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Why Company Network Restrictions Are Bad

• Tells your employees you don’t trust them
• Hamper communication
• People will find ways to waste time
• Creates bureaucracy
• Creates a bad guy (enforcer of restrictions)
• Don’t want people wasting time?
  • Give them interesting things to do
  • Hire good people
  • Realize people need a break

I graduated with a Computer Science degree in May of 2007 and I thought I was hot stuff then I realized I didn’t know anything.

Three and a half years later I still don’t know a damn thing.

I have noticed that I tend to go through cycles of different levels of confidence.  One week I will think I can take on any challenge no matter the conditions and the following week I will be wondering why I am not working at Lowe’s.

The important thing is to keep in mind that in both states you are probably wrong.  You need the confidence to take on the tough tasks that will help your career but you don’t want to be a dick.

So, walk with confidence and talk with modesty.

On June 5, 2009 — the day before the Palm Pre released, I decided that I would pick one up on a whim, having read the news and hype about it in the preceding months. I got up early that Saturday and was at my local Sprint store by 6:30am, being one of the first 10 in line.

I put the Palm Pre in my hands and never looked back. I was floored by its looks, its ease of use, and its multitasking. Later, I was courted by Palm's warm feeling for their developer community. When HP announced their purchase of Palm, I was wary at first, hoping they wouldn't bury this phone platform I came to love. (I'm not a fanboy, I'm an enthusiast!)

After watching the coverage of the Think Beyond event today, I can safely say that HP gave me the warm fuzzies thanks to all we've been waiting for: new hardware!

• Pre³ – What I'm doing with my summer vacation. 1.4 GHz. 3.5″ 480×800 WVGA. 512MB RAM. 802.11a/b/g/n. Autofocus 5MP HP 720p Camera. Front-facing VGA Camera.
• Veer – This thing is adorable. 800MHz. 2.5″ 320×400. 5MP Camera. I think this is their answer to the Kin.
• TouchPad – Daddy Like. Dual Core Snapdragon 1.2GHz. 9.7″ 1024×768 XGA. 1GB RAM. 802.11b/g/n. 1.3MP Front-facing Camera.

The Touch to Share concept and SMS/call forwarding from the Pre³ to the TouchPad look absolutely sick.

The phone's availability is "this summer". I can only hope that Sprint decides to get off its ass and carry more webOS hardware.

The event ended with an enigmatic reference to HP's plans to bring webOS to the Personal Computer. How exactly will that work?