Unsettling advert

August 5, 2009

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I love Darren to bits but it is quite unsettling to see his face bursting out of the screen in this new (?) Chitika ad

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Neil Strauss

August 5, 2009

the ten most common myths about surviving terrorism, fires, earthquakes, um, shark attacks, and other emergencies both likely and unlikely.
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Best-selling author Neil Strauss (of “The Game” fame) as a new book out about surviving emergencies, here he shares a free PDF report about the most common myths and the real way to survive emergencies. [...]

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Social Media and SEO: 5 Essential Steps to Success

August 5, 2009

Now more than ever, company marketers are charged with improving performance with fewer resources and shifting marketing budgets from traditional to digital tactics like SEO and social media. There are significant benefits from combining search engine optimization and social media marketing tactics ranging from increased social network discovery via search to the ability to attract [...]

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stunning bass-string shot

August 4, 2009

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This has so many layers of nerd-cool

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How to Naturally Reset Your Sleep Cycle In One Night

August 4, 2009

Simply stop eating during the 12-16 hour period before you want to be awake. Once you start eating again, your internal clock will be reset as though it is the start of a new day.  Your body will consider the time you break your fast as your new “morning.
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I need to try this, I [...]

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East Coast Panorama

August 3, 2009

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This is a nice little spot on the Yorkshire coastline taken with my iPhone and the AutoStitch application.

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Wishing I Was Back in Paris

August 1, 2009

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We are back in damp and dreary old England after having a great time in a far more sunny and relaxed Paris with Cindy and Mac.
I am hoping Macs rock climbing boot camp mitigated the worst fattening effects of the massive amounts of delicious calories I consumed during our trip, [...]

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Chillaxing in Paris

July 30, 2009

We are visiting Cindy and Mac for a birthday trip and are enjoying the opportunity to unwind.

Fortunateley the weather is cooperating so I’ll have lots of pics and stories to share when we are back
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Herding Cats Project Management and Productivity

July 26, 2009

“Herding Cats” is an expression used often in Project Management. It refers to a task that is extremely difficult, or impossible, to do because of people, or variables, constantly in flux and uncontrollable. There is a popular EDS commercial on YouTube with modern “cat herders”.

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I love the herding cats analogy, the [...]

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iMac pano from iPhone

July 26, 2009

Thanks to @steverubel I discovered this neat photostitching iPhone app called autostitch.

Pretty cool and very easy to use.
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