by Mark P. McDonald | April 1, 2013 | Submit a Comment
London, UK, April 1st, 2013 – Unilever (UNA) maker of the Nexxus line of hair care products announced its agreement with Gartner (IT) to sell the Connecticut based company its Nexxus product line in an all-stock deal. Industry analysts are confused but interested in the possibilities. “It seems like a natural extension of the consumerization [...]
Category: Fun Tags: April First, Fun
by Mark P. McDonald | August 2, 2012 | 1 Comment
I have just come back online after spending two weeks on vacation with my family and that experience was strangely similar to my experiences on IT projects. Here is what I mean. They both begin with a plan, an itinerary of all the great places and experiences that should happen during the trip or project. [...]
Category: Personal Observation Tags: Fun, personal musing, Personal Observation
by Mark P. McDonald | April 1, 2012 | 2 Comments
April 1, 2012. Stamford, CT. An unnamed source within technology research and advisory firm, Gartner, indicated that the company is considering changing the name of its flagship event “Gartner Symposium” in response to new IP strategies being discussed in Athens, Georgia. Said the unnamed source, “we do not know what the new name would be, [...]
Category: Personal Observation Tags: Fun, personal musing
by Mark P. McDonald | February 15, 2010 | 1 Comment
The President of the U.S. has one of the toughest jobs in the world. They face complex issues, have to rally multiple constituencies and make decisions that change the course of history. The President is the Chief Executive of the U.S. government holding the titles of head of state and head of government. History judges [...]
Category: Fun Personal Observation Tags: Fun, personal musing
by Mark P. McDonald | October 4, 2009 | 1 Comment
Time out for a little personal observation posting. I have been travelling on one of those forced marches through Europe – you know 10 cities in 7 days kind of things — and this time I am really noticing the challenge posed by the bathtub/shower complex present in many hotels. I will refer to them [...]
Category: Fun Personal Observation Tags: Fun, life of travel, Personal Observation
