| Date | Title | Categories |
|---|
| Jan 1 |
Happiness and cats |
cat |
| Jan 1 |
Homebody |
sketches |
| Jan 2 |
Sleeping Cats |
cat |
| Jan 2 |
“What are you planning to do in 2009?”, or thoughts about #lifecamptoronto |
barcamp, connecting |
| Jan 2 |
Craftsmanship |
learning, life |
| Jan 3 |
Ideas for becoming a better networker |
connecting |
| Jan 3 |
Ideas for improving my website |
idea |
| Jan 3 |
Annual letter: the numbers |
connecting |
| Jan 3 |
There are no words to describe the geeky awesomeness of this |
geek |
| Jan 4 |
Ideas for making my work more effective and efficient, creating value, and rocking my work |
ibm, idea, work |
| Jan 4 |
Hooray! Tax-free savings account! |
finance |
| Jan 5 |
GreaterIBM: Turbocharging real-life social networking events |
connecting, ibm, web2.0 |
| Jan 5 |
Weekly review: Week ending January 4, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jan 5 |
#lifecampto up – January 31 (Sat), 10:30 AM brunch |
meetup |
| Jan 5 |
Scenes from a geek life: Wireless mice |
geek, sketches |
| Jan 6 |
AutoHotkey scripts for switching to windows |
geek, kaizen, productivity |
| Jan 6 |
Emacs, file-cache, and ido |
emacs |
| Jan 7 |
I like Lotus Notes 8.5 =) |
ibm, lotus |
| Jan 9 |
Weekly review: Week ending January 9, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jan 9 |
Thinking about the Canadian Tax-free Savings Account |
finance |
| Jan 9 |
Dealing with weaknesses: calendars |
kaizen, life |
| Jan 9 |
Being less stupid is harder than being smarter |
kaizen, life, productivity, reflection |
| Jan 11 |
Finally figured out how to set up a shared Git repository |
geek |
| Jan 12 |
Blogging helps |
blogging |
| Jan 12 |
Stick figures on campus; IBM at the University of Toronto |
ibm, presentation, sketches |
| Jan 13 |
Why my cat loves sleeping on my Esc key |
cat, sketches |
| Jan 14 |
Finally decided what to do with the tax-free savings account |
finance |
| Jan 14 |
Unfinished Business: Design and New Media in the Obama campaign |
social, web2.0 |
| Jan 14 |
Making people’s eyes shine with wonder |
family, life |
| Jan 15 |
Travel tips |
life |
| Jan 15 |
Diminishing returns on cat affection |
cat, sketches |
| Jan 16 |
Relationship between affection expressed by cat and person |
cat |
| Jan 16 |
Weekly review: Week ending January 16, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jan 17 |
Ways to make winter better |
life |
| Jan 18 |
lifecampto |
event, sketches |
| Jan 18 |
Emacs basics: Changing the background color |
emacs, wickedcoolemacs |
| Jan 19 |
ROI for public speaking and Web 2.0; graph and case study |
enterprise2.0, presentation, sketches, speaking, web2.0 |
| Jan 20 |
Lessons learned from hosting today’s IBM Web 2.0 for Business community call with Amy Shuen |
event, ibm, reflection, web2.0 |
| Jan 20 |
A tale of a smarter planet |
ibm |
| Jan 20 |
You are in a maze of twisty passages, all different; a life of many interests |
geek, life |
| Jan 21 |
Upcoming talk: Totally Rocking Your Drupal Development Environment |
drupal, emacs, talk |
| Jan 22 |
When I grow up, I will have friends and strangers over for dinner |
connecting, event, social |
| Jan 22 |
The unexpected lightness of learning |
learning |
| Jan 22 |
Reblogged: Web 2.0, Sharing, and Uncertain Times |
|
| Jan 27 |
Weekly review: Week ending January 25, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jan 27 |
Braindump of conference networking tips |
conference, connecting, kaizen |
| Jan 28 |
Making things up |
learning, life |
| Jan 28 |
Also: a whole slew of talks and events! |
conference, drupal, event |
| Jan 29 |
Scarcity versus abundance in knowledge management |
connecting, web2.0 |
| Jan 30 |
Weekly review: Week ending January 30, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jan 30 |
Monthly review: January 2009 |
monthly |
| Feb 1 |
Lessons from LifeCamp |
braindump, connecting, event |
| Feb 1 |
Kitty TV |
cat, photography |
| Feb 2 |
LifeCampTO social graph |
connecting, social |
