Digital hoarding
When we moved from the Philadelphia area to Chicagoland late last year, we moved into a house that’s about half the size of the one we left behind. Our new place is a sweet little Dutch Colonial built in 1924, and it’s been almost completely redone inside and out. But the reality is, I think the 1000+ square feet that we lost in the move must have been storage space! We have some stuff in a storage unit, but our garage and attic are stuffed to the gills. Some of you may be familiar with an A&E television show called Hoarders. It is a fascinating and disturbing show...
Read MoreMobile Slowpass
The fuel indicator came on in my car yesterday on the way into work, and it was a shock. I’ve been in the Chicago area for SIX weeks, and it was the first time I had to stop for gas. I love my new commute – it’s 1.2 miles each way. So even with the fuel indicator on, I could have probably gone another few days without gas, but since I had never had to look for a gas station before, I decided to play it safe. It turns out that the closest gas station is Mobile. While I was pumping gas, I snapped this picture with my work phone: In looking at it, I’m not...
Read MoreIt’s different here
I visited the SAP headquarters in Germany a few weeks ago. Although the week was jam-packed, I really enjoyed the face time with so many German colleagues and executives. It has been a few years since I was there, and things have certainly changed a lot. One of the nice changes was that I stayed in Kalipeh, which is the guesthouse on campus. It is a beautiful place with a decent restaurant, and it was great to be able to walk to the office in the morning. I just had my thirteen year anniversary with SAP last week, and there was a time in my career that I knew the names of all the...
Read MoreDilbert on design
Dilbert is helping the Design team these days. I hope we’ll see more cartoons along this theme! You can see this Sunday cartoon and others on the Dilbert website!
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