Misc
Thanks to Blogging Idol …… What’s Next?
Jun 24th
I was quite surprised when I learned last week that I was the winner of the 2011 version of Blogging Idol. I was certainly not expecting it…..other blog postings and musings were certainly as interesting and as thought provoking as mine (in my opinion). Nevertheless, I am grateful for the recognition and can certainly use [...]
On the Internet, EVERYBODY Knows You are a Dog (and drink Starbucks)
Jun 10th
The latest post from Turning Technology Invisible – On the Internet, EVERYBODY Knows You are a Dog (and drink Starbucks) is available here.
In 5 Years, THEY will be Your Challenge
Jun 3rd
Another post to keep us occupied while we wait on tenterhooks. My latest post on TurningTechInvisible about how technology has not only widened the generation gap, it has created a completely different culture. Post is available here.
Good Luck To Everyone!
Jun 2nd
I hope everyone enjopyed themselves this year…..I know I did. One of these days I may just turn into a real professional blogger like Kevin and Chris……perhaps I should practice using Twitter first. See you at the after-party !
Innovation in the Form of Whimsy?
May 22nd
Its spring and the flowers are blooming, grass is growing and nature is generally rousing after a long winter. I am so happy, this is a wonderful time of year …until THEY arrive. They come out of nowhere. One minute it is all serene and then, without warning, the peace is shattered. It always ends [...]
I Believe in Miracles
May 21st
Now there are two kinds of miracles, the traditional kind which are supernatural events, outside the realm of science and in the realm of the spiritual. Then there are what we call modern miracles, things which were not possible a few years ago, but have been acheived through ingenuity, creativity, application of the latest research, and [...]
Proof!
May 20th
Proof that I like technology. Proof that technology can be seem a bit too important sometimes – and that others don’t get it (pun Proof that I don’t understand women well enough especially when it is late and they want me to be “serious”. Proof that (some) women don’t understand my sense of humor well [...]
Holiday Weekend or Blogging Throwdown?
May 20th
Ok. This is our last weekend of posting at Blogging Idol for 2011. Have we had fun and has it been informative? Yes indeed, at least from my perspective. Let’s see if we get a rush of last minute postings, assuming we aren’t all heading out into the rain for the holiday weekend. I’m not sure [...]
What, There’s Pr0n on the Internet!?
May 20th
We all hear lots of talk about “Porn on the Internet”. Moralists rage against it, parents lament it, millions thrill in it (clandestinely, of course) and governments try to ignore it. I sometimes joke that the Internet was really built for Porn and that is all being channeled from some alternate dimension. Of course, it’s [...]
Is LinkedIn Worth 9 Billion Dollars?
May 19th
ZeroHedge is a prominent blog site in the blogsophere. Today, LinkedIn went public. The company, worth $4B in the morning, was worth double that value by the end of the day. The post deserves a re-post here for all blog idol contestants to read, comment, and perhaps write about. Here’s the story: Why LinkedIn Sucks [...]
Recognizing Canadian Innovation and Achievement
May 19th
Last night I attended the 26th Annual CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards Gala Dinner, and I had a chance to meet some of the award winners: Jason Goldberg, founder and president of Ideal Life won the Wellington West Award for Outstanding Product Achievement in ICT/Health/Clean Tech. He started this company several years ago believing he could [...]
…trip the light fantastic.
May 18th
I found this as an unpublished entry in the 2010 Blog Idol – I had completely forgotten about this. Completed and submitted in 2011. Yesterday, I attended the “Advanced Research and Innovation (ARI)” day at Algonquin College in Ottawa. The main event was the showcase of projects currently underway. The notion is to support [...]
Emily Carr, Carl Sagan, Bucky, and CNN’s “Restoring the American Dream”
May 18th
My wife phoned me to tell me this program was coming on CNN, so I stopped work to take a look. Fareed was interviewing 4 “successful” CEO’s to try to answer the question – What will bring jobs – good jobs – back to America?. Fareed is Editor-at large of Time magazine, a Washington Post [...]
Ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools, say European leaders
May 16th
Welcome to my world. This post from The Telegraph arrived in my inbox this evening. A Council of Europe committee has made a strong recommendation to ban mobile phones and wireless networks in schools. According to the article, this is despite contradicting research from the World Health Organisation and the UK Department of Health which states [...]
Better late than never
May 15th
It seems somewhat late to enter the competition! I hope, however, to add my voice to the beautiful choir of the participants in the remaining week or so. I probably won’t win, but I know it will be fun anyway! I hope it will be more like last year (when I took the 3rd place), [...]
