http://conference.cali.org/2011/sessions/apples-teachers-and-students-and-staff-going-100-ipad

Thanks for posting diligently about your MBA expr. Very interesting and helpful for me since I will be enrolling this fall. Incidentally whats your major ?

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Meenal

You get to the heart of the matter with business processes. Unfortunately, in general I find that there isn’t enough talk about processes as part of businesses. University have processes and in fact this year’s Educause conference seems much more strategy-oriented than I’ve seen in the past. But those processes and the university’s general operations are not always considered “business.” And I argue that it should be.

The bigger challenge to look at the business processes. There aren’t many technical issues around moving a system out but the real savings are to be made from streamlining your admin processes and the moving to a shared services model. It’s the business owners who need to understand that – once they do then the transition can happen.

Just sayin’.

If you have a computer – even a home one – that is on most of the time, then just get 1 license and run it there. That’s what I do – just 1 license at home.

Also, it’s not as if one couldn’t use an e-mail client other than Groupwise, for instance, or just IMAP into the system via an iPhone, etc. I’m just trying to get even more connectivity. I wanted a different type of device but still be connected to my e-mail, calendar, etc. And this is the only way to get it to work. Google is involved only because the device is an Android one, which talks so well to Google in the first place.

Let me know what you meant. I’d like to be able to respond more accurately. Thanks for the comment.

But this is an iPhone, that happens to be carried by ATT. That’s how Apple wanted it to be.

Verizon made a mistake by leaning too hard and too long on its huge wireless network and install base. That’s why they are putting smartphones out like mad right now. But I still think that Apple’s crazy plans on how things should be priced and how the revenues should work out forced a lot of hands.

As for the separating, I guess they trusted that anyone who would drive to the recycling center would be conscientious enough to separate it properly.

So far, the drive up was beautiful. Fog rolled in but it is Oregon

Have a great time! I had planned to drive up through the Willamette Valley when I drove out west, but we had to change our plans so we only got up the California coast before we had to turn east again. It’s a great time of year for berries and Oregon is a great place to get them.

Some interesting bits here. First, to quote:

“The Fed says it expects the economy will shrink between 1.3% and 2% this year. It had earlier said the economy could contract between 0.5% and 1.3%.”

So that’s…good news? That we will contract m…

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Debbie has a very good advice–cutting back on activities. You will get your social life back!

My advice: you MUST force yourself to keep on track and DON’T STOP. Keep the goal in mind and you WILL get done and you WILL be happy you did it!

Drop any extra activities you can, take some sick or personal days to study or recoup if you must, and push through. Oh, and plan something super fantastic to do when you are done! My husband and I planned a one month trip to Europe for the summer I finished (he had the fall semester to complete yet). It was his first trip abroad and we had a blast!

Just hang in there – and keep us posted!

I don’t know of a cure. I know my mom has had sleep apnea for years (not sure when she actually was diagnosed with this). All I can do is say prayers for you that you are cured of this. A good night’s sleep is important. I pray that you get at least 4 hours tonight!

ttyl,

Awdang

1. Consumption ISN’T bad in an of itself, when those consuming have the means to do so. Your friend is so very right, though. But fter 9/11, when savings rates were already dangerously low, Bush told everyone to go spend, spend, spend to keep us out of a recession. I was shocked, dismayed, and convinced he was wrong. We upped our saving in the midst of everyone else’s spending sprees. I believe Bush’s admonition – and people’s willingness to follow his irresponsible directive – set us up quite nicely for this deeper recession/possible depression.

2. Yes, more spending theoretically means more taxes. And you will hear arguments from big business that the US already has more taxes than most developed countries. But big business usually fails to mention that the US also has the most loopholes of any developed country, so businesses end up paying FEWER taxes than almost anywhere else in the world. I just read today that there is a difference of over $300 billion between what is taxed and what is actually owed when the hoops are jumped through. It sure makes it convenient for both parties, who only tell the side of the story that most resonates with their constituents.

4.0! Nice. I’m at 3.8 and far enough that no matter how I score from now on I have too many units in to really pull that up…:-(

Just being a bit optimistic. These days that’s not so bad.

So…you’re not an under-achiever at all. You just don’t need the tag to make you feel good about who you are and what you’re doing. Bravo.

I have my own opinions on how class environments should or at least could be managed to improve engagement. But that is not a great tactic when working with faculty, truth be told. And I agree that educating the professors might be the most important aspect that needs to be addressed.

And the issue here is that you’re saying universities don’t need to take on debt. Well, they need money. Debt is one way to get money.

You make it sound so simple

My wife actually has a degree in Photography, so she enjoys it as well. To be honest, she has a much more creative eye for composition than I do – sometimes too creative, to the point where the shot is actually impossible