Communicating in a networked world
Google Earth can be viewed as a "browser" for people who are visually and spatially oriented. It lets them access information from around the world, using the planet itself as their visual/spatial reference point. For our new Project Happiness, we … [Continue reading]
The ways I choose to get regular exercise are hiking and biking. I never could stand "going to the gym" and doing an indoor workout. It always seemed to me that there was little point in getting in the car, driving somewhere, parking, going inside to … [Continue reading]
I was amused and delighted by the topic, but a schedule conflict prevented me from attending a meeting at the Institute For The Future (IFTF) about "the quantified self" a month ago. The topic, however, is completely intriguing to me as I find my … [Continue reading]
I have Ubuntu 8.04 running on an old Toshiba "tablet PC" whose touch-screen no longer functions (and Windows therefore malfunctions), and yesterday Ubuntu 8.10 was released so I jumped right on the bandwagon to try to install it so I could test it … [Continue reading]
In my quest to find better ways to deliver training and learning around the world, a suggestion from a colleague has turned into a unique distance-learning solution. We've put about 6 hours of video recordings from our teacher training session … [Continue reading]