Okay, as an old fart, I’m marginally into Web 2.0 stuff. Not so much the networking stuff (MySpace, LinkedIn, etc), but I have been blogging (on and off) since 2001, I love Flickr, and I have even uploaded a few of my own YouTube videos.
But I was recently turned on to Slideshare, and am just [...]

This one went into the queue when I was doing my renewal, but better late than never. I ran across this post from Presentation Zen which is largely about the Tufte vs Powerpoint smackdown.
Re PPT, the highlights for me are those which counter Tufte’s position: Don Norman’s “In defense of Powerpoint” and Jean-luc Doumont’s The [...]

Despite the fact that very scary things have been going on at work, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that, in less than a week, I’m going to be taking advantage of a new benefit for long-time employees — a four-week paid sabbatical leave.
Why am I keeping my fingers crossed? Well, it seems that yet another [...]

I’ll skip the politics (for now) and just comment on their horrible written communication. What’s up with the goofy talking points? Is writing them in title case and italics meant to suggest emphasis?
Geez. Get some professional help!

I was just given a girly keychain. It’s in the shape of the torso of a (shapely) woman, and the girly part of it is that you can interchange the torso to either be a jewel-studded pink or white dress. There’s even a little purse charm that goes on the keyring portion.
I’ll leave the implications [...]