Social Media Tips for Professionals

My thanks to Steve Dorfman, President of Driven-to-Excel, Inc. for an excellent interview on the subject of Social Media Tips for Professionals. For further insights from Steve on this topic, please see his slide deck which was presented at the Maryland Leadership Breakfast last May (see also my prior blog post) Any feedback on thisRead… Read more »

Set Your Compass On “Service”

I’ve told this story before, but it bears repeating. Many years ago, my good friend Phyllis Preston (currently at the Federal Aviation Administration) introduced me to her father, Ed Preston. I knew Ed had worked for the federal government for many years; so as I shook his hand, I asked, “Ed…where did you work?” HeRead… Read more »

Goodreads Review: The Art of Non-Conformity

The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World by Chris Guillebeau My rating: 3 of 5 stars Perhaps because I’m an avid reader of Chris Guillebeau’s blog, I didn’t get as much out of this book as I thought I would. It’s still a good book,Read… Read more »

Texas anti-bullying legislation: a state comparison

As anti-bullying legislation begins to be introduced in Austin, it is interesting to look at what other states have done in the area comparatively. Anti-bullying legislation is relatively widespread throughout the United States, with 45 states having passed measures. Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota are the 5 states that do not haveRead… Read more »

AChecker Web Accessibility and Code Checker

The Inclusive Design Institute at OCAD University have released version 1.2 of AChecker, a free open source program checking the accessibility and code compliance for web sites. The Public AChecker is a web based service for checking single pages, there is also a Download AChecker which can be installed to check pages in bulk.By defaultRead… Read more »

15 Hours Left to Register!

The Project Management Telesummit registration end in 15 hours! Hurry and register now! 15 Hours Left to Register! is a post from: pmStudent I love to help new project managers and working project managers further their careers. I also offer online project management training for you! You may also enjoy: Audit of PMP Exam applicationsRead… Read more »

Electric car not worth the price

One of my Green ICT students saw a Mitsubishi i-MiEV at the Royal Canberra Show. In 2009 I had a brief test drive of the Mitsubishi i MiEV electric car. It worked okay and would be fine for city driving. But I ended up buying an Indian made Suzuki Alto with a 1 Litre petrolRead… Read more »