Humour

Conference calls

August 3, 2010 Humour

Jonathan Yarmis of Ovum linked to this commenting: Every conference call I’ve ever been on. If you regularly use conference call facilities you’ll know this is not far from the truth. It’s also very funny.

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Things you didn't know about Sage

July 1, 2010 Humour

Yesterday I met with Stuart Lynn and Ian Clarke – both senior development people at Sage. I would have liked to get Ian on video but he’s camera shy. Another time perhaps. We had a great conversation with me lambasting the company for keeping so much behind walled gardens or pay to play hurdles. I [...]

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Complexity

June 8, 2010 Humour

This one is doing the rounds. Zoli has it as does Naomi… If this is your life then maybe it would be a good idea to add this as a screensaver? You’d need a sense of humour to be reminded…

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Friday tip: embrace your annoying accountant

June 4, 2010 Humour

Whenever talking to developers, my mind is usually on the ‘next shiny thing.’ I assume all that Pacioli stuff has been taken care of and that anything to do with compliance will be automated. For me, that detail is as irrelevant as 1990s style product feature check lists. Silly me. On occasion I need to [...]

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Welcome to the Wooden Tops show

April 14, 2010 Humour

If you have the patience then do watch this video. If not then enjoy the illustration above from my friend Hugh MacLeod. I give these guys credit for trying to tackle a topic that frequently gets raised in discussions around SaaS. Unfortunately the delivery is…ummm…stilted and far too full of geek speak for the average [...]

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Quality

April 8, 2010 Humour

Now that Hugh has cleaned it up, this should be on everyone’s office wall. Of course if you’re feeling particularly adventurous then the original is an option. The original is my preferred choice but that’s me… Back story – I like the original but know it’s a bit too edgy for some people. I asked [...]

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Office gallery: gapingvoid style

April 1, 2010 Humour

When I was in practice I liked my offices to be friendly and welcoming places. Sure, there was the Big Divide aka my desk but I liked to have a few pieces of art on the walls. Last Autumn, my good friend Hugh MacLeod starting selling his art. I started buying. It’s the first time [...]

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Going pear shaped: TAS style

March 23, 2010 Humour

I have fond memories of TAS Books before it was acquired by Sage in 2001. Great software, did what it said on the packet, excellent entry level accounting package that never realised its market potential – hence it was acquired. So you have to ask yourself – what did they do to deserve this entry [...]

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Shit hot accountants

March 17, 2010 Humour

I kid you not – Google the phrase shit hot accountants and see what comes up. The guy in the video at the top of the page. It would be nice to think that my US readers will get the dry humour. My UK and Aus/NZ readers most certainly will get it. And there I [...]

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