https://rickbaker.ca/category/it-tech/ Rick Baker's Thought Posts — plain-spoken writing on leadership, business values, communication, habits, and the people side of building a business. Publishing since 2008. en-ca https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-praise-our-phones-by-calling-them-smart-then-we-toss-them-away-replacing-them-in-adolescence/https://rickbaker.ca/post/we-praise-our-phones-by-calling-them-smart-then-we-toss-them-away-replacing-them-in-adolescence/Sun, 09 May 2021 07:37:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Our technologies are becoming as fragile as our relationships. Puppy Love used to apply to puppies...then it morphed toward… https://rickbaker.ca/post/iot-an-unlimited-supply-hands-holding-utensils-ready-waiting-and-able-to-feed-product-and-service-development/https://rickbaker.ca/post/iot-an-unlimited-supply-hands-holding-utensils-ready-waiting-and-able-to-feed-product-and-service-development/Thu, 29 Oct 2020 07:09:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet The Internet of Things [IoT]: Are your products and services hungry for improvement? https://rickbaker.ca/post/stopping-to-think-about-crm-tools/https://rickbaker.ca/post/stopping-to-think-about-crm-tools/Mon, 05 Dec 2016 07:58:00 -0500The operations of most small businesses become far more complicated than outsiders [and most insiders] would have guessed or expected…and much of that… https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-internet-of-things-our-iot-vision/https://rickbaker.ca/post/the-internet-of-things-our-iot-vision/Mon, 07 Nov 2016 07:18:00 -0500The 'Internet of Things', you've heard about it. You may be talking about it, asking “ What exactly does it mean? ” Recently, that question was discussed at… https://rickbaker.ca/post/curiosity-bolsters-self-confidence/https://rickbaker.ca/post/curiosity-bolsters-self-confidence/Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:20:00 -0500Curiosity opens the door to alternative realities: this is discovered when you are curious, when you ask questions and when you listen to other people's… https://rickbaker.ca/post/you-know-what-you-need-or-you-dont-introduction/https://rickbaker.ca/post/you-know-what-you-need-or-you-dont-introduction/Tue, 12 Jul 2016 07:14:00 -0500Some people know exactly what they need. They know the details. They know their 'must haves', their 'nice to haves', and their 'fantasy wish lists'. And … https://rickbaker.ca/post/in-appreciation-of-customized-software-part-1/https://rickbaker.ca/post/in-appreciation-of-customized-software-part-1/Mon, 27 Jun 2016 07:13:00 -0500I am inspired by the possibilities tied to customized software. As my son, Jack, says – “Anything’s possible when it’s digital.” About the possibilities… I’m… https://rickbaker.ca/post/are-you-updating-your-business-tools/https://rickbaker.ca/post/are-you-updating-your-business-tools/Thu, 09 May 2013 09:09:00 -0500It started with rocks and sticks. In our early days, we used them to do work. And now, with really-advanced technologies, tools are creating really-advanced… https://rickbaker.ca/post/thought-tweet-488/https://rickbaker.ca/post/thought-tweet-488/Wed, 30 May 2012 08:00:00 -0500Thought Tweet #488 As technology advances at an ever-increasing pace we are at a similarly-increasing pace becoming isolated individuals. The Thinking Behind… https://rickbaker.ca/post/ecrmine-2/https://rickbaker.ca/post/ecrmine-2/Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:30:00 -0500Our CRM system works! We built our CRM system – which we call our eCRMine – using our own software-engineering savvy and our own sales-management savvy. We… https://rickbaker.ca/post/ecrmine/https://rickbaker.ca/post/ecrmine/Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:30:00 -0500We are pleased to announce: Our CRM System Works! For many years, we have seen people suffer with client-contact and relationship management systems..."CRM…