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Monthly Archives: June 2008

Who kept the dogs in… woof, woof, woof, woof

By james | June 30th, 2008

Since I promised an update, National Take Your Dog to Work Day was a no-show at our offices. We all chickened out figuring that the poor behavior of our individual dogs might be a catastrophe when combined, sort of like an Anti-Power Ranger. Maybe next year.

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Hey Mr. Bus Driver

By james | June 30th, 2008

Today I successfully navigated the Dallas public transit system thanks to Google Maps. Over the last few weeks I’ve been taking the train to work two to three days a week. Today however I got an urgent request to pick up a presentation at a location that wasn’t close to a train stop. Just as [...]

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Take Your Dog To Work Day – June 20

By james | June 19th, 2008

Tomorrow is Take Your Dog to Work Day. Our office is tentatively scheduled to participate, so after lunch time TigerMan will join Addy and Luke at our office. A full report to follow, until then visit the TYDTWD website.

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Dividing by Zero in Excel or Google Docs

By james | June 17th, 2008

I’m currently working to finish up a project for one of my classes at school and I came across a bit of a Microsoft Excel problem. If you try to divide by zero Excel throws a fit telling you to “#DIV/0!” If you need the possibility of a zero in the divisor of one of [...]

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Lessons learned from working at home

By james | June 17th, 2008

Part of this week I worked from home because the air conditioning was out at work. Along the way I learned a few important things. Keep a to do list so you don’t get distracted Having animals around makes for a better work environment Check your meeting calendar before deciding to work from home for [...]

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