Entries from July 2004

Thursday, July 15th, 2004

Find a Place to Slow Down

Curt on Meditation:
I don’t mean wrap yourself in a pretzel and contemplate the sound of one hand clapping meditation. I mean a simple slowing down and centering.
Slowing down, I realized/remembered last night, can be as simple as removing yourself from all the “normal” stuff. At home, at the office, even camping with the Scouts, […]

Wednesday, July 14th, 2004

Dinner With John Porcaro

I had dinner last night with John Porcaro. Good time, great conversation. It’s refreshing to talk with someone who “gets” Doc & the Cluetrain, Clayton Christensen, Purple Cows & Re-invent! (unlike anyone in the groups I have to deal with at work, most of who’ve not even heard of ‘em) and is struggling with […]

Friday, July 9th, 2004

Stopping Auto.Search.MSN.com

Still using Internet Explorer and tired of being taken off to auto.search.msn.com when you mis-type a URL? That’s easily changed.

Start IE.
From the View menu, select Explorer Bar > Search.
Click the Change Preferences link. (if steps 3 and 4 don’t quite look like your system, look for a [Customize] button at the top of that […]