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Comment on On the death of Osama by Paolo

Paolo — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:23:34 +0000

I love this piece. It also reminds me of one of my favorite novels of all times: For Whom The Bell Tolls by Hemingway. Thanks for the reminder Nick!

Comment on How-to: fix Windows 7 networking problems with VMware Fusion on MacBook Air by Microsoft Support

Microsoft Support — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:37:01 +0000

You can also use The Network & Internet Diagnostic & Repair Tool in Windows 7 will help you identify the potential issues preventing network connectivity, and it automatically takes appropriate steps toward correcting them.. If a computer on the network loses Internet connectivity, you can graphically see which connection is down and then use Network Diagnostics to help determine the cause of the problem and find possible solutions..

Comment on How-to: print from Snow Leopard to a Vista-attached printer by macmary

macmary — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:01:11 +0000

I have done all as per instruction but my printer spits our few blank pages instead of printed page.
I have a bit old Brother HL2040
Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

Comment on Let’s kill a few learning holy cows – 70:20:10 is dead (or at least seriously ill) by Gerry

Gerry — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:55:06 +0000

I heard someone espouse the 70/20/10 approach at a conference last week – as part of a presentation about how they came to be an employer of choice, and their implementation framework.

Given my observations about the usefulness or otherwise of formal training, and some intellectual wrestling with colleagues about the underlying purpose and intent of performance development programs, I thought I’d explore it further.

I Googled… found a reference to Princeton Uni where I found reference to a publication and the Centre for Creative Leadership, where I failed to find any specific link to 70/20/10 (cursory search I admit, however the Princeton reference indicated it could be a bull’s eye – it wasn’t).

Further Google-ing reveals frequent comments that the approach was developed by Princeton… who in turn describe this as a philosophy…

http://www.princeton.edu/hr/learning/philosophy/

And as a result of all this clicking, I came across this feed and am delighted – and interested as I have been following Harold Jarche for a little while now…

Thanks for giving me another (and valuable) perspective!

Comment on Tesla Model S: oooooohhhhhhhh! by alvinmarkel

alvinmarkel — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:11:12 +0000

The upcoming 2012 Tesla Model S EV sedan is more likely to be out for sale in the second quarter of 2012, according to some early reports.

Comment on Let’s kill a few learning holy cows – 70:20:10 is dead (or at least seriously ill) by Dealing with WAGs and SWAGs and Empirical Evidence in the Pursuit of Performance « EPPIC – Pursuing Performance

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:43:57 +0000

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Comment on Let’s kill a few learning holy cows – 70:20:10 is dead (or at least seriously ill) by Informal Learning: Beyond the 70/20/10 Model

Informal Learning: Beyond the 70/20/10 Model — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:42:47 +0000

[...] heard plenty of people like Doug Lynch tell us there is no peer-reviewed basis for the model. I’ve searched for peer-reviewed journal [...]

Comment on How to: Remove the iSync (MobileMe) icon from Menu Bar by David Burden

David Burden — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:56:46 +0000

Thanks, that’s been bothering me for years!

Comment on Let’s kill a few learning holy cows – 70:20:10 is dead (or at least seriously ill) by njh

njh — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:32:02 +0000

Check out this link: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED025688&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED025688

Allen Tough’s work is study of 35 people in the Toronto area. And from this foundation the edifice is built…

Comment on Let’s kill a few learning holy cows – 70:20:10 is dead (or at least seriously ill) by sam ellis

sam ellis — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:44:24 +0000

do you have the refernce for the Tough study from 1968 please?