http://kenfarmerconsulting.com Bridging the gap between business and technology Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:37:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, whatever warms your heart and demonstrates the joy of man and our hope for the future - I wish it for you. Somehow, Christmas Eve has arrived (again) without me taking the time to relax and appreciate all that it means. With everything that is evolving with business and ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/misc/merry-and-happy/ The time is now. Every business owner/manager is seeking ways to improve their operational efficiency, customer service, and ultimately their bottom line. I am going to use the next couple of posts to discuss the strategy I feel you need to be following - not only to stay in business during ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/business/optimize-your-business/ Even now, I get excited when technology works the way it should. I guess I shouldn't be surprised anymore since I am in the business of leveraging that technology. But having seen so many failed efforts (not my own of course), I still "love it when a plan comes together". One ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/12/business/when-technology-works/ I am always thankful for my family and friends, without them I could not be the person I am. I am thankful for the trials and tribulations, successes and failures, love and laughter that make up my life. We are the sum of our experiences and I am thankful to have ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/11/misc/i-am-thankful/ I am a gadget freak. There, I said it. For the most part, I've been able to tame my affliction and not let it drive my life. But every once in awhile, like when a new, cool gadget is close to being released but hasn't been yet, I find myself ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/11/misc/ode-to-the-gadget/ Finally, Election Day has arrived. Have you voted yet? If not, stop reading this and go let your voice be heard. I'll wait...    "Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote." - George Jean Nathan Welcome back and thanks for voting. This has been an amazing election. Not ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/11/misc/rock-the-vote/ UPDATE 12/17/08 - I am disappointed that these have trickled out instead of being released on the original schedule. MS has finally released 5 of them, with one listed as "R1" which provides a subset of the intended functionality. You can download them here. My apologies for assuming MS was ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/10/news/microsoft-crm-accelerators/ My parents just left after a visiting for a week. Living in San Diego, we have the opportunity to have family and friends stay with us 5-10 times a year. We enjoy these visits tremendously and make sure everyone realizes before they come that we can't always drop everything and ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/10/misc/local-tourist/ What a crazy time to own or run a business. We have banks failing, stock markets on a rollercoaster ride, credit tightening, homes all around you with mortgages in default - wow. Hey, let's toss in a Presidential election just for a little comic relief. "I can see Russia from ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/losing-any-sleep-yet/ I was reading an article online about the upcoming election and recent poll results (don't worry, this isn't a political post). It was just another in a series of endless articles spewing numbers that we are supposed to cling to. I also read a couple of posted comments and found ... http://kenfarmerconsulting.com/2008/09/business/landline-blues/