Author Archives for Dave S.

Not a Good Trip


I’ve always dreamed of seeing the beauty and grandeur of the southern-most continent and my trip last yearto Santiago, Chile would have been the perfect opportunity. I didn’t have the chance/time to make the trip but vowed that I’d visit again, perhaps taking a cruise to enjoy the natural beauty. That was at least until […]

Extreme Golf


Pretty awesome extreme indoor golf video from Golf Hooked. Totally amazing.

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Made it to Baltimore


Just a quick update. Laura, Andrew and I decided to take an impromptu trip to Baltimore, MD (Inner Harbor) to spend Laura’s last weekend before her school year starts. We have plans to take in all of the popular tourist destinations: the Aquarium, the Science Center, the Constellation, etc. As an added bonus we are […]

Separating the Personal from the Professional…Time for a Change


Is it really possible to separate the personal from the professional? I have been struggling with this issue for the past few months both in my daily life as well as my blogging. What follows is a description of the struggle and explanation of why I ultimately have decided to start a new blog (Associated […]

Coming Back Online Soon


After getting off to a blazing start with my reinvigorated commitment to blogging, a series of 3 chaotic weeks completely knocked me off of my axis. I am finally able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and should be back to publishing a few posts a week in the very near […]

Top-50 Web Influencers


Here’s who’s shaping what you read, watch, hear, write, buy, sell, befriend, flame, and otherwise do online.
Despite what Time magazine would have you believe, you are not the most powerful or influential person on the Web. At PC World we love online personals, social networks, and videos of people falling on their keisters as much […]

Collaborative Technology Gaining Workplace Acceptance


Adding and editing content via wikis growing in popularity at companies.
Just as employers are figuring out the role of blogs, their value and downside, along come wikis. Actually, wikis have been around for quite some time, but experts say it’s just now that mainstream employers are starting to tap into the power of such Web […]

Viacom and Joost to Challenge YouTube


U.S. media conglomerate Viacom Inc. Tuesday unveiled a licensing deal with Joost, a new Internet service that specializes in commercial video content. Key to the agreement was Joost’s promise it would protect Viacom’s copyrights, Viacom Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman said. This stumbling block led to the collapse of similar talks with YouTube parent Google […]

Teaching Students to Believe Helps Them Achieve


On my ride into work, I heard a story on NPR that really caught my attention. It was based on a new study that conducted by Carol S. Dweck from Stanford University that was published in Child Development that showed if you teach students that their intelligence can grow and increase, they do better in […]

Employers Embrace E-Learning


Employers see big benefits from e-learning compared to more traditional training methods, according to research from e-skills UK. Eight in 10 employers said the biggest drivers for using technology to teach is the accessibility, flexibility and cost-effectiveness that high-tech courses offer. Currently these courses generally consist of training programmes offered to staff on their PCs […]

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