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Blog Notes-October 2011

If you eat a frog first thing in the morning, the rest of your day will be wonderful.
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If you have to eat a frog, don’t look at it for too long.

1. Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - to check the most recent results which run automatically after download: %windir%\debug\mrt.log To run it manually: "mrt.exe" in Run command in the Start Menu.
   • Microsoft Safety Scanner for stand alone virus/malware removal. Expires in 10 days, so download and run as needed. Very comprehensive tool.
2. Lightroom - learning to use Lightroom 3.5 (upgraded from 3.4 in the last month). Although it is fairly intuitive to pick up and use, I've appreciated having several resources starting with the Scott Kelby book, Lightroom 3.
3. Data visualization - a short listing of 5 different tools, primarily map visualization.
   • StatPlanet is a web-based tool.
   • Many Eyes from IBM has several methods of data visualization. Visualization Options Available is a useful tool for generating ideas for possible analysis.
4. Checklist Manifesto

The Checklist Manifesto refers to a philosophical article, Toward a Theory of Medical Fallibility by Samuel Gorovitz and Alasdair MacIntyre (1975): The question they sought to answer was why we fail at what we set out to do in the world. One reason, they observed, is necessary fallibility, some things we want to do are simply beyond our capacity. ... Even enhanced by technology, our physical and mental powers are limited. Gorovitz and MacIntyre thought about deficiencies that lead to failure. Specifically, two deficiencies: ignorance and ineptitude. Ignorance is an error of either not understanding or only partially understanding the world and how it works. Knowledge has not yet available to solve the problem so we fail due to ignorance. Ineptitude occurs where the knowledge exists, yet we fail to apply it correctly This failure could have been prevented if we had correctly applied existing knowledge.

A pilot's checklist - simple, brief, and to the point. Fitting on an index card and including step-by-step checks for each phase of operation: take-off, flight, landing, taxiing. Take a complicated process and not leave the steps to the memory of one person.

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Lyrics: "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous
May you grow up to be true
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
And may your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Forever young, forever young
May you stay forever young.
Bob Dylan info on YouTube

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