| Feb 3 |
Kaizen: unsqueaking |
kaizen, life, reflection |
| Feb 4 |
Conversations about networking; scale, structure, and skills |
connecting |
| Feb 5 |
A thousand ways that didn’t work |
geek |
| Feb 8 |
Weekly report – Week ending February 8, 2009 |
weekly |
| Feb 8 |
Finally got my new landing page off the ground! =) |
drupal, geek |
| Feb 9 |
DrupalCampToronto organizing notes |
|
| Feb 9 |
Planning meetings, get-togethers, and interviews with AgreeADate |
connecting, emacs, geek, life, productivity |
| Feb 10 |
Talking about Enterprise 2.0 and knowledge management |
enterprise2.0, talk, web2.0 |
| Feb 11 |
Book workflow |
kaizen |
| Feb 11 |
Notes from Enterprise 2.0 and knowledge management talk at Schulich |
enterprise2.0, talk |
| Feb 11 |
Recording of Enterprise 2.0 and Knowledge Management lecture |
enterprise2.0, kaizen, presentation, talk |
| Feb 14 |
Weekly review: Week ending February 14, 2009 |
weekly |
| Feb 15 |
Luke looking up |
cat, photography |
| Feb 19 |
Reflections on presentation; looking for a coach |
kaizen, speaking |
| Feb 19 |
Creative encouragement and following passion |
life, passion |
| Feb 20 |
Scaffolds and structures |
development, drupal, kaizen |
| Feb 21 |
What does wild success look like? Kaizen and life; tweaking mornings |
kaizen, life, reflection |
| Feb 22 |
LifeCampTO: Tweaking the plan! |
event |
| Feb 23 |
On the other side of the (virtual) desk |
kaizen, management |
| Feb 24 |
Feel free to use your laptop or your phone in my talks! I love the backchannel |
presentation, speaking, web2.0 |
| Feb 24 |
VA Days: Calendar Management |
-Uncategorized |
| Feb 25 |
Weekly report: Week ending Feb 22, 2009 (yes, a bit late) |
weekly |
| Feb 26 |
Your subconscious is your friend |
life |
| Feb 28 |
VA Days: Refining web research process for virtual assistance |
kaizen |
| Feb 28 |
VA Days: Rethinking web search and virtual assistance |
kaizen |
| Mar 1 |
Weekly report: week ending March 1, 2009 |
weekly |
| Mar 1 |
Reality check! Things are awesome |
gen-y, happy, life, reflection |
| Mar 1 |
Cookie recipe: Oatmeal (chocolate chip/raisin) cookies |
cookordie |
| Mar 1 |
25 Tips for Totally Rocking Your Drupal Development Environment: pre-session notes |
drupal, presentation |
| Mar 2 |
Want to grow as a speaker? Look for inspiration! |
speaking |
| Mar 3 |
Geek cooking: In search of vanilla |
cookordie |
| Mar 5 |
IRC backchannel log for Totally Rocking Your Development Environment, DrupalCon 2009 |
drupal |
| Mar 5 |
DrupalCon Day 1: Notes and Links from March 4, 2009 |
drupal |
| Mar 5 |
Presentation Zen: Visualization of the credit crisis |
speaking |
| Mar 8 |
Reinvesting |
finance |
| Mar 9 |
Drupal gotchas: watch out for Views dependencies |
drupal |
| Mar 10 |
Okay, even more impressed by Timebridge |
kaizen |
| Mar 10 |
Weekly review: Week ending March 8, 2009 |
weekly |
| Mar 10 |
Making a name for yourself: thinking out loud about my talk |
career, connecting |
| Mar 12 |
Tungle for the win: kaizen and calendar management |
kaizen |
| Mar 13 |
Virtual assistance and a review of TimeSvr, ODesk |
-Uncategorized |
| Mar 13 |
Making a Name for Yourself |
career, connecting, presentation, talk |
| Mar 15 |
DrupalCon 2009 Recap |
drupal |
| Mar 16 |
Tasks I’ve tried delegating to TimeSvr so far |
-Uncategorized |
| Mar 17 |
Still looking for an awesome calendar management system |
kaizen |
| Mar 17 |
Weekly review: Week ending March 15, 2009 |
weekly |
| Mar 17 |
Monthly review: February 2009 |
monthly |
| Mar 17 |
Five favorite Firefox add-ons for virtual assistants |
kaizen, productivity |
| Mar 18 |
Improving my talk management process |
happy, kaizen, presentation, speaking |
| Mar 19 |
Networking outside the firewall |
connecting, speaking |
| Mar 19 |
Drupal Gotcha: Watch out for $user during update.php |
drupal |
| Mar 21 |
Five reasons why I’m experimenting with outsourcing to virtual assistants |
kaizen, management |
| Mar 22 |
Weekly review: Week ending March 22, 2009 |
weekly |
