Archive for the 'Computers & Tech' Category

Public Speakers on twitter!

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Did you ever wonder how many public speakers are on twitter? I did, so I found a site that would give me some info. It’s called wefollow.com and you can get listed there in your choice of categories. I was frankly impressed that anyone billing themselves as a speaker has 221,152 followers. I [...]

twitter is driving me crazy!

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Should I spend any more time on twitter? I’ve experienced some great results following links supplied by people I trust. But I am selective about which people I follow. I don’t auto-follow back. And I don’t spend excessive time on twitter. I use it in snippets, tiny bits of time when I want [...]

MIT’s Sixth Sense Reality Enhancer

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

So, I’m at a cocktail party and can’t for the life of me remember the dude’s name and what I learned about him at the last networking event I attended for unemployed geeks. Enter the latest cool device from MIT students which can make me seem a bunch smarter than my normal IQ or [...]

Lunch 2.0 – Meet the geek of your dreams!

Friday, January 16th, 2009

In keeping with my personal motto (“Be the dumbest person in the room”) I often visit events filled with geeks, and, believe me, the Lunch 2.0 qualifies. Yesterday I particularly enjoyed staying in contact with Dawn Foster and Amber Case. These two women are responsible for keeping me sane in a world of [...]

Buckminster Fuller & Sustainability

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

I hadn’t really thought very much about Buckminster Fuller in a few years. I was busy with my ordinary life, worrying about election rhetoric, bills, my current clients, and other assorted things. But there he was, just behind my right shoulder, whispering to me like an old friend.
“Uh-huh.” he said. “Systems thinking again. [...]

Internet Strategy Forum Rocks!

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Almost 1000 people assembled yesterday in Portland (Oregon) for the Internet Strategy Forum. Organized by Steve Gehlen, the ISF featured such speakers as
# Geoffrey Ramsey, Co-founder & CEO, eMarketer
# Nancy Bhagat, VP of Sales and Marketing Group, Intel
# Daniel Stickel, new CEO, WebTrends (formerly with Google)
# Charlene Li, VP & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
# [...]

Vacations with ROI

Monday, March 24th, 2008

We’re heading to San Diego on March 31, driving down the coast to see all the natural beauty of springtime. We’ll use this blog to share the sights and inspire you to take the drive someday yourself.
The night lights of Portland, Crescent City and the Redwoods, Mendocino’s spectacular coastline, the famous Pier in San [...]