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Feb
16

Are QR codes just a short-lived fad?

[dropcaps type=’square’]I[/dropcaps]In a recent article by Jon Barocas, founder of bieMEDIA, he discusses the disconnect with QR codes and alternatives to this technology. Although QR codes can be helpful in certain situations, many times they are over used or misused.   [button link=”http://mashable.com/2012/02/15/qr-codes-rip/” text=”Read more..” target=”_blank”]   Like most technology fans, I am always ready […]

Jan
10

PROTECT IP / SOPA Act Breaks the Internet

[button link=”http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa” text=’fightforthefuture.org/pipa’ target=”_blank”] The video above discusses the Senate version of the PROTECT IP Act, but the House bill that was introduced TODAY is much much worse. It’ll give the government new powers to block Americans’ access websites that corporations don’t like. The bill would criminalize posting all sorts of standard web content — music playing […]

Wikipedia

I found this statement from Wikipedia founder very interesting.   Google might have close to a million servers. Yahoo has something like 13,000 staff. We have 400 servers and 95 staff. Wikipedia is the #5 site on the web and serves 454 million different people every month – with billions of page views. Commerce is […]

Nov
2

charity : water

Scott Harrison – charity: water from Silicon Prairie News on Vimeo.  [dropcaps color=” background_color=” border_color=” type=’square’]T[/dropcaps]This is a video from the 2010 Big Omaha Event. Its an inspiring story of Scott Harrison and the charity: water organization. He also discusses their use of branding and digital media to promote and inform contributors about their organization. […]

Oct
24

Leave me a note!

Click the link and leave me a sticky note! Be careful what you say, it remains for 72 hours!   [dropcaps]H[/dropcaps]Here is a homework assignment that I actually enjoyed. This is a php fuction that incorporates FancyBox and allows users to read and write to a SQL data base in a quirky manner. The notes […]

Oct
9

Tribal Leadership

[dropcaps]T[/dropcaps]Tribal Leadership is a book by Dave Logan, John Paul King and Halee Fischer-Wright. The book discusses how to leverage natural groups to build a thriving organization. This is a great read for any business or organizational leader, or for someone who truly aspires to be a great leader. If you want to know how […]

Oct
4

iPhone 5 – just a rumor

[dropcaps]A[/dropcaps] As many of you may have heard today during Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone” keynotes, they will not be releasing an iPhone 5. They will however be releasing an iPhone 4S. Although it has many improvements, the appearance is very similar to that of the iPhone 4. Click below to view the video! [button link=”http://www.apple.com/iphone/#video-4s” […]

Sep
29

Ben Gibbard interview in Relevant Magazine

“We’ve created this perception within ourselves that we have F.O.M.O. – the fear of missing out. We have this fear that if we don’t go to work every day and we haven’t seen these same videos on YouTube, or we’re not up to date on indie rock, or what celebrity did what to who that […]

Sep
28

iAlertu Mac App

  Just started using this new app today called iAlertU that I thought other mac users might be interested in. After working on projects in coffee shops and libraries I usually end up stepping away from my computer for a minute to get a snack or use the restroom. I always worry about leaving my […]