Monthly Archive: August 2008

how different people accept something new

// from cache of Leadership Network’s Learnings blog // Everett Rogers’ research has been formative in the strategies of how (some) new ideas become a commonly adopted practice, popularized in his book, Diffusion of Innovations. I’ve seen Rogers’ bell curve used...

a new kind of magazine

a new kind of magazine

Got an email this week from Joe Carter, about a new online magazine / network: I’m the managing editor of Culture11 (www.culture11.com), a new online magazine/social network that was started by Bill Bennett, David Kuo, Steve Forbes, et al. Today...

bbq barbeque that’s good for you

bbq barbeque that’s good for you

from the American Way magazine (8/15/08 edition), Barbecue: The New Health Food — … a recent university study shows that the fat in brisket is akin to olive oil. (Warning: The next sentence gets all sciencey.) In her master’s thesis,...

the switch from Curve to iPhone 3g

the switch from Curve to iPhone 3g

I broke the trackball retaining ring on my Blackberry Curve (8300) right before my flight SNA-DFW on Sunday. Serves me right for tinkering with cleaning the trackball without knowing its fragility and never reading instructions manuals or user’s guide. I...

John Wayne Airport WiFi – latest info

John Wayne Airport WiFi – latest info

While I’m waiting at John Wayne Airport (SNA, aka Orange County Airport), it’s possible to connect up to the Internet via WiFi. No free WiFi hotspots (yet?), but there are several pay options. // [update 6/15/10] There is now ad-supported...