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Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
How Wikis Work Best
Hugh Macleod released the HughPage, a wiki for bloggers, yesterday. As always he concisely captures the power of a wiki. “The Hughpage wiki is up and at your disposal….Just blogged about something that doesn’t have a section? Then create a new section by yourself. No need to ask first. Exactly.” Like describing the idea of …
First Crack 53. Laptop Bag Comparison – Targus vs. Timbuk2
A compare and contrast of my 8 year old Timbuk2 messenger bag with my new Targus CityGear LA laptop bag. This is also my first crack with enhanced podcasts, using ChapterToolMe to include additional photos of the laptop bags within the podcast. Listen to the Laptop Bag Comparison – Targus vs. Timbuk2 [9 min]
Back from Boulder, Thanks All Around
Jen and I just returned from Boulder, Co via Rapid City, SD and Kansas City, MO and I wanted to send out thanks to everyone helping to make it a fantastic journey through the midwestern states. In roughly chronological order, I’d like to extend a big thank you to: Jen for booking the hotels and …
First Crack 52. Reviewing Roger Ebert with David Orenstein
David Orenstein on his love of movies and the Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival. David Orenstein’s Film Picks: Murderball Theremin Happiness Spirited Away Crash Network Theremin and Network are also on my list of all time favorites. Part 2 of a 6 part series on the life passions of Parsinen Kaplan Rosberg & Gotlieb’s partners …
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First Crack 51. Reviewing Ralph Lauren’s Car Collection with Howard Rubin
Howard Rubin on his lifelong passion for cars and the Speed, Style, and Beauty: Cars from the Ralph Lauren Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Timeless automobiles on Howard Rubin’s list: Rolls Royce Corniche Jaguar XKE Dodge Challenger Bugatti Type 57 BMW Z3 Part 1 of a 6 part series on the life …
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Podcasting 101 Sheet
To help communicate the value of podcasting, I offer this single-sided Podcasting 101 PDF covering: The Benefits of Podcasting How Podcasting Works 3 Tips for a Great Podcast ID3 Tags for Podcasters Download the Podcasting 101 Sheet [pdf]. If you’d like future 101 Sheets delivered automatically, here’s the 101 Sheet RSS Feed
Great Service at Acadia Cafe and Highland Grill
This week included 2 of my best restaurant experiences ever. Highland Grill 771 Cleveland Ave S, St Paul, MN 55116 The service at the Highland Grill is always above par yet today they even outdid themselves. Our server was personable, chatty, and just indignant enough to remind us this was her turf. She made spot-on …
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Notes from Wikis, Blogs, Podcasts, RSS, and More Talk
Great turnout at my MN-ASIS Brain Food Sampler talk earlier this week. We covered quite a bit of ground in 30 minutes, thanks to everyone attending for the great questions. Here are Ann Treacy‘s notes, published as her latest Byte of the Week email newsletter (Thanks again Ann): “Last night I went to a great …
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Ikea vs Target
Target’s “newplace newspace” line is an obvious strike against Ikea’s hip and disposable interior furnishings, and a big win for customers. (There are more Targets than Ikeas near me and if you’re in the US, I’d bet near you also.) Then this morning I hear, Ikea to sell groceries. Reminds me of the scene in …