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An oasis in a parched land

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

I’ve just been spending some time with our daughter at The House of James Christian Bookstore in Abbotsford. What a great place. It has something for every stage and part of your life.

It’s so wonderful that we still have stores like this among the masses of media and materialistic things pumped into our lives. If you’re in need of refreshing and uplifting input to your life, visit your neighborhood Christian bookstore.

Raise Your Corporate Engagement – A Guide to social media

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

Trevor Cook has published a great read on Social Media “Social Media or how I learned to stop worrying and love communication – The Power of Web 2.0″. It is free to download. Download it, print it (if you are so inclined) and make some action plans for your organization. The article covers blogging, podcasting and RSS, including examples of organizations using these tools for increase communications.

The big benefits of these technologies will come when organizations embrace these tools within their enterprises.

Seatbelts save lives

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Wearing your seatbelt can save your life or reduce the injuries you may sustain in a motor vehicle crash. With all the knowledge we have, why is seatbelt use not at 100%?  Maybe putting this sticker in every automobile will change that.

Take a break from your Blackberry

Friday, June 9th, 2006

For everyone who lives by their Blackberry, here is a novel way to get some breathing time. Gizmodo reports on a Chicago hotel that offers to lockup your Blackberry. This is another way of accountability to allow you to get some freedom from that little device.

From Reuters