Shameless self-promotion: Part 1, Code Name Generator

MRAnates LLC just released a new version of Code Name Generator™ on the Apple App Store. It will also run on an M1- or M2-based Mac. So, when you need a code name for your secret, or not-so-secret, project, you’ll want to have the Code Name Generator ready to go. “Annoying earwig”? “Expeditious pony”? There… Continue reading Shameless self-promotion: Part 1, Code Name Generator

Best of, post 3: “You’re on mute”

Originaly published August 17, 2020 here. “You’re on mute.”     – Pretty much everybody You’re on a video conference call.  You just finished a brilliant defense of your position.  The other attendees are stunned into silence at your eloquence.  Just before you take a virtual bow, you hear: “You’re on mute.” Mute.  That isn’t the four-letter word you were thinking.  You… Continue reading Best of, post 3: “You’re on mute”

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Best of, post 2: Bingo!

Originally published September 5, 2020 here. You may remember Bulls**t Bingo or Buzzword Bingo from the late 1990’s.  That was a Bingo card with phrases you were likely to hear in the dot com era like “Omnichannel” and “B2B” and “Portal.”  Well, this is my take on an updated Bingo card for Video Call Bingo!   Feel free… Continue reading Best of, post 2: Bingo!

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Things for which there should be a vaccine. Part 7.

You’d think there would be a vaccine for this by now given that it is impossible to speak coherently in this state. Related to having a foot in the mouth, of course, this condition is “tongue in cheek.” Oh, the humanity!

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