Archive for August, 2006

Talking about career promotions

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Today, during lunch break, we were talking about career promotions and I’ve picked up one view which is simple, clear and applies to everyone of us and also known as the “Peter Principle”.
Everybody gets to a career level where he/she is not competent for. At that level you need to have the balls [...]

Creating voice prompts for Calliope IP Telephony in GSM format

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

You just recorded a fabulous audio file to use as you main voice menu. Then you realize that Calliope IP Telephony does not use WAV format audio for the Playback or Background applications.
So what do you do? How can you convert your WAV files into GSM files that still have good sound quality?
I [...]

Synchronizing files/directories with iFolder

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

iFolder is a simple and secure storage solution that can increase your productivity by enabling you to back up, access and manage your personal files-from anywhere, at any time. Once you have installed iFolder, you simply save your files locally-as you have always done-and iFolder automatically updates the files on a network server and [...]

Party Time @ chain.be

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Eddy Merckx, founder and CEO of Chain is getting older again, so the time was right to get the party started.
Pictures? Well, yes there are some pictures that passed censorship and can be found in the gallery section.

Music Maestro!

Monday, August 14th, 2006

With the music section just been renewed it’s time to add a new song to the list.
Now playing one of the best songs ever been written (in my humble opinion). Covered by many but never beating the original.
Listen now to Van Morrison – Have I told you lately that I love you:

Starting your own business : some tips

Saturday, August 12th, 2006

Let’s be honnest, everybody is dreaming once in while of starting his/hers own business. For those who are actually thinking in doing so I’ve listed some tips on how to get started with almost no money by bootstrapping your business.
Tip 1. Use your salary as funding
Finance your startup with your paycheck(s).
Use your salary [...]

Changes to lucvansteen.net

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

After the design change and the music section being updated, it was time to add something new again.
So I’ve create some pages which can be found at the top of this page.
The Home link will redirect you to the main blog index.
The Contact me link will redirect you to a page where the meebo [...]

Lesson of the day

Friday, August 4th, 2006

Advice to the people of the marketing department…
When it comes to marketing there is a rule you always have to keep in mind and that’s good marketing of a bad product is at best pointless and vice versa.
That completes the lesson of today.

The Meebo Widget

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

More stuff from the Meebo bunch.
They created a widget that you can incorporate in your website, blog or support site. The service is somewhat similar to the one provided by gabbly.com
For those who want to contact me by using this widget, just go to the “Contact me” page.

Create your pictures with round corners

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

We’re seeing pictures with rounded corners everywhere. But how do you create them without imaging software?
You can create pictures with rounded corners from within PowerPoint.
Here’s how to do it in 4 easy steps :
Step 1: Draw a rounded rectangle using “AutoShapes” in the “Draw” Toolbar.
Step 2: Select your shape, then choose “Fill Color” [...]

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