Art, discussion and social networking
One of my great pleasures is the meetings of our local network – we meet face to face, have something to eat and exchange news and help each other with whatever we can. This month we tried something new –…
Broadband, mails and blocking of mails
I have my broadband connection with TDC and have had comparatively few problems – until this week when I suddenly could receive mails, but not send any. I have a mailbox with TDC – that works, but the mailbox that…
Outsourcing and quality concerns
As an information professional I was interested to hear the results of the report* covering a Survey on Outsourcing which documents the perceptions, needs and concerns of information professionals regarding outsourcing of information services. This survey concentrated on information professionals,…
In praise of public Libraries
Just a very brief advertisement! While doing desk research on existing ‘best practice’ and quality initiatives for micro-entrepreneurs and SMEs, I came across some articles which, judging by the titles, sounded very relevant. These were not available from our local…
Gap Analysis
I’m spending spare moments doing desk research on quality systems for micro enterprises, but I’m easily sidetracked. So when I read that gap analysis could be a valuable tool, I naturally had to find out more about this method of…
Updating of skills – on-line training
It is really important to keep one’s skills up to date, particularly when working as a free agent who does not have daily input from colleagues working in the same environment. Last evening I participated in an e-seminar on “…
Twitter – and social networks
I have heard of Twitter but not tried it, (emails and face-book are addictive enough and can easily take more time than intended), but an article in Time* made me realise that I need to keep up with developments of…
C.V. versus blog – or combined?
I read Ryon Harms’s item “Your Resume is Dead. Long Live Your Blog!” (2009 May 26) on blogs and cvs with great interest. Briefly he considers that finding a new job by submitting the usual 2 page cv is a…
“Think Small First” – survival of micros
I was on holiday while the international SME week took place, but checking on the various incentives held in Denmark, it was obvious that big cities such as Copenhagen appeared to be the only ones who participated, and once again…
Internet scam revisited – Registration and IP Address frauds
I noticed quite a few new comments to my blog dated 29.11.06, so obviously these criminals are still flourishing. An article in ErhvervsBladet (07.07.09) mentions a new variation of the scam that caught many of us small Danish businesses a…