Technology Category

The Chain Letter Challenge!

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

By Judy Vorfeld
Have you ever fallen for a clever urban legend or virus hoax? Then immediately passed it on to your best friends and relatives, or even your clients? Have you later discovered it was a hoax? Did you want to go back and erase it … using virtual White-Out? [...]

Tribes. Leadership. Marketing. Free eBook

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Medieval helpdesk with English subtitles

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

When is swine flu NOT swine flu? asks Gerry McGovern

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Gerry McGovern’s blog today discusses language in a riveting post that also addresses the (mainly) online business aspect of today’s language. He says, in part that “search is the greatest laboratory of human behavior that has ever existed.”
McGovern talks about how various global governments are trying to change the name of swine flu, and why [...]

Brilliant glass shapes grace the desert

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

I just couldn’t resist taking time from editing, playing with the cats, and killing weeds to edit a few more pictures from my visit to Desert Botanical Garden earlier this week. I’m thrilled that one of my visitors has decided to pay the garden a visit as a result of seeing my photos. The Chihuly [...]

The Social Reef, an Industry Perspective

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Dynamic presentation of the social web by Jeremiah Owyang

Social Reef: An Industry Perspective
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Crook captures shot of screech owls

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

My brother, David Crook, went hiking this afternoon with his daughter, Michelle Dias, at Pinnacle Peak Park. They came across this adorable Eastern Screech Owl and its two babies.

Searching your hard drive made easy

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Everything search engine is a super tool for busy people. It’s so easy and quick that it almost takes my breath away. Sometimes it takes way too long to find a file on my busy hard drive.
This morning I needed an Excel file, but I rarely use it, and had forgotten where it was.
Good thing [...]

Google: How to do better searches

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

If you enjoy using Google for searches, then take a moment to watch this brief, fun video about how to save time using Google.

The Elusive Earrings-A Valentine’s Day Story

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

By Judy Vorfeld
PEORIA, ARIZONA—1988 Not again! I searched the car’s interior carefully before admitting defeat. Even with pierced ears, I’d managed to lose not just one, as I’d done in 1971, but two earrings. And these were expensive.
Emerging from the blast furnace of our garage into our cool home, I’d almost decided not to tell [...]