Love and Respect for Print

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2005/01/love_and_respec.html

R.J. Berrier and my love for and addiction to the print version of local news. The importance of getting the "facts" right.

Integrity In Management

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2005/01/integrity_in_ma.html

The often sickening culture in large corporations and the importance of standing up for what is right.

Places To Work

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2005/01/places_to_work.html

Understanding the corporation's culture before you go to work, "mushroom management," micromanagement, and open communications.

Going Home

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2005/01/going_home.html

Visiting the hometown in North Carolina, learning a few more bits of wisdom.

Technology Today

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2005/01/technology_toda.html

Things still aren't as easy as they should be in the world of computer technology. Computer recommendations for different users.

Facing Facts

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2005/01/the_future.html

Today's American Corporations as the dinosaurs of this century.

Computer Battle

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/computer_battle.html

My comments on a poorly researched article on computers that appeared in the Roanoke Times and some predictions on the desktop OS battle.

Great Innovations

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/great_innovatio.html

Being successful by utilizing the good will of employees, and the danger of not understanding the importance of employee good will in driving customer satisfaction.

Cult of the Buddies

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/cult_of_the_bud.html

How managers hiring only their friends threatens to undermine the basic premises that have driven business success in America. Buddyism is the ultimate cover your rear style of management.

Friends

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/friends.html

The importance of real friends in helping with transitions in life.

Footprints In Your Heart

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/footprints_in_y.html

Reconnecting with friends, and the importance of staying connected.

Brand Worship

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/brand_worship.html

Measuring companies by something other than the products that they deliver. The disconnect between CEO pay and employee pay. The importance of small companies.

Another Circle Closed

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/another_circle_.html

The improbably meeting of old friends from Tay Creek, New Brunswick in Charlottesville, VA

Time For Friends

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/time_for_friend.html

Material things don't mean as much as friends who often pull you out of situations which are nearly impossible. One such time was when the Tay Creek community helped rescue our cattle dispersal.

Southern Cooking Magic

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/southern_cookin.html

The Magnalite pot, Glenda's great gravy, white half-runner beans, and cornbread.

Back To The Future

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/technical_war_v.html

How the final victory in the Linux-Windows battle was achieved, and Windows actually decided to work once again.

The Last Mowing

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/the_last_mowing.html

The end of the season, some thoughts on our neighborhood and the "Over the Hill Gang."

Windows, This Is Nuts

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/windows_this_is.html

Windows XP Professional continues to frustrate my efforts to have Linux and Windows share the same CPU.

Heterogeneous Success

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/printing_succes.html

Getting printing to work on my Linux machine. Thoughts on the inertia behind the hold of Windows on the desktop market.

Time For Clam Chowder

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/time_for_clam_c.html

My love affair with clam chowder and our family recipe.

The Tree Goes Up

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/the_tree_goes_u.html

Christmas trees in our life.

Never Easy With Windows

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/never_easy_with.html

Linux does fine with the new setup, Windows goes into hiding.

SATA Sucess

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/sata_sucess.html

The new SATA drive controller makes installing Linux a piece of cake.

The Great Fried Chicken Trip

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/the_great_fried.html

The Browns and the East Bend Dinette.

Some Hope

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/some_hope.html

Web search triumphs paid customer support.

The Linux Saga Continues

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/12/the_linux_saga_.html

My efforts on Linux remain stuck over the installer not recognizing my hard drive.

Linux Impressions

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/11/linux_impressio.html

Initial positive impressions with SUSE Linux.

Customer Service

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/11/customer_servic.html

The importance of customer service in driving sales into new markets.

The Season

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/11/the_season.html

Owning something is not an adequate substitute for creating something, and too many consumer goods that we do not need.

The Adventures Continue

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/11/the_adventures_.html

The Windows box gets fine tuned by Michael, and the first attempts to install Linux.

My Welcome to Windows

http://viewfromthemountain.typepad.com/david_sobotta_weblog/2004/11/my_welcome_to_w.html

The Dell box arrives, getting started with Windows, and how the other 98% lives.