by Whitney | Apr 29, 2010 | books, business, community, economics, education, Uncategorized
One of my favorite concepts from all of those years studying biology was the concept of the niche. An organism or creature finds a spot where the competition isn’t too intense, and raw materials they can work with, and decides to set up shop. They work with...
by Whitney | Apr 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Wired Magazine just published an article about large multi-touch displays entering production. I first saw the multi-touch display on Jeff Han’s TED Talk, embedded here: And subsequently, I’ve had a chance to meet and talk with Jeff twice, at Educon 2.1...
by Whitney | Apr 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
For over the past four years, I’ve been blogging over at GNM Parents. Started originally b y Chris Brogan, it’s always been one of my favorite projects, where I can write about kids, parenting, and family issues that are important to me, but don’t...
by Whitney | Apr 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
This post is a bit unusual, but it gives me a chance to tell some fun stories from my days in Florida, so come for a walk with me down memory lane. My friend, CC Chapman, in working with the folks at CMT to promote their new show, Gator 911. Normally, as someone who...
by Whitney | Apr 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
This probably should be entitled the future of hands-on computing, but the two are closely related. After playing with the iPad for a few days now, and experimenting with different apps, I think this does present a big step forward in mobile computing, and how this...