| Mar 23 |
Wake up calls |
-Uncategorized |
| Mar 23 |
Outsourcing processes: Wake-up call |
process |
| Mar 23 |
Drupal tip: Test mail sending with Devel |
drupal |
| Mar 24 |
How to do a lot |
career, life, productivity, reflection |
| Mar 24 |
Digraphs with Graphviz |
geek |
| Mar 24 |
The Enchantress of Numbers; Happy Ada Lovelace Day! |
women |
| Mar 24 |
Tips for managing virtual assistants |
-Uncategorized |
| Mar 25 |
Looking for female IT role models in Toronto? |
toronto |
| Mar 25 |
Helping my parents learn more about Internet and business; any tips? |
blogging |
| Mar 25 |
Ada Lovelace Day linkfest and wrapup |
women |
| Mar 25 |
Upcoming Web 2.0 Conferences |
conference, web2.0 |
| Mar 25 |
Drupal gotchas: Never ever ever use anything less than module AND delta to specify blocks |
drupal |
| Mar 25 |
Drupal in the Trenches: Fighting with Views |
drupal |
| Mar 26 |
RSS footers |
blogging, wordpress |
| Mar 26 |
The innovator’s innovator |
ibm |
| Mar 27 |
From reactive to proactive, from inboxes to goals; thinking about the big picture |
kaizen, life, passion, reflection |
| Mar 27 |
LifeCampTO: April 5 (Sun), 10:30am – 1:00pm, LinuxCaffe |
connecting, event, life |
| Mar 27 |
Advice to IT students: Learning to love what you might hate right now |
career |
| Mar 27 |
Haciendo que tu entorno de desarrollo de Drupal rocks |
drupal |
| Mar 28 |
Virtual assistance process: Manage Toronto Public Library books |
process |
| Mar 29 |
Making the most of opportunities – tips for managing time, energy, and money |
finance, time |
| Mar 29 |
New library reminder script |
geek |
| Mar 29 |
Weekly report: Week ending March 29, 2009 |
weekly |
| Mar 29 |
Virtual conferences change the game |
presentation, speaking |
| Mar 30 |
Quick tips for making the most of Sametime Unyte |
kaizen, presentation, speaking |
| Mar 30 |
Virtual assistance process: Calendar management with Timebridge |
process |
| Mar 30 |
Volunteer opportunity for teachers and retired teachers in Ontario |
education, toronto |
| Mar 30 |
Passions, Strengths and Goals |
passion |
| Mar 31 |
Monthly review: March 2009 |
monthly |
| Mar 31 |
Planning projects for April: making remote presentations that rock, managing virtual assistants |
-Uncategorized |
| Mar 31 |
More thoughts on calendar management |
kaizen |
| Apr 1 |
Ethics and egos in virtual assistance and relationships |
connecting |
| Apr 2 |
Lessons learned from this phase of our Drupal project |
drupal, kaizen |
| Apr 2 |
Remote presentations that rock: Challenges and opportunities of remote presentations |
presentation, speaking |
| Apr 3 |
Thinking about making ridiculous amounts of money |
finance |
| Apr 4 |
Managing virtual assistants: the surprising benefits of transcription |
speaking |
| Apr 6 |
Nothing quite like Org for Emacs |
emacs, productivity |
| Apr 6 |
Weekly report: Week ending April 5, 2009 |
weekly |
| Apr 10 |
My Drupal Makefile |
drupal |
| Apr 10 |
Enterprise 2.0: The business value of social networks |
enterprise2.0, happy, research, web2.0 |
| Apr 10 |
Finding finishers, building a team |
connecting |
| Apr 11 |
Seven tips for making better presentations |
presentation, speaking |
| Apr 11 |
Riding on my bicycle; taking advantage of novelty |
life |
| Apr 12 |
Weekly report: Week ending April 12, 2009 |
weekly |
| Apr 14 |
How to extract just the audio from Sametime Unyte recordings, on Linux |
linux, presentation, ffmpeg |
| Apr 14 |
Young and savvy |
finance, gen-y |
| Apr 14 |
Managing virtual assistants: My process for managing talk deadlines and information |
-Uncategorized |
| Apr 15 |
Quarterly review: Q1 2009 |
|
| Apr 15 |
Reflecting on public speaking and my talk management system |
kaizen, presentation, speaking |
| Apr 16 |
One stick figure’s day |
sketches |
| Apr 17 |
Sketches: Do these look like cats to you? =) |
cat, sketches |
| Apr 18 |
Weekly report: Week ending April 18, 2009 |
weekly |
| Apr 19 |
Managing virtual assistants: Imagining more possibilities |
