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The following essay was written by Mary Schmich and published in the Chicago Tribune as a column in 1997. She described it as the commencement speech she would give if she were asked to give …

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Find What You Love
December 20, 2009 – 2:59 pm | No Comment
Find What You Love

In his famous 2005 Stanford Commencement Address, Steve Jobs, the CEO and co-founder of Apple Computer, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks – including death itself.
In this inspiring …

Top 10 Tools for Learning
October 10, 2009 – 10:16 am | No Comment
Top 10 Tools for Learning

Jane Hart a Social Learning Consultant and the Founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies maintains a list of the Top 100 Tools for Learning.
This valuable resource is compiled from the feedback …

SharedMinds Desktop – The Ultimate Twitter Client for Windows
September 25, 2009 – 11:25 am | 9 Comments
SharedMinds Desktop – The Ultimate Twitter Client for Windows

With SharedMinds Desktop you can browse though all your tweets quickly and show links, user profiles and twitter search results right there in the same application. This will make you more productive and enhance your …

What Everybody Ought to Know About Twitter?
September 19, 2009 – 4:22 pm | 3 Comments
What Everybody Ought to Know About Twitter?

What is Twitter?
Twitter is a free online service that enables you to broadcast short messages of 140 characters or fewer (aka status updates or tweets) to your friends or followers. People interested in your …

Microsoft Surface Parody
August 21, 2009 – 3:28 pm | No Comment
Microsoft Surface Parody

What is Microsoft Surface?
According to Microsoft, “Surface is the first commercially available surface computer and turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface. The product provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural gestures, …

Project Natal
August 21, 2009 – 2:14 pm | No Comment
Project Natal

Project Natal is the code name for a new technology developed by Microsoft to allow advanced gesture recognition, facial recognition, and voice recognition. It is the base for a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" for …