by Bruce | Aug 15, 2011 | General, Tech Trends, Things that make me think
I have had my Nook eBook Reader for a few month, and I am really hooked – so hooked that it bothers me when I have to resort to “paper solutions” for anything. It is so nice to be able to carry the Nook around with all kinds of books, news feeds (ala Calibre), PDFs...
by Bruce | Aug 11, 2011 | General
“Quit Bowling” and “Start Digging Ditches” – two memorable quotes from the first day of the Willow Creek Leadership Summit (Seth Godin and Steven Furtick respectively). My mind is still processing and thinking through all that was presented today in the presentations...
by Bruce | Aug 1, 2011 | General
I was able to attend Maker Faire Detroit 2011 this last weekend at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. It was an amazingly full day from 9:30 in the morning to 5:30 at night (with a 2.5 hour drive on either side of that), but well worth it. Maker Faire is a...
by Bruce | Jul 13, 2011 | General, Things that inspire me
Today I “graduated” from my medical weight loss program – down 70 pounds in 17 weeks. All my “stats” got better – losing 10 inches on my waist, blood pressure much lower (dropped meds), and similar drops across the board. Since...
by Bruce | Jul 12, 2011 | Development, General
Microsoft released it’s long awaited (very long awaited) Silverlight Certification (MCTS 70-506) earlier this year. It was reportedly held up several times as Silverlight transitioned from version 2->3->4. There was enough new in Silverlight 4 that the...
by Bruce | Jul 6, 2011 | Development, General
I have been part of the Toastmasters for Techies group in Grand Rapids since starting with the group about a year ago. In fact I am Vice President in charge of Public Relations, so let me mention now that everyone should attend if they communicate or present ideas...
