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Five Parallels Between Golf and IT Projects
On my recent trip to Las Vegas, I was able to play a few amazing courses, including the TPC. As is standard these days, I played very poorly. I mean awful. On the way home, I was tired, hurt,...
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2009: A Look Back and Forward
It’s been an interesting year, to say the least. All things considered, I have to consider 2009 a rousing success—or at least as successful as a year can be with the following constraints: A really bad...
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Social Media: The Great Equalizer?
Did anyone else catch this story yesterday? Colorful golfer John Daly recently exacted revenge on a reporter who published a story on Daly’s lengthy disciplinary history on the PGA tour. From the...
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Why Microsoft Access 2007 Sucks
Introduction I wanted to write the following post for a few months now but held back. I figured that I’d come around and not risk coming off as a curmudgeon. Well, I can’t wait anymore. It’s time for...
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My Mac Transition, II: Getting Stronger
In my post last week, I kicked off a series detailing my transition to the Mac from the PC. Now it’s time for Part II of my odyssey. I am probably further along than I would have thought for one...
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Simon’s Universal Theory of Windows
Introduction Someone recently asked me after an interview about The New Small, “Do you sleep?” It’s a valid question given the time stamps on many of my emails and the fact that it will be my third...
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2010: A Look Back and Forward
This time last year, I wrote a post summarizing my 2009 and looking forward. Let’s do the same now. It’s been an interesting year with a good number of accomplishments–both personal and professional....
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Understanding Linsanity
I’m a few minutes early for my dinner last night with some clients at Caesar’s Palace. Tempted to throw a few bucks down on a blackjack table, instead I look up at one of the TVs to see that NY...
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The World of No
Without question, my least favorite word in the English language is no. I’d tell James Lipton as much if asked on the sometimes pretentious show Inside The Actors’ Studio. Now, there’s a reason that I...
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Who’s Won the Most Majors? An Interactive Dataviz
The US Open is currently taking place at Pebble Beach. I know by heart who has won the most majors and who’s in second place. Most golf fans do. Still, who won the most Masters between 1950 and 1970?...
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Summer Reading
I’ve been reading about a book per week this summer and few stand out. Specialists vs. Generalists Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein looks at the need for...
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How Dataviz Can Manifest a Tale of Two Sports
Shane Lowry ran away with the British Open today—his first major championship. In a way, a first-timer winning on Sunday is nothing new in the world of golf. For the last ten years, it seems that...
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