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Technology vs Productivity vs Expectations, Oh My

by Tim Berry on September 30, 2009

in Current Affairs, Productivity Software, Reflections

This post title should be recited to the tune of “lions, tigers, and bears, oh my;” that is if you’re old enough to remember The Wizard of Oz, or young (at heart) enough to have seen it as a rerun. It’s rhythmic and its cyclical and it never stops.
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Invention vs. Necessity, Upside Down

by Tim Berry on July 1, 2009

in Productivity Software, Reflections

You know the phrase:
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Right? You hear it a lot.
But what if, in fact, invention is the mother of necessity. Once the technology exists,  we then complicate things, demand more, and use up the productivity gain in raising the quality bar.
Take budgets, for example. I realize it’s hard for most people [...]

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