by Bruce | Dec 14, 2007 | Development, Things that make me think
Advice from Bill Gates is worth noting – full link / transcript below – here are the highlights. "Working knowledge of productivity software" – I'll buy that, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, e-mail, etc. (yes I know...
by Bruce | Dec 5, 2007 | Tech Trends, Things that inspire me, Things that make me think
I’ve got to try this out soon – if it works it could really be brilliant. The idea is that you take a number of pictures (3+) of something touristy (i.e. something that people and cars are going past and getting “in the way”). ...
by Bruce | Nov 30, 2007 | Things that make me think
I like to stay generally positive about things here, but sometimes a news item or discussion just gets the better of me. <rant on> From today’s Grand Rapids Press: Survey: Few believe a good education is necessary GRAND RAPIDS — Michigan’s...
by Bruce | Nov 27, 2007 | Tech Trends, Things that make me think
Sometimes a picture does say 1000 words. This outlines the problem many American schools had with $1000 laptops – could easily be the same thing with “$100” laptops. The problem with education isn’t a lack of technology, or even a...
by Bruce | Nov 20, 2007 | Things that make me think
Locavore …. clearly like carnivore, or omnivore …. something you eat …. a habit more than a diet …. but what’s a “Loc”? It ends up that the Loc means, roughly, “Location” as the word of the year’s definition...
by Bruce | Nov 2, 2007 | Things that make me think
In September, Mac Fowler asked “I wonder how many mouse clicks there are across the world per day?” – a Random thought, sure, but valid. So many questions are unanswerable, but the impact of the mouse (which was invented in many/most of our...
