fixing a peripheral device on an early minicomputer that was used to design Printed Circuit Board artwork.
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The One Thing that Solves Problems
Apr 24, 2022
Referencing my previous post on Technology, there really is one thing that solves Problems.
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Technology
Apr 5, 2022
I like to save clever sayings and I recently heard one that I believe is worth sharing.
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Better Audio for Home Video
Feb 20, 2022
Work-from-home has many of us acting as Video and Audio engineers for various types of presentation. You can do some simple steps to make the audio portion of your presentation much better.
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Three Things That Require Zero Talent
Jan 20, 2022
I was planning to write about a popular meme of Ten Things that require Zero Talent, but ended up creating a new and much shorter list specifically for problem solving. Works for other skills too.
