I’ll be in Redmond for part of next week and, although my first effort to have a Crossroads Mall meetup got sidetracked, I’d like to try again. To keep things simple: I’ll just be there this Thursday night, the 21st, at around 6:30,...

As part of my re-exploration of the walled-garden social networks, I’ve accepted the entire batch of LinkedIn invitations that had queued up in my dormant account. One of them was a request from Beth Kanter for advice on screencasting. From my...

This week’s show on ITConversations explores what Jeannette Wing means by computational thinking. As I noted here, she has coined that evocative phrase to suggest how the intellectual tools of computer science a€’ including abstraction,...

Like other social applications, Facebook wants to know how you’re connected to people. So it asks: “How do you know this person?” and presents these choices: The choice I usually want — “Through the Web” — i......

In preparation for a panel at the MIT Enterprise Forum I summarized my thoughts about walled-garden social networks. It came back around the other day in conversation with Avi Bryant, who — like a great many people — is appreciating the...

I recently spent a long day waiting for and visiting with someone who had surgery at the Exeter Hospital in Exeter, NH. It’s a wonderful facility that’s got all sorts of things right: pleasant decor, free valet parking, an excellent and...

My wish for Channel 9 to augment the trademark videos with downloadable audio files has been granted. As a result, I was able to listen to Charles Torre’s interview with Brian Beckman during my exercise hour yesterday. Even if you’re not a...

Just finished palying withA nifty little application that helps you create online forms, Wufoo! This is a really easy to use tool for utting together forms in different formats such as single line text, multiple choice, checkboxes, drop down me... ...

Hi ya all. Sorry for not updating. Reason 1, have not been baking = oven busted (totally not my fault) Reason 2, just started work = no life Reason 3, NO OVEN!! *stress* Hello Cheesecakes and Ice Cream. Reason 4, no time = work + OT Uh, It’s an...

The Spirit of our Northwest Forests Submission deadline: Wed, Aug 15, 2007 An Art Exhibition to honor the COCC Forestry Program with art creations focusing on the beauty of wood, wildlife and water within the forest environment. Open to all artists... ...