An idea for credit card companies investigating fraud incidents

This past summer my Visa credit card number was stolen. I was out of town when I received a call from my credit card company asking about suspicious activity. There were charges appearing from a state that I was not vacationing in and where I do not reside. Thankfully they had already shutdown the card. [...]

Why you need to know about Google+

What is Google+? On June 28, 2011 Google announced a new social platform named Google+ (also written as Google Plus or G+).  Most people I know and reviews I’ve read compare the platform to Facebook. The influence of Facebook is apparent from the stream (status updates) to connections (friends) to photo share.  But Google+ has [...]

What about the little things?

We’ve all been told that it’s the little things that make a difference. Sports coaches love this phrase. They tell their teams that it’s the little things, or the fundamentals, that win a game. In relationships it’s the little things that make people feel special. I’m thinking simple things like opening the door, giving flowers [...]

No more resumes – welcome to your profile portal

Everything has a time to end. I consider the traditional resume to be a retired artifact of days in the past. I keep my professional profile “in the cloud” using the service from LinkedIn. It’s not that LinkedIn is the only way to do this, but it is a widely used location for such information [...]

Public roads as a needs based service? It’s HOT

What’s a HOT lane? High Occupancy Toll lanes (HOT) are popular with transit authority officials as a tactic to relieve congestion on our public roadways; at least that’s how it’s explained to the public. Just look at this growing list of toll roads. The concept is that a designated lane is equipped with electronic detection [...]