Guilty until proven otherwise – Skat (Taxation) & home office
I rarely get angry about things I cannot do anything about, but I am seething at the injustice inflicted on us Mikros here in Denmark. To take just one point – internet and telephone. I estimate that 95% of my…
Case studies – and ethics
I am in the process of having my homepages re-designed (by Mette Juul, a Mikronetter) and am really looking forward to the final result. So far we have had a meeting where Mette questioned me about what Helen Martin actually…
Homepages and content
I have recently had two contacts as a result of my homepage. One resulted in some proof-reading work which came to an abrupt end when the client discovered that, due to faulty construction of the Danish version of the site,…
Retirement and decisions
As mentioned in an earlier blog, I have reached retirement age and have been doing a great deal of thinking about my existence as a micro business. The upshot is that I have decided to continue for now, but on…
Search Engines
I have mentioned the internet guru Phil Bradley before – have a look at his homepages where he list 135 search engines with some comments on what each is about. Trying the various search engines is interesting! And can swallow…
Information overload revisited
I have just returned from a visit to Australia. No e-mails, no Internet for 21 days. I expected to feel withdrawal pangs, but actually enjoyed the cessation of constant information demanding attention. It was almost a feeling of liberation… This…
Meetings and how to stop wasting time
I have finally managed to catch up with my’professional’ reading and came across a good article by Helen Chapman, Senior Consultant, Unicus Coaching and Development, writing in Pipe.Line* (the Journal of the Pharmaceutical Information and Pharmacovigilance Association).How to Run Effective Meetings: Top…
Infomania
I suspect many of us are suffering from infomania – a lovely word! I don’t know why I haven’t heard of it before. But – have a look what the Wikipedia has to say: Infomania is the debilitating state of…