Achor Consulting

Pre-Occupied

rtachor — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:16:05 +0000

As long as the SEC has no true enforcement capability, there is no deterrent to those individuals and companies who exploit and corrode trust in service to their own greed.

Both Sides Now

rtachor — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:41:09 +0000

Just back from my annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the AICPA Tech Conference and Practitioners Symposium, where the theme this year was ‘The New Frontier’. (That term makes me think of Kennedy and the space program but in thematic terms for a conference it translated to Western props and cowboy hats.)

By the second day [...]

Achor Consulting at COLLABORATE 11

rtachor — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:30:09 +0000

It was my good fortune and honor to help present not one but TWO sessions this week at the COLLABORATE 11 conference in Orlando, Florida. I got to work with my very talented and dynamic colleague Sarah Hahn from Benton PUD to present a session on how we used PeopleSoft nVision to build a set [...]

Is it the Network or the Phone? Who cares?

rtachor — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:17:24 +0000

AT&T tried to tell us the problem was the phone and not the network, but at least for the past 7 days, neither the new phone nor the Verizon network has let me down.

Verizon Wireless and the iPhone Experience

rtachor — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:48:08 +0000

It seemed like the morning went on forever here at the Achor Consulting office. Just waiting, waiting for the FedEx guy to get here. I was waiting for my iPhone 4 to arrive from Verizon. It’s still a couple days until these much anticipated devices are released in stores. But because I’ve been a [...]

Business On Purpose

rtachor — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:21:50 +0000

Last week I had a chance to go to one of Portland State University’s Business Briefing Breakfasts and as it often does, it stimulated some great discussion and thought. The topic title was Business On Purpose: Leading Change through Social Enterprise and the panel included four notable participants in social enterprise, based here in Portland.

The [...]

All I Want for Christmas

rtachor — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:55:58 +0000

Sure, World Peace, an End to Hunger and all those other things remain high on the list but we could wait until New Years for those. What I want right now, before Congress takes off this week, is a repeal of the 1099 requirements some fool — or committee of fools — buried in [...]

A little direction here?

rtachor — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:15:55 +0000

Just a quick question: Can anybody tell us why after nearly 6 months and at least two OS upgrades the iPhone version of Google Maps still has no ‘Bicycle’ layer? Really, we all know these things take time but 6 months longer than for Android? Of course we have to wonder if Google is playing [...]

Class Conflict

rtachor — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:12:29 +0000

How is the US going to a) rebuild the middle of the economy while b) hacking the degree programs and faculty positions at state universities?

Life in the Fast Lane: some reflections on bike commuting

rtachor — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:34:29 +0000

We are now into the final week of the Bike Commute Challenge here in Oregon. As a company of 1 I have 100% of the staff participating. That’s a good thing; however, the percentage of commutes is not as high as it could be. According to my stats at bikecommutechallenge.com I’m running about 81.3%, [...]