Monthly Archives: January 2011

I have a new late night hobby. I build inexpensive collections of music around themes. I like the iTunes Essentials collections – music around a theme (e.g., Live Guitar Heroics), but I don’t want to spend the money ($25 in … Continue reading →

For many, stimulus package proposals have been tainted by the addition of set asides. I have wondered about this and wondered what those representing my state have attempted to add. I assumed that some watch dog group would publish lists … Continue reading →

I enjoy Steven Levy as a writer. Hackers was a favorite in the early days and Insanely Great because I am an Apple Fan. Here is an amusing post on the “pressure” of Twitter and blogging.

Wow – Gary Stager sure does not like Daniel Pink. Ok, but he pushed it too far when he belittled Thomas Friedman. There are plenty of folks out there with perspectives and little more – I agree. BTW – we … Continue reading →

Dangerously Irrelevant post on parents who use online tools to make their wishes known to schools. In Grown Up Digital, Tapscott calles these folks “helicopter parents” and contends they not only attempt to influence schools, but also employers. I am … Continue reading →

YouDiligence – check up on your kids. a service launched late last year that alerts parents and educators to questionable content on Facebook, MySpace and other social networking websites. The quote above did not come from the YouDiligence site, but … Continue reading →