Friday, June 10, 2005

Almost Famous



I've written a book review of Bill Jensen's new book What Is Your Life's Work for 800CEORead.com.

If you've not been to their site before, I encourage you to check it out. They've got a terrific collection of business books (and reviews). I especially like the Jack Covert Selects section (click the "We Recommend" link on the home page). This page has the president's recommendations and reviews of the latest books - very cool.

Thursday, June 09, 2005

Stop your presentation before it kills again!



Kathy at Creating Passionate Users has done it again. Today she has a terrific post about the horrors of slideware presentations. If you're a PowerPoint user, or have ever had to sit through a PP presentation, or even if you know somebody who has, check out this post! In addition to Kathy's insightful (as usual) commentary, she's included a link to this Wired article about the effect that PP has on our learning and cognition abilities.

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Vacation as an Inspiration for Change

WSJ.com has a fascinating story this morning about how sometimes vacations can inspire career changes. I'm going on vacation next week - maybe some time on the beach will help me find the spark that I've been missing. I know that I'm ready for a change, a big one, but I've not yet determined what it is that I want to do. My current job used to supply both sex and cash, but no longer. Stay tuned.

Link: WSJ.com - A Good Vacation Can Serve As an Inspiration for Change

China Forces Websites To Register

Slashdot has a post this morning about the Chinese government forcing owners of blogs and websites to register with the government. This story is chilling in a lot of ways, but one of the most frightening aspects appears near the bottom of the Inquirer story. A blogger who attempted to register with the government was told not to bother because "independent blogs would not be granted permission to continue."

Link: Slashdot | China Forces Websites To Register

Monday, June 06, 2005

Sim Brain - Coming soon?

New Scientist is reporting on an ambitious project by IBM and a Swiss university to create a computer simulation of the human brain. The project will use IBM's Blue Gene supercomputer and will attempt to simulate the electrical structure of the neocortex.

Link: New Scientist Breaking News - Mission to build a simulated brain begins