delegation |
| Apr 20 |
My financial network map and virtual envelope system |
finance |
| Apr 20 |
Q1 2009 Newsletter |
|
| Apr 21 |
Software reconstruction |
drupal |
| Apr 21 |
Learning to play the piano |
life |
| Apr 23 |
Mapping what makes me happy |
life, sketches |
| Apr 23 |
Drupal staging and deployment tips: It’s all code |
drupal |
| Apr 24 |
On the practice of happy-do |
life, sketches |
| Apr 24 |
Mapping my work happiness |
career, life, sketches |
| Apr 24 |
Weekly report: Week ending April 24, 2009 |
weekly |
| Apr 24 |
Thinking about those newsletters |
connecting |
| Apr 25 |
Making some wool skirts |
sewing |
| Apr 25 |
Caturday |
cat, sketches |
| Apr 26 |
Science Rendevous, May 9 11 AM – 5 PM, Toronto |
geek |
| Apr 27 |
Notes from a conversation with Isaac Ezer and Andrew Louis |
|
| Apr 27 |
The ups and ups of Mondays |
life |
| Apr 28 |
Getting better at writing design documents |
geek |
| Apr 30 |
Tips for getting started with virtual assistance |
delegation |
| May 4 |
Getting started with virtual assistance |
delegation |
| May 4 |
Weekly report: Week ending May 3, 2009 |
weekly |
| May 5 |
Just a simple red skirt |
sewing |
| May 5 |
Thinking about organizing sewing patterns |
sewing |
| May 7 |
Yes, I work at a big company |
career, ibm, work |
| May 7 |
Putting together an inspiration board |
sewing |
| May 9 |
Delegating weaknesses; experimenting with social secretaries |
connecting, delegation |
| May 10 |
Weekly review: Week ending May 10, 2009 |
weekly |
| May 10 |
Making things; Vogue 8020 |
sewing |
| May 12 |
A love affair with books |
love |
| May 12 |
Smiling over a distance |
work |
| May 14 |
Learning from Gen Y: Help needed! |
gen-y |
| May 14 |
Drupal: I’m learning how to be a JQuery/Date+Calendar ninja! =) |
drupal |
| May 14 |
Thinking about the next summer dress I’m going to make |
sewing |
| May 15 |
Sewing: Of sewing more dresses and making more pots |
sewing |
| May 15 |
Thank you, Lotus forums! |
geek |
| May 15 |
Refuse to Choose: or life is a many-splendoured thing |
life, reflection |
| May 15 |
I am a young shock-worker |
geek, sketches |
| May 15 |
Sewing, or on soldiering on |
sewing |
| May 16 |
Virtual assistance: Process for managing my to-read books |
delegation |
| May 17 |
Cintiq 12WX on Ubuntu Jaunty with ATIconfig |
geek, linux |
| May 19 |
Weekly review: week ending May 18, 2009 |
weekly |
| May 21 |
Drupal from the trenches: Database glitches |
drupal, geek |
| May 22 |
Drupal: Timezones and places |
drupal, geek |
| May 22 |
Monthly review: April 2009 |
monthly |
| May 22 |
Weekly review: Week ending May 22, 2009 |
weekly |
| May 23 |
Purple carrots |
gardening, gen-y |
| May 24 |
More gardening |
gardening |
| May 25 |
Drupal in the trenches: AJAX history makes my brain hurt |
drupal |
| May 27 |
The Read/Write Internet: Advice to students |
presentation |
| May 28 |
Drupal from the trenches: This is my game |
drupal, geek, goodkarma |
| May 28 |
Helping people learn about Web 2.0 through stories |
web2.0 |
| May 29 |
No magic beans required |
life |
| May 29 |
Finally figured out what to do with presentation templates! =) |
presentation, speaking |
| May 30 |
Taking the Stage |
leadership, life |
| Jun 1 |
Drupal in the trenches: MySQL and DELETE joins; multiple tests |
drupal |
| Jun 2 |
Weekly review: Week ending May 31, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jun 2 |
Photos from High Park |
photography |
| Jun 3 |
Gardening |
gardening |
| Jun 5 |
Even the dentist’s assistant thinks I’m happy =) |
happy, life |
| Jun 6 |
More gardening and sewing |
sewing |
| Jun 6 |
Conversations with the students at Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
life, presentation, reflection, speaking |
| Jun 7 |
Preventive maintenance and the Goldtouch Go! keyboard |
geek, kaizen, life |
| Jun 8 |
My Charity Connects: The A, B, Cs, of Boomers, X, Ys, Zs: Reaching Different Generations Through Social Media |
presentation, speaking |
| Jun 9 |
