I have an Android phone and I have quite a few apps on it. If you use apps on a smart phone, inevitably you get prompted that there are updates available. Sometimes, these updates provide real functionality changes or fix a bug. A lot of the time, I’m finding that the changes are very minor – a color change, the screen layout – and the update is more annoying than necessary. It reminded me of a post I wrote way back in 2008 on the subject of leaving well enough alone and I want to touch on that again. Given some of what’s been going on in the tech world of late, I think it bears repeating. Continue reading
Category Archives: Thinking Aloud
Instant Replay
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I was watching the Chicago Bears play the Detroit Lions last night. I’m not sure if you watched, but the first quarter of the game was a mess – lots of penalties and a couple of challenges to rulings on the field using instant replay. I flashed back to when the NFL put in the current replay system. Some of us at the networks were a little concerned that suddenly what we were doing could become part of the game instead of us just covering what was happening since they use TV coverage to look at the calls. The concern was about a missed camera angle or a technical problem changing the outcome.
That hasn’t been an issue for the most part, and the replay system has been a good thing in my mind. After all, events move very fast on the field and it’s not always easy to get it right all the time. Sound like your work day? It does to me, and it raises a thought. Continue reading
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What If You Can’t Sauté?
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The end of another week and I’m pleased to return us this Friday to our food theme. Before I do, yesterday’s post was number 800, according to WordPress. Thanks, as always, to you guys for encouraging me to keep writing!
Most of us have heard the term sauté. It comes from the French for “to jump,” which is what the things in a pan are to do when one is using this technique. You’ve probably seen it a million times on any cooking show – the cook is standing there, flicking his or her wrist and a pile of stuff jumps up out of and back down into the pan. I’m not sure if you’ve ever tried to sauté with that technique but it’s a great way to get your kitchen floor washed because the odds are you’re going to put a bunch of food on the floor. Which of course raises a business point. Continue reading
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