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Are You Disruptive?

Posted in PersonalPhilosophy

Originally posted 2011-08-22 16:57:02. We sometimes look at innovation in the bigger picture of markets and industries. But innovation, and the disruption it brings, begins with the individual. We must embrace it, want it, and ultimately, live it. Because it is within our own pursuit of disrupting our individual industries and markets that we find [...]

When You Just Can't Take It Any Longer…

Posted in Personal

Originally posted 2011-08-01 09:36:57. We've all heard the stories about cell phones causing cancer, and global warming will destroy the earth, and, of course, that Facebook, the Internet, and video games will turn the younger generation into a mindless bunch of zombies. Well Martin Robbins recently published a tongue-in-cheek expose on a recent scientist's seemingly [...]

Photo: Let's Face It, Lightning is Cool

Posted in Photo

Originally posted 2011-08-02 10:22:15. NatGeo has posted a great photo of lightning captured off Bermuda. Apparently, these kinds of thunderheads are common during this time of year on the island paradise. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/... From In the Mind of Jason Thibeault, post Photo: Let's Face It, Lightning is Cool Post Footer automatically generated by wp-posturl plugin for [...]

How-To: The Joy of Seeing Your Words in Print

Posted in PublishingWriting

Originally posted 2011-07-20 13:32:14. Self-publishing has been around for decades. I remember as a graduate student at California State University, Northridge, the humble beginnings of XLibris and other digital printers promising to bring your words to print. I played around with some of them although, at the time, the Vanity presses were still in full-swing, [...]

Tablet Software: Web-based or Self-Contained?

Posted in ProgrammingReviewTechnology

Originally posted 2011-07-07 10:49:19. I think there is a lot to be said about creating native, self-contained applications for the tablet experience. Take, for instance, Amazon's iOS compatible cloud music player: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-... This is nothing more than a compatible web page. Now, this makes sense from a development perspective as you only really have to [...]

Flash: The News of My Death is Greatly Exaggerated

Posted in Industry AnalysisVideo

For those pundits out there thinking that Adobe had put the fork in the Flash platform (feeling the pinch of HTML 5 and native mobile application platforms like iOS), better put the silverware down. Adobe has published its roadmap (click on link for PDF roadmap document from Adobe) for its Flash browser plugin and its AIR desktop [...]

The American Dream…Digitized

Posted in GamingHypothesis

Originally posted 2011-06-27 10:15:55. Having grown up a video-game player, and still avidly play (well, off-and-on…), I have always wondered what the fascination is with playing video games. In the practical sense, they really offer nothing. There is no "prize" to be won by beating a level or getting a character the latest weapon. Still, [...]

The March Towards Ubiquitous Computing

Posted in CloudHypothesisTechnology

Originally posted 2011-06-01 20:45:47. The title of this blog sounds a little like a documentary (only without the penguins). But that is exactly what is happening. The explosion of municipal WiFi projects, the proliferation of WiFi Hotspots (just take a look at JiWire.com; it's insane how fast WiFi is growing), the convergence of radio technologies [...]

Is There Really a Digital Divide?

Posted in Philosophy

Originally posted 2011-07-19 08:48:55. A recently published paper on this subject would suggest that there is a growing gap between those that have access to the Internet and those that don't as well as the level of access we have. Although I agree, in principal, that there is a difference in what we can access [...]

Are You a Creative Person?

Posted in Personal

Originally posted 2011-09-30 15:51:31. A really great article on both the process of creativity and the traits of a creative personality. I have always considered myself a highly creative person. Not just with writing but within business. In fact, I have always been looked to as the "idea guy." But I had never really seen [...]