Asus EEE 1008HA and Ubuntu: Keep a USB drive handy |
geek, linux |
| Jun 10 |
Stage fright, visualization and improvization |
presentation, speaking |
| Jun 10 |
Weekly review: Week ending June 7, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jun 10 |
Thoughts on Toodledo versus Emacs Org |
emacs, productivity |
| Jun 12 |
Work-life balance and the good life |
happy, life |
| Jun 13 |
Garden updates |
gardening |
| Jun 15 |
Social Recruiting Summit: Awesomest Job Search Ever |
conference, presentation, speaking, web2.0 |
| Jun 18 |
Notes from the Social Recruiting Summit |
conference, web2.0 |
| Jun 18 |
129 summer camp ideas |
life |
| Jun 18 |
Weekly review: Week ending June 14, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jun 18 |
Twitter brings down walls |
web2.0 |
| Jun 18 |
Taking the Stage: The Power of Voice |
kaizen, leadership, presentation, speaking |
| Jun 18 |
Social media and education |
teaching, web2.0 |
| Jun 19 |
A tale of two laptops |
geek |
| Jun 19 |
Travelling with smiles |
travel |
| Jun 19 |
Leadership and Embracing Challenge |
career, leadership, life |
| Jun 22 |
Weekly review: Week ending June 21, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jun 22 |
Log your accomplishments |
blogging, career, life, web2.0 |
| Jun 22 |
Cultivating enthusiasm |
life, passion, photography |
| Jun 24 |
Notes from Totally Rocking Presentations at IBM |
presentation, speaking |
| Jun 28 |
The joys of making things |
sewing |
| Jun 29 |
Weekly review: Week ending June 28, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jun 29 |
Changing hats |
career |
| Jun 30 |
Lessons learned from this phase of our Drupal project |
drupal |
| Jun 30 |
Making business travel awesome |
life, travel |
| Jul 1 |
Thinking of a travel dossier |
delegation, process, travel |
| Jul 1 |
Combining multiple social media services |
web2.0 |
| Jul 1 |
Recent photos |
photography |
| Jul 1 |
Hobby day holiday |
life |
| Jul 2 |
The fullness of days |
life |
| Jul 3 |
Reflecting on how to prepare for workshops |
kaizen, work |
| Jul 4 |
Hobbies for life |
life |
| Jul 4 |
More strawberries! |
gardening |
| Jul 5 |
Cat portrait session |
cat, photography |
| Jul 5 |
From here to first frost |
gardening |
| Jul 9 |
Weekly review: Week ending July 5, 2009 |
adphoto, weekly |
| Jul 13 |
Quick travel notes: move through the airport quickly |
travel |
| Jul 15 |
Notes from the road |
presentation, speaking, travel |
| Jul 16 |
Facilitating workshops: What I learned from doing a trend overview |
|
| Jul 18 |
Just got back from the photowalk in High Park |
photography |
| Jul 22 |
Weekly review: Weeks ending July 12, 2009 and July 19, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jul 23 |
How I got my job at IBM |
career |
| Jul 24 |
Started my Improv 101 class! |
|
| Jul 26 |
Science 2.0: July 29, 2009 1pm-6pm MaRS |
geek |
| Jul 26 |
Never get used up |
life |
| Jul 26 |
Weekly review: Week ending July 26, 2009 |
weekly |
| Jul 27 |
Lotus Notes mail merge from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet |
lotus |
| Jul 28 |
Sewing arghs |
sewing |
| Jul 28 |
Taro |
family, life, philippines |
| Jul 29 |
Unstructured time |
life, time |
| Jul 29 |
Laptop hard disk still dead |
geek |
| Jul 31 |
Improv 101 class 2: Scenes, objects, and environments |
|
| Aug 3 |
On sewing and improv |
sewing |
| Aug 5 |
Weekly review: Week ending August 2, 2009 |
weekly |
| Aug 5 |
In-jokes and shared experiences |
life, love |
| Aug 6 |
The influence of trees, webs, and clouds |
web2.0 |
| Aug 6 |
Improv 101, class 3: It’s not about stuff, it’s about relationships |
|
| Aug 7 |
Gardening and cats |
cat |
| Aug 7 |
Observational humour and solo improv play |
|
| Aug 8 |
The sweetness of life |
cooking |
| Aug 8 |
Improv: Catch 23’s Next Act, people-watching |
|
| Aug 9 |
Food and shelter, health, love, skill, meaning |
life |
| Aug 9 |
My life as a 25-year-old |
life |
| Aug 10 |
Life as a 25-year-old |
life, yearly |
| Aug 10 |
Another year of blog posts (PDF, 535 pages) |
