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Making Blogging a Habit: 5 Tips and Tricks

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

It may not seem like much, but trying to write something interesting on a daily basis is quite challenging, not to say obsessive-compulsive. Perhaps it is just me, but not having hit 300 posts last year during the #postaday2100 postathon … Continue reading →

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Some Advice: Beware of Lurking Friends in Restaurants – or – The Joys of Business Dining

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

So, I had this business dinner (which I dreaded by the way). I was told it was in this swanky restaurant. Stupidly, I sort of bragged to a friend of mine about it. Well, bragged is rather strong, I just … Continue reading →

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More VMware tips for using Fusion with Windows VMs: Memory management and networking

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

I still have a couple of other tips in terms of using VMware Fusion with Windows VMs. Yesterday, I focused on my favorite tools. Here I thought I’d mention some of the best practices I have picked up. Memory management: … Continue reading →

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Some favorite tools I use in my VMware images when testing pplications on Windows

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

In my marketing job, it is surprisingly rare that I actually get my hands dirty with the software I promote. This week, I dove in head first on my VMware Fusion image and thought perhaps I’d share a couple tips … Continue reading →

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Fun with Kids in Paris: A Geeky Afternoon and Mysteries of the Universe

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

The Palais de la Découverte is part of the Grand Palais and a little known gem in the Paris museum circuit. It isn’t as flashy as the Cité des Sciences at La Villette, but it is accessible and fun – … Continue reading →

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Travel Tips for Paris – or How to Avoid Ruining Your Weekend

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

I was out for St Pats with a friend of mine that is here for work over from the US until the O’Malley pub closed last night. So far, so good. Unfortunately, there was an initial strategic mistake made: when … Continue reading →

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Les soldes!

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

It is that season in Paris again where the stores are wiped out of stock due to the bi-annual sales frenzy. French consumer-protection law only allows two periods of the year (January/February and July typically) for massive retail price reduction. … Continue reading →

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Changing the rules

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

I used to have three basic rules for success that I mentioned in passing last year: the squeaky wheel gets the grease, quality before quantity, and make yourself indispensable. After a beer-soaked discussion last night with m.poulet, I feel inclined … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Show: Tchoui fait son spectacle (Tchoupi does his show)

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

As promised, here is a quick review of the kid’s show Tchoupi fait son spectacle currently at the Casino of Paris on rue de Clichy. For the kids, it was a great show full of songs and lights and colors. As … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Inspiration to hit…and 5 Tips for a successful pitch

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Has this ever happened to you when you had a, let’s just say, creative, assignment to fulfill with a tight deadline and you draw blanks for days leading up to the final day or so? I had a presentation to … Continue reading →

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