My sister lives high on a hill in Ireland. When the wind blows, there is no escaping it. She has to go inside or let it toss her around. She’s toying with the idea of getting a windmill for her yard so she can take advantage of the wind by reducing her electric bill. Windmills… Read More
“The Practical Business Guide: How to develop long term clients”
Small organizations and large companies alike have a huge opportunity to turn their business around by treating customers as if they were the product, according to Greg Goettsch at TeamBTS. People want to be acknowledged, listened to and treated with respect. When you treat the customer as the ‘product’ and give them your full attention,… Read More
Say goodbye to Marion
My haven is in danger. The physical book, according to Nicolas Negroponte at a Techonomy conference is dead. Digital books will be replacing paper books just like film was replaced by the camera chip and vinyl albums were replaced by cds then again converted to .wma and mp3. If that happens, then my havens …… Read More
Bill Gates: In Five Years The Best Education Will Come From The Web
Online education replacing land based universities in 5 years! You bet! I believe that land based universities are already doomed. They charge too much and deliver too little. The faculty is not up to par with the technology level of the student and they get bored with static classes. An online education can incorporate graphics,… Read More
Job-Hunting Online
Another book that crossed my path this week is Job-Hunting Online. This books is a collection of information and links to online resources. Instead of wasting time on the internet trying to locate newsgroups, counseling and career tests, directories, companies, social networks and other job related sites – the writers have collected them for you.… Read More
I Went Walking – Book Review
I Went Walking by Sue Williams is a sweet book with few words and wonderful illustrations by Julie Vivas. The words have a cadence to them that allow little readers (this reader will be 2 years old in October) to follow along and chime in. The video shows Chaz reading along with the book during… Read More
