In this blog article, I look at the software applications that I use on a regular basis to stay productive.
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My Top 10 News Stories of 2008
The “top news stories” for 2008 are starting to appear on many of the local and national news sites. Here is my own list of the top 10 news stories for the last 12 months: 10. The Curious Case of Sarah Palin (National) 9. Hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike 8. Earthquake in China & … Continue reading My Top 10 News Stories of 2008
Introducing Scrapplet: Creating Your Own Site from Scraps
Don Reisinger over at CNET.com’s Webware provides a nice review of Scrapplet, a new web service that allows users to create their own mashable dashboard using “scraps” from other sites. Here’s a brief description from the article: Want to grab your Twitter stream and put that on the same page as your Friendfeed? With Scrapplet, … Continue reading Introducing Scrapplet: Creating Your Own Site from Scraps
Cliff Notes for the Financial Meltdown
Do you find yourself completely intrigued by the historic economic meltdown confronting the USA and the world? Do you find yourself completely lost in a sea of economic jargon, and as a result, struggling to understand how this could happen? After all, how many of us can understand terms like “credit default swaps” or even … Continue reading Cliff Notes for the Financial Meltdown
A Season for Reflection
The harvest is almost finished in Iowa. The seasons are changing, and winter is around the corner. For me, this is a season of reflection. This year, 2008, is almost behind us. The year’s go by so quickly. A new year is in front of us. It’s time for me to review my life mission … Continue reading A Season for Reflection
The Adventure of a Lifetime!
If you are looking for the adventure of a lifetime, consider joining Grace Church next summer for its 10th Anniversary Trek through the Andes Mountains of Peru. Each summer of team of trekkers heads to the Cordillera Blanca Region where the mountain peaks soar to 22,000 feet. This is not a missions trip for the … Continue reading The Adventure of a Lifetime!
Using OneNote for ePortfolios
I’m searching for examples of ePortfolios as I begin to investigate various options for my own portfolio due at the completion of my master’s degree in May 2010. (I know, it’s still a long ways out, but why wait until the very end to do all of the hard work.) In my search, I came … Continue reading Using OneNote for ePortfolios
Twitter and the Church
Jeff Wilson over at imageForth.com has some feedback on his experience using Twitter to stay connected with his church. While he points out several advantages, there is one big disadvantage that can be difficult to overcome: Twitter is a great way to keep those who “twitter” informed, but one of the problems that we have … Continue reading Twitter and the Church
Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts
I have been an active twitter user for several months, and now I’ve branched into a second twitter account. I’ve created an account for my church, Grace Church, with the idea of pushing simple information about what’s happening at Grace. It’s an experiment in using twitter for this kind of application. The problem is that … Continue reading Managing Multiple Twitter Accounts
History in the Making
Last week, for the first time, the media started making vast comparisons between September 2008 and October 1929. The words “historic” and “depression” were clearly a part of the conversation. Money and Markets does a good job of summarizing the historic week: If you didn't have a chance to keep up with how things played … Continue reading History in the Making
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