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Socialite! Access Your Lifestream

I often hear from my colleagues, family, and friends that they “don’t have time” to manage their social networking accounts. As a proponent of social media & networking, I dislike hearing this, but the reality is we are all short on time. That said, what tools are available to us that can [...]

iPhone Repair Using ifixit.com

Is the glass broke on your iPhone leaving you with shards of tiny pieces of glass in your index finger? Well don’t trash that phone yet. As long as the phone functions, you can replace glass using a repair kit from ifixit.com.
I purchased the iPhone3G Front Panel Kit from ifixit.com for $59.96 which includes all [...]

WordPress P2 Theme to Capture Backchannel

My most recent postings have been in reference to an event in which I describe how I captured the backchannel from a “low tech” audience by using a team of iReporters. While the preparation of this iReporting team was important, the technology supporting their work  was as well. Using WordPress and the P2 theme, I was able to create [...]

Keep Barriers Low: Key to Capturing Backchannel

In a prior posting “Capturing the Backchannel From Non-Techies,” I described how I was able to capture the backchannel of an early childhood event that consisted of a less than tech savvy crowd. In short, I assembled a team of volunteer iReporters who were responsible for sharing their personal aha moments and learnings, while also reporting [...]

Capturing the Backchannel From Non-Techies

For those of us working in the tech field, or in fields of work that typically include a more tech savvy crowd, capturing the “backchannel” of an event is not that difficult. Usually event organizers will select an event tag for its participants to use, and then market the fact that they want participants [...]

What’s a Tag?

 
Recently I was asked to explain what a tag is and how it works to a group of people that would be tweeting and writing articles for a blog. The following is my explanation:

 
To understand a tag you have to first understand what gets tagged.
Typically, “posts” are tagged.
Posts can be status updates (like Twitter), blog [...]

Cell Phones & Conference Calls: Low Tech Tip

While not often, there are times when I am required to participate in a conference call using my cell phone. Unfortunately, because I am using a cell phone, I don’t exactly have that “hear a pin drop” sound quality.  Inevitably, I lose bits and pieces of the conversation, mostly due to low volume. The more [...]

Automate Your Life With iGoogle

How awesome would it be to access your email, calendar, news, favorite blogs & websites, social networks, and more in one central location regardless of which computer you are using? Wouldn’t it be even more awesome if you could set all that up by yourself…..for FREE. You can! It’s fast, easy, and you don’t need [...]

Social Bookmarking vs. Use of Handouts

So often at events/trainings we find ourselves passing out prized resource lists, which often contain references to websites. In and of itself this approach is not wrong, in fact its ok. But what if there were a way for you to share your website resources  that would prove beneficial to you and your audience beyond [...]

One Click! Open Multiple Websites in Safari Simultaneously

Safari users you may find this tip to be particularly useful if you need to access the same websites regularly. For example, lets assume you need to check your WebEX office daily, your web-based email account, and Twitter. You could bookmark them, or you could even create a quick webpage and list your links. But [...]

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