blogging, life |
| Aug 11 |
The shy connector |
connecting, presentation, sketches, speaking |
| Aug 12 |
Reflecting on relationships |
family, friends, life |
| Aug 14 |
From presentations to conversations |
presentation, speaking |
| Aug 15 |
Weekly review: Weeks ending August 8 and 15, 2009 |
weekly |
| Aug 15 |
Five hats |
photography |
| Aug 15 |
Garden updates |
gardening |
| Aug 17 |
Notes from my staycation |
life |
| Aug 17 |
Teaching energy |
life, teaching |
| Aug 18 |
New presentation: The Shy Connector! |
presentation |
| Aug 19 |
Social media changes real-life conversations |
connecting, social, web2.0 |
| Aug 23 |
Tea, a drink with jam and bread |
cooking, party |
| Aug 24 |
Back from staycation |
life |
| Aug 24 |
Weekly review: Week ending August 23, 2009 |
weekly |
| Aug 25 |
Growing as a presenter |
speaking |
| Aug 25 |
IBM Drupal Drop-in Clinic |
drupal |
| Aug 26 |
Exercising my network |
connecting |
| Aug 26 |
Improv 101, class 4: Characterizations |
|
| Aug 27 |
Improv 101: Learning more about characterizations |
|
| Aug 31 |
Weekly review: week ending August 30, 2009 |
weekly |
| Sep 1 |
A teacher’s guide to Web 2.0 at school [illustrated] |
presentation, teaching, web2.0 |
| Sep 3 |
Improv 101, class 6 (really #7 in the series): Getting the hang of it! |
|
| Sep 4 |
Process: Update my IBM meeting calendar |
delegation |
| Sep 4 |
Just in case |
life |
| Sep 6 |
Weekly review: Week ending September 6, 2009 |
weekly |
| Sep 8 |
Pick my brain |
life |
| Sep 9 |
Deeper insights into private versus public |
web2.0 |
| Sep 11 |
Made a lunch bag |
sewing |
| Sep 14 |
Weekly review: Week ending September 13, 2009 |
weekly |
| Sep 15 |
Brainstorming around Smart Work |
gen-y, ibm, leadership, presentation, sketches, web2.0 |
| Sep 16 |
Quick thoughts |
life |
| Sep 20 |
Blog to find out how you think |
blogging |
| Sep 20 |
Improv 201, class 2: This is going to be tough |
|
| Sep 21 |
Expanding on The Shy Connector: What do you want to see next? |
connecting |
| Sep 24 |
Shifting gears |
life, work |
| Sep 25 |
Thinking about the Smart Work Jam |
enterprise2.0, work |
| Sep 25 |
Swarming talent and manpower outsourcing |
business, japan, management, work |
| Sep 25 |
Loyalty and love at work |
work |
| Sep 27 |
Riding on my bicycle |
|
| Sep 28 |
Weekly review: Sept 20 and Sept 27, 2009 |
weekly |
| Sep 29 |
Dinner on the periodic table |
geek, life |
| Sep 29 |
Personal connection and a trip to the dentist |
web2.0 |
| Sep 30 |
Working around networking weaknesses and playing to strengths |
connecting |
| Sep 30 |
Entrepreneurship tips from Sarah Prevette (Sprouter) at the Toronto Girl Geek Dinner |
connecting, entrepreneurship |
| Oct 4 |
Seeing in three dimensions |
life |
| Oct 4 |
Weekly review: Week ending October 4, 2009 |
weekly |
| Oct 5 |
How do you keep in touch with 500+ contacts? |
connecting |
| Oct 5 |
Finding the sweet spot |
career |
| Oct 6 |
Drupal workflow for small projects |
drupal |
| Oct 8 |
Find your attention wandering during teleconferences? |
productivity |
| Oct 9 |
Saving time and money with a chest freezer |
cooking, finance, life, productivity |
| Oct 9 |
Public speaker worried about losing control? Don’t have lectures – have conversations |
speaking, web2.0 |
| Oct 9 |
Missed sketchblogging! |
sketches |
| Oct 10 |
Squeezing through a traffic jam |
sketches |
| Oct 13 |
A weekend well-spent preparing for winter |
life |
| Oct 14 |
7 Tips for Remote Presentations That Rock |
presentation, sketches, speaking |
| Oct 14 |
Weekly review: Week ending October 11, 2009 |
weekly |
| Oct 19 |
Weekly review: Week ending October 18, 2009 |
weekly |
| Oct 19 |
Routines |
kaizen, life |
| Oct 20 |
Speaking of routines: life is cyclic |
kaizen, life |
| Oct 20 |
Check out “7 Tips for Remote Presentations That Rock” – notes posted |
presentation, speaking |
| Oct 21 |
Almost a permanent resident! Decisions, decisions… |
life |
| Oct 22 |
Thinking out loud about my presentation |
