Let’s talk about media today. And ways to inform one’s self. A few weeks ago, I saw this pictures. Spot on. Since then, it is festering in my brain. The amount of info put out on the Internet each day is staggering. Millions of new posts every day. What do we do? We binge. We infobinge. Like food, we swallow tons of articles, that we received from various sources, a friend, a colleague, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc. I do the same. Another recent thought I had: all these articles, am I trying to learn new things ? Or am I … Read the rest of the post →
Unknown number
Posted on 21st April 2013
Who has never been bothered by a sales call ? Your phone rings and you answer automatically. Without looking at who’s calling. Sometimes, it is from an unknown number. I dislike people who hide their identity. Hence, I never pick up the phone when there is written: “Unknown number”. I just cut the ringer off. Who dares interrupting me without giving its name ? If they leave a voice mail, that’s ok. But 99% of the time, they do not. Because they are telemarketers. If there is a number displayed that I do not know, do not have in my … Read the rest of the post →
Notifications
Posted on 14th April 2013
I am always amazed when I meet someone to see on his or her locked phone, several notifications. People put their phone on the table, that’s the way it goes now. I already blogged about it. Notifications gives you a good sense of what is important for people. For instance, on many phones I see, I recognise the Facebook icon, the twitter icons, emails; news from various apps. Fair enough, technology enables this. Be informed in real time. It is cool in a way. But also, who cares ? Seriously, so what ? What impact on your day ? What consequences for … Read the rest of the post →
Unlearn before you learn
Posted on 9th March 2013
I hate definitive sentences. What i mean by “definitive”, it is the small sentence you hear from people stating a fact. It sounds a bit like; “I am terrible at math” “I am crap with foreign languages” “I am not a fan of reading” “I am really bad at cooking” “I will never be able to do X” etc etc You may have said a sentence like this yourself in the last 24 hours. Well; my opinion ? It is dumb. Nothing is settled forever. Of course, there are limits. I will never play rugby with the French national team. … Read the rest of the post →
Now, onto February…
Posted on 27th January 2013
2 major events in Feb. – On monday the 11th of Feb 2013, I am doing my first Google+ Hangout (in French, English will come). How I used Evernote for my job search. My article has now received several hundred hits I thought it would be a good idea to perform a hangout. Plus, if people have questions. As long as it helps people being unemployed, or students looking for an internship, I am happy. Follow the link to register. It is Free. – Wednesday 27th of 2013, I am organizing my first Evernote Meetup in Nantes. 3 guests. Rendez-vous @1830 @ Cantine numérique in Nantes. More … Read the rest of the post →
My 3 give-ups for Jan (in Evernote)
Posted on 30th December 2012
It is this time of year again. The time when we list the things we are not going to do next year. The “quit smoking”, “do sports”, “go to bed early”, “Loose 10 kg” type of resolution no one ever does. This year, I will try a new kind. My 3 give-ups for Jan. I will give up doing 3 things for a month. One @ work. One @ home. One for Health & Fitness. Just like the categories of this blog. 3 things I intend to let go for good this Jan. 3 things that will let you save … Read the rest of the post →
What if money was no object ?
Posted on 9th December 2012
Well, sometimes, we need to get back to basics. What if money was no object ? What would you do with your 1440 minutes ? I would teach. I would write. And that’s exactly what I am doing. Thanks Chris for sending me this one.
How I became Evernote Ambassador
Posted on 5th December 2012
The boss: “Next time we meet, you have to make a demonstration of a software. Any software will do”. Me smiling at the boss: “Looking forward to it”. Me inside: “WTF?” Ok. Let’s step back a little. It is 2011. I am looking for a job. I applied at this software company called Projinov, located in the south of Nantes. The position was “Presales”. I succesfully passed the tests and the first set of interviews. Now, I was supposed to do a demonstration. They wanted to test me in a real life situation. We were 2 finalists. Demonstrating a software. … Read the rest of the post →
