Learning Aesthetics

Well, it would appear that everyone, myself included, has survived the first week of the new management paradigm. It actually feels like the week lasted about a month, but maybe that’s just me. Before we take off on practical and more directly related topics I thought it might be fun to take a quick look [...]

While IBM and Linden Labs have teamed up to teleport across virtual worlds, Google has entered the arena with Lively. I’m tempted to say, “Too young,” but then again I’m not sure what ‘old enough’ would look like. There’s not as much depth as Second Life, but on the plus side it’s easier to navigate. [...]

The 2008 Webby Nominees are out; discover the cutting edge of just about everything.

If you were wondering what Web 2.0 was for or what to do with Twitter, check out Color Wars.

OK, so I’m a sucker for Weiner Dogs…

Just click, go ahead. Want to talk with Oprah on a Skype video call?

  I’m not sure that the retro-design trend makes sense, but there are some interesting possibilities in the no button approach.  Click below for a brief description or on the above picture for the original concept. E-book concept combines leather and multi-touch – Engadget

If you haven’t yet reached information overload I highly recommend the latest Guy Kawasaki  venture: check out Alltop

Jason Calacanis has a review of the MacBook Air which freely translated comes down to, “…it’s game changing because it’s really, really lightweight.”  This isn’t as silly as it sounds; we expected that students would all be carrying their laptops everywhere, but this doesn’t seem to be the case.  Weight is clearly an issue, as [...]

Now normally I don’t recommend books that I haven’t read myself, but this is impossible to pass up.  And since I’ve already reserved it at the OCLP I feel safe.  If you’re wondering what this has to do with IT, think China. Amazon.com: American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: [...]