hp's blog Vox 2008-04-20T00:05:55Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251c3baa549d/tags/work/ Food, music and a lot of other stuff too... A mighty wind... tag:vox.com,2008-04-19:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00f48ceffe080002 2008-04-19T17:00:08Z 2008-04-20T00:05:55Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom One of the most interesting things I get to do in my job is observational research. There are, however, a lot of variables in a study, lots of things (small and large) that can go wrong: The study design may not be effectively addressing the r...

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Taking Care of Business...Everyday Forecast

I've been working hard and long but it's OK. My current client provides portfolio management software to financial planners. They've got a great system and we're making it better. The papers on my desk are bits and pieces of the current user inte...

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]]> Literally banging my head against the wall tag:vox.com,2007-05-31:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00cd972f04494cd5 2007-05-31T03:15:15Z 2007-05-31T03:15:15Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I am working on a project that is more challenging than most; I like the challenge, but the time frame is making me crazy. I hit the wall this afternoon, staring blankly at my computer screen. I just... didn't... want... to... think. I got up from...

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]]> Lunch tag:vox.com,2007-05-17:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00d09e6c5609be2b 2007-05-17T02:17:55Z 2007-05-17T02:17:55Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lunch

One thing I try to do at work is take time away from my desk for lunch. At the consulting firm I work for, we each mostly work solo on projects, and so there are fewer natural opportunities for social interactions (compared with companies where pe...

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Take Full Control

Drake suggested this is exactly what I need this week to TAKE FULL CONTROL. I am otherwise lacking almost ANY control this week... nearly buried under at work. But with the Magnatrac (TM) I will "Conquer 1,0001 'impossible' jobs!" Think of th...

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]]> A bit crushed tag:vox.com,2006-07-14:asset-6a00c2251c3baa549d00c2251cf19d604a 2006-07-14T01:42:36Z 2006-07-15T21:58:56Z hp http://hp.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Crushed

I am lucky to love both my job and the company I work for. We had an opportunity with a new, high visibility client. I was really excited about the potential of the project. Well, they wound up going with another firm - one they had worked with...

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