speaking |
| Oct 22 |
Thinking about conferences |
conference, life, reflection, speaking |
| Oct 23 |
Vacations and the introvert |
family, life, reflection |
| Oct 24 |
Happy Bee-Day to me! |
career, work |
| Oct 26 |
Thinking in terms of decades |
career |
| Oct 26 |
The man who should’ve used Connections |
ibm, web2.0 |
| Oct 26 |
Weekly review: Week ending October 25, 2009 |
weekly |
| Oct 28 |
Big dreams and small dreams can coexist |
life, reflection |
| Oct 29 |
How I met Jeff Muzzerall |
connecting |
| Oct 30 |
What to do during boring teleconference calls |
kaizen, productivity |
| Oct 30 |
New Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch! |
geek, sketches |
| Oct 30 |
The “Remote Presentations That Rock” reading list |
book, reading, speaking |
| Oct 30 |
Learning from failure |
kaizen, life, productivity |
| Oct 31 |
Flowcharts and drawing |
family |
| Oct 31 |
Grocery round-up: Toronto |
finance |
| Nov 1 |
Halloween |
canada, life |
| Nov 1 |
Connecting in a large organization |
connecting |
| Nov 1 |
Comedy and self-promotion |
entrepreneurship, marketing, social, web2.0 |
| Nov 1 |
Weekly review: Week ending November 1, 2009 |
weekly |
| Nov 2 |
Book: Closing the Innovation Gap |
book, reading |
| Nov 3 |
Thinking about Planner/EmacsWiki versus WordPress |
blogging, emacs, wordpress |
| Nov 3 |
Working on not misplacing things |
kaizen, productivity |
| Nov 4 |
Compfight: Search Flickr for CC-licensed images |
geek |
| Nov 4 |
Thoughts from “Remote Presentations That Rock”, changing dynamics |
leadership, presentation, reflection, speaking |
| Nov 5 |
My Inkscape settings |
sketches |
| Nov 6 |
Garden plans for 2010 |
gardening |
| Nov 7 |
Five types of coaching |
book, leadership, reading |
| Nov 8 |
Made a sofa wrap! |
sewing |
| Nov 9 |
Weekly review: Week ending November 8, 2009 |
weekly |
| Nov 10 |
Eat like a bird, poop like an elephant? Eat like a bee! |
blogging, book, reading |
| Nov 11 |
Libraries |
library, life, reading |
| Nov 11 |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the webinar – Part 1: The best seats in the house |
speaking |
| Nov 12 |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the webinar: Part 2: From audience to participants |
presentation, speaking |
| Nov 12 |
My talks in 2009 |
presentation, speaking |
| Nov 13 |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the webinar: Part 3: Reading the room |
presentation, speaking |
| Nov 13 |
Wild success and social networks |
connecting, ibm, social, web2.0 |
| Nov 13 |
Thinking about how I can make the most of editing; The world is an amazing candy-store of talent |
delegation, presentation, speaking, writing |
| Nov 14 |
Lucas |
family |
| Nov 14 |
Reflecting on 8 years of blog posts |
blogging, sketches |
| Nov 14 |
Reflecting on how I can create value |
blogging, connecting, delegation, presentation, speaking, writing |
| Nov 15 |
The shy connector’s schedule: making time to breathe |
connecting, productivity |
| Nov 15 |
Weekly review: Week ending November 15, 2009 |
weekly |
| Nov 16 |
Fleece blankets and seasons |
canada |
| Nov 17 |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the webinar: Part 4: Taking the next steps |
presentation, sketches, speaking |
| Nov 17 |
Automating tedious wiki editing tasks with Emacs and w3m |
emacs, geek |
| Nov 18 |
Cambridge stories from the past and future |
connecting |
| Nov 18 |
WordPress: Older posts, newer posts |
geek, wordpress |
| Nov 19 |
The luxury of making |
sewing, sketches |
| Nov 20 |
Book: Leading Out Loud |
book, communication, leadership, presentation, reading, speaking |
| Nov 21 |
Drawing is about seeing the magic in everyday things |
sketches |
| Nov 22 |
Thinking about my personal learning environment |
learning, reflection, sketches |
| Nov 22 |
Weekly review: Week ending November 22, 2009 |
weekly |
| Nov 23 |
Trying out visual notetaking at a workshop |
sketches |
| Nov 24 |
Reflections on the Innovation Discovery workshop in Boston |
