Community and Critique

I love that the internet is a small town.  I love that I know people through certain channels, then run into people in real life where we share friends.  probably the best example of this is when I met Alex Hillman of Independents Hall at a meeting about Blog...

Redesigning the Conference Experience

I’ve been involved with the Podcamp and the Podcamp Foundation from very early on, having attended the first Podcamp in September, 2006 and having helped organize four others so far. Most of you know this. What’s intriguing though, is the thought of...

The Joy of the iPhone

My husband was kind enough to give me my christmas present early- a new iPhone.  While I could go on and on about the coolness of this toy, I want to talk about the consumer experience first. When you get the iphone, it’s in a box that is spectacular. ...

A quick post-

We just saw Enchanted- a Disney send-up of Disney tales.  My younger son was perplexed- Why did everyone end up with the wrong person?  Explaining to him that life often means emphasizing contrasts versus similarities is pretty deep stuff for a boy of nine. Girls grow...

The Quiet after the Storm

My folks are still here, and they stayed with the kids so my husband and I could go out for dinner alone.  We tried a place we’d never been before, and had a perfectly pleasant meal, quiet and without the chaos found at the local chain places during the holiday...