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40 Years of Macintosh
A (My) Personal Review

It's that time again. It's the Apple Macintosh's birthday again. It's now its 40th birthday - a special anniversary. I don't like to admit it, but most of the time in history I have somehow used the computer, or not. But read for yourself.

Before the Macintosh

Welcome IBM Ad

After Steve Wozniak's groundbreaking tinkering, which was introduced by and as the Apple Computer in 1976, Apple sold the Apple II very successfully from 1977. The second version, the Apple II+, was released when IBM introduced its PC in 1981. With more than a wink, Apple greeted the former typewriter manufacturer with a full-page advertisement.

But by then, an important step had already been taken: Steve Jobs visited the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) with a team for the first time in 1979 and was particularly impressed by one idea: Operating a graphical user interface with the mouse.

However, it would be another four years before the Lisa appeared as a mouse-operated computer in 1983. Although it offered groundbreaking functions such as the graphical interface and the drag & drop option, it remained commercially unsuccessful due to its high price of over $10,000.

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Posted by Frank Blome on January 18th, 2024 under Internal
Tags: history macintosh

The Perfect Christmas Tree -
My Christmas Project

Christmas Tree

The festive time of year is here - and with it the annual search for the perfect Christmas tree. But wait a minute! Have you ever thought of tree-buying not just as a festive ritual but as a project? Here are a few fun parallels between the Christmas tree hunt and our beloved project management:

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Posted by Stefanie Blome on December 22nd, 2023 under Internal
Tags: greetings

Discuss blog articles in the forum

Merlin Project Forum

The new forum has been online for a few months now and is well received by you. Thank you for your interest and active participation.

Today we are announcing a new feature that should add even more value to the forum. Since July, we have been linking new articles from the blog to our forum. This gives you the opportunity to ask specific questions, but also to discuss blog articles and their topics with us and others.

Of course, this also applies to older blog articles that are not yet linked in the forum. Just start a new discussion on the topic you want to talk about with others. You can simply drag and drop the link to the blog article in question.

If you have any questions about how to use the forum, you may find the following articles summarized under the About the Forum tag helpful. But of course you are also welcome to ask further questions directly in the individual posts.

Posted by Stefanie Blome on July 19th, 2023 under Internal
Tags: forum support

Welcome to The New Merlin Project Forum!

Merlin Project Forum

After we buried the Google forum with Merlin version 2 a long time ago, our focus was on Xing and LinkedIn until now. Now that Xing has cancelled its forum without replacement and the forum on LinkedIn is not really alive, we have decided to start our own forum again.

The new forum provides a user-friendly platform where Merlin Project users can network with each other and share knowledge. Ask questions, give suggestions and learn from other experienced users. All of this is free of charge, of course!

The new forum is easy to navigate and offers a variety of features, including a search function that allows you to quickly find the answers to your questions. In addition, you can personalize your profile, track your posts, and connect directly with other users.

We look forward to bringing our community even closer together with this new forum and providing you with more comprehensive support and resources. Feel free to drop by and become part of an ever-growing community!

Posted by Frank Blome on February 10th, 2023 under Internal
Tags: forum links support

Friday Again Already?

In the last time it happens again regularly that I ask myself at the latest on Friday around noon the question; "Friday noon, where is this week already again"? Yes, I really ask myself this question in this form. And not as the universally quoted TGIF - "Thank God is Friday"; because I like to work! So my motto is IIFRA - "Is it Friday really again?" ;-)

So now I'm taking some time to review selected topics of the last week. Maybe I'll be able to slow down the pace a bit... or what's the consultant term for that: "deceleration".

PM Camp Hamburg

PM Camp Hamburg

Finally, the preparations for the „biggest class reunion of German-speaking project managers" (I like to quote myself) are underway. After a few attempts sabotaged by Covid-19, a new orga team has now been found, which has already found a place and a date:

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On May 19 and 20, 2023, the PM Camp will
take place on the premises of ISM Hamburg.

More details will follow very soon. Until then, block the date in your schedule. I will definitely be there!

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Posted by Frank Blome on January 27th, 2023 under Internal
Tags: friday links collection-of-links

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