March 2011
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iPad 2 is looking pretty nice...
If you don’t want an iPad 2 yet, it’s probably because you didn’t watch the keynote: http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1103pijanbdvaaj/event/index.html
Kries Design is official →
Hire me.
November 2010
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“Rock the boat. Maybe it sinks. Maybe it needed to sink.”
– The Think Big Manifesto
September 2010
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What is your sentence? →
This video was enough to make me order this book.
August 2010
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“When you’re at the beginning, don’t obsess about the middle, because...”
– Switch by Chip & Dan Heath
June 2010
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“The way I understand gifts is that the giver must make a sacrifice, create an...”
– Seth Godin’s Blog
May 2010
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“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your own path.”
Facebook is Lurking Everywhere...
It’s no secret that Facebook has been steadily creeping into more and more people’s lives. The difference is that, until recently, you had the choice to avoid the world of Facebook.
That has all changed. With the new levels of integration being offered by Facebook, websites can now peer into your Facebook account to find out all kinds of information about you, like where you are...
Speakers With Passion
I’ve always felt that enthusiasm is contagious. After all, if you do not have the conviction to get excited about your lesson/topic/product/whatever else, how can anyone else get excited about it?
This is the philosophy that has guided my approach to professional and personal interactions for quite some time.
There is something special about hearing a talk from someone who clearly believes in...
April 2010
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Should We Trust Free Software?
Social network creation site Ning has recently announced they will be abandoning their free model. With so many people (especially educators!) relying on free software such as Ning to carry out their daily professional and personal functions, should we be wary of free web-based software such as this?
While I am not a Ning user myself (I am a Moodler), this scenario makes me lean more than ever...
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Will Apple and the iPad Kill Flash?
With the explosive sales and popularity of the iPad, I’ve been thinking a lot about the future of Flash. The lack of Flash support for this device has been no secret since the moment it was demonstrated by Steve Jobs. With popular sites like CNN.com, Vimeo.com, and even the White House scrambling to make their sites “iPad friendly”, what does this mean for Flash? Should we be...
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WatchShort and insightful commentary on making better “presentations that stick.”
-Found at http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2010/04/making-presentations-that-stick.html
Free Online Web Design Tools →
While this is by no means the biggest collection of free online tools, this is a list of online tools for web designers that anyone from beginner to advanced webmasters may find useful. I will continue to update the page as I find/remember/design new tools.
Enjoy and feel free to share a link with me if you have an idea for a new category and/or link.
“The bottom line is that you can get a laptop for much less money — with a full...”
– David Pogue on the iPad
March 2010
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“In everything you do, it’s possible to be an artist, at least a little...”
– Seth Godin in Linchpin
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Amazing Web 2.0 & 21st Century Tools Wiki
A former professor of mine shared a link the other day to a wiki on wikispaces.com with an amazing running list of 21st century tools. I’ve long been a fan of lists of great tools and this one did not fail to impress! What impressed me more was the fact that I had only heard of a small fraction of the tools on the list (I’d better get with it!).
From what I could see, the majority...
Bored with Twitter? It's probably your own fault.
I know it was mine. When I first started using Twitter a while ago, I made the mistake of using it as a glorified “Away Message”. I was mainly following people I knew and people who started following me. Big mistake. There was never anything particularly exciting or engaging in my Twitter data stream and I could easily spend days or weeks away from Twitter without missing a thing.
...
Prezi Presentation Tool
Move over PowerPoint! While Googling the other day for alternatives to PowerPoint, I happened to stumble upon a very unique presentation tool called Prezi. Prezi lets you design and deliver a presentation in a much more unique and visual manner than the bullet slides we have come to expect and lament from your standard ppt presentation (I’ve done it too).
I had the opportunity to present...
February 2010
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“Defending mediocrity is exhausting.”
– Seth Godin
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“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we...”
– Albert Einstein