I know a few of you readers either work remotely, telecommute at least some of the time, have home offices, etc., etc., whateveryoucallitthesedays, so I thought this post from Scott about managing remote workers and a follow-up conversation are worth reading. (He calls telecommuting workers "virtual workers," but that’s too close to saying someone is [...]
The Pew Internet & American Life Project’s new report How Women and Men Use the Internet shows that women are closing the Internet use gender gap. Men still generally use the Internet more than women, but women 18-29 years old, married women, and African-American women use the Internet more than men. Women also use [...]
I’ve mentioned various who’s who publications in this space fairly recently, so I feel like I should share this tale of caution from a blog reader.
She was recently involved in a situation similar to the one linked above and another one where Manchester’s Who’s Who contacted her about including her in their directory, then [...]
and now some might become available.
(Yes, I mean that as a joke related to the funny video available through the above link. Thank goodness for BS!)
I used PowerPoint for the presentation I gave on Wednesday. Using slides makes it easier for people in the audience to see the information I’m presenting. However, I often find myself feeling “locked in” to PowerPoint. Switching from PowerPoint to browse the Web seems so clunky to me. I like presenting from a Web browser [...]
beSpacific points to this Wall Street Journal article about wireless access in hotels, its growing popularity, and charges.
The radio show Weekend America discusses the search for and use of open wireless networks, including some of the legal issues in today’s program.
Because of a pricing dispute, Cogent Communications Group and Level 3 Communications, major Internet service providers, are at odds with each other. Level 3 stopped allowing some customers to access Web sites or send e-mail to customers on Cogent. The government currently does not regulate Internet activities of this kind, so there is no guarantee [...]
Thanks to Hugh’s reminder, I read his list on how to have smarter conversations. The list is good advice for anyone, but I especially appreciate some of the points as being words of wisdom for doing better presentations.
I hadn’t thought about number 4 as being a reason to blog. It’s great and something I will [...]