Communicating in a networked world
John Francis is a really motivated learner and educator. He walked the world for 17 years silently. Yes, without speaking. And today he is most definitely talking about it. What he says contains a lot of messages—there’s certainly one in there for … [Continue reading]
It’s time to pick up your backstage pass for the Traveling Geeks tour. As the “geeks’ geek” I have the enjoyable task of herding the last few animals into the barn before the tour actually takes place. This means (primarily) that I’m handed the web … [Continue reading]
At the end of each year, I like to send a greeting to my friends. Over the last five years or so, it has become almost entirely electronic. And, just as it was with paper greeting cards sent through the mail, it’s almost always sent “late” — meaning … [Continue reading]
In my teens, on two different occasions, I spent a few months living in each of two countries (outside my native US), learning the predominant language and picking up the culture. Every once in a while it smacks me in the face that this makes me … [Continue reading]
I've been playing with electronic picture frames for almost two years. I started with a Ceiva frame two years ago, because it was capable of placing a phone call (modem) to pick up photos, and this frame was for a relative who doesn’t have access to … [Continue reading]