Why are still working so hard?
Day 11: Thursday the 22nd The presentation is basically complete at this point but we all basically wasted the morning creating slides that were suggested even though I knew we would not be within our...
View ArticleFlawless Presentation, final day in Dalian
The presentation was complete, I had nothing to do, but I still woke-up early. Li, Brian, and I practiced a couple of times but we were getting experienced and the practice became boring. We had a late...
View ArticleDay 13: Vacation Begins!
Everyone was up at 6:00 to check-out and leave for the airport. I got about 5 hours sleep and I think that was the most of anyone in the group. We arrived in Beijing without incident. It was such a...
View ArticleDay 14: Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City
We were tourists for the day. We awakened early, loaded into our van, and headed to the great wall. Sally from Grayline Tours (formerly Panda Tours) was our guide and was very professional and...
View ArticleDay 15: Company Tours in Beijing
Doug and I got up early to see Li off. It was so sad having the first team member depart because we’d grown so close over the past few days. Just before she got into the cab, she gave Doug and I a hug....
View ArticleDay 17: The long trip home
My alarm went off at 5:40 am and I quickly prepared to leave the hotel. Garrett and I met with Professor Lyles, who was very kind to awaken so early to see us off. We had a very quick breakfast, gave...
View ArticlePost trip: Additional thoughts
I’m now back at work, starting to settle into my routine again, but I’m not ready to be in this routine again! I’ve had a few days to relax and adjust to being back in the US and that was exactly what...
View ArticleUsing the Internet to Stay in Touch from Abroad
During my recent trip to China, I was surprised at how the internet kept me in such close touch with the US. In both hotels in which I stayed, broadband internet was available. Neither was close to...
View ArticleChina MBA Team back together again
Most of the team was back together again last night at a gathering at the house of Dr. Lyles. Li was the only one unable to attend and I wished she were there. All of the previous China Trip...
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Automatic Cover Art and Movie Details for Ripped DVDs in Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center can automatically download the metadata (cover art, movie name, cast, plot summary, etc.) for DVDs. If you place a DVD in your drive, this occurs automatically. However, if you...
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