Category Archives: Business

Blog Downtime

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Bill Ruhsam

I’m moving the blog today. Around noon, I’m going to pick up the directory and move it from its current home at jbwr.net/web/bp/billblog to jbwr.net/evileyebrow, a much more convenient url. I’ve never done this before; I don’t know what’s going … Continue reading →

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Washing your Keyboard

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

NPR Morning Edition had a story today concerning the cleansing of your computer keyboard. Most manufacturer’s recommendations that I’ve seen have involved wiping the surface down with mild disinfectant and/or using canned air to blow the crumbs/dust/hair out from between … Continue reading →

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Project Management Training

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

For four days last week I attended Project Management Training at my coporate headquarters in Laurel, Maryland (Exit 33 off of I-95, in case you care). It was pretty intensive with two full days and a half day on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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PM Training

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

If you read this blog, like Tom, you might wonder why I’ve been in MD two weeks out of two. Last week I was here for a company Technology Conference. This week I’m here for Project Management Training. The training … Continue reading →

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Blog as Business

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

OhCash.com dropped into my feedreader this morning and caught my attention with this first sentence. Traffic is the single most important thing when you build a website, even more than content itself. What?! Huh?! What a minute… Of course, if … Continue reading →

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Big Pharmaceuticals Aren't Evil Dictators?

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

In a post about the current regulatory environment around medial care today, In The Pipeline is maintaining the the NYTimes seems to be adopting a conciliatory attitude toward big pharma. I have no idea. I personally find this post interesting … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart is Not Evil?

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Bill Ruhsam

I’ve never jumped on the “Wal-Mart is Evil!” bandwagon. I agree that Wal-Mart pursues some disappointing business practices, but they are hardly the first, or only, large company to do so. They get more crap because they are so close … Continue reading →

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Play Money

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Bill Ruhsam

I heard about the book Play Money on NPR last week. The author, Julian Dibbell, is a freelance writer who as a part of investigating a story, became an online trader of Ultima Online items and currency. I was fascinated … Continue reading →

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