ibm, kaizen, reflection |
| Nov 25 |
Learning how to write |
delegation, learning, sketches, writing |
| Nov 26 |
Oh, the library… |
learning, library |
| Nov 27 |
Drawing by Seeing, and some reflections on life |
book, life, reading, reflection, sketches |
| Nov 28 |
Figuring things out on the fly |
ibm, learning |
| Nov 29 |
Process: How to ask communities for help |
process |
| Nov 29 |
WordPress tweak: Proper navigation for date.php |
blogging, geek, wordpress |
| Nov 29 |
Weekly review: Week ending Nov 29, 2009 (and website redesign!) |
weekly |
| Nov 30 |
Lotus Notes tweaks: Toolbar buttons to file mail |
lotus, productivity |
| Nov 30 |
Visual notes from Remote Presentations That Rock |
leadership, notetaking, presentation, sketches, speaking |
| Dec 1 |
Living in the sweet spot |
kaizen, life, reflection, sketches |
| Dec 2 |
Learning about my grandmother |
family, life, sewing |
| Dec 3 |
Reflections on passion: Don’t let your job get in the way of your career |
book, career, ibm, passion, purpose, reading, reflection, work |
| Dec 3 |
Visual notes – Gary Vaynerchuk and Democamp Toronto 24 |
democamp, entrepreneurship, notetaking, passion, sketches, web2.0 |
| Dec 4 |
Of storytellers and pattern-makers; Book: Solitude: A Return to the Self |
career, passion, reading, reflection |
| Dec 4 |
Superpowers and vision security |
passion |
| Dec 4 |
Scenes from a geek life: Duel |
geek, life, love |
| Dec 5 |
A toolbox of questions |
life, passion, planning, reflection |
| Dec 6 |
Thoughts on the brain drain |
love, philippines, reflection |
| Dec 7 |
Behind the scenes: Livin’ la Vida Emacs |
democamp, emacs, geek, presentation, speaking |
| Dec 7 |
Lotus Connections Communities topics+replies feeds to OPML |
geek, lotus, ruby |
| Dec 8 |
The shy connector’s guide to business travel |
tips, travel |
| Dec 9 |
Process: Using Activities to organize workshop-related information |
process |
| Dec 9 |
Weekly review: Week ending December 6, 2009 |
weekly |
| Dec 9 |
Editing feedback on The Shy Connector |
delegation, kaizen, writing |
| Dec 10 |
Thinking about improving the connective tissue of organizations |
connecting, ibm, kaizen, passion, purpose, work |
| Dec 11 |
Book: Making Work Work |
book, productivity, reading |
| Dec 11 |
Fall down intentionally |
canada, life, sketches |
| Dec 12 |
Notes from VizThink video on Visual Notetaking 101 |
notetaking, sketches, visual |
| Dec 13 |
Informed Judgment, Terrence Hickey |
ibm, leadership, sketches, work |
| Dec 13 |
Lessons from 2009 and plans for 2010 |
reflection, yearly |
| Dec 14 |
How I find and learn from mentors |
connecting, learning |
| Dec 15 |
What can I help you learn? Looking for mentees |
life, mentoring, teaching |
| Dec 16 |
Conversations with a mentor: chat about plans, mentoring, and knowledge sharing |
learning, mentoring |
| Dec 17 |
Learning plan for 2010 |
learning, life, planning, reflection, yearly |
| Dec 18 |
One post a day, or the value of a bottleneck |
blogging, productivity, writing |
| Dec 19 |
Book: The Hamster Revolution for Meetings |
book, management, productivity, reading |
| Dec 19 |
After the tea party |
connecting, life, party |
| Dec 20 |
Copious free time? Carefully protected! |
life, productivity, reflection, time |
| Dec 21 |
My week starts with Mondays, and other ways perspective influences life |
happy, life, reflection, work |
| Dec 21 |
Weekly review: Weeks ending Dec 13, 2009 and Dec 20, 2009 |
weekly |
| Dec 22 |
Moments of truth |
life, reflection |
| Dec 23 |
Learning about note-taking |
blogging, life, notetaking, productivity |
| Dec 24 |
Happy-do, epiphanies, and relentless improvement |
happy, kaizen, work |
| Dec 25 |
Gifts |
family, life |
| Dec 25 |
Getting ready for a long trip |
geek, life, work |
| Dec 26 |
How you know your training sessions are working; Remote Presentations That Rock |
leadership, presentation, speaking |
| Dec 27 |
Meeting resolutions |
kaizen, productivity, work |
| Dec 28 |
What do I delegate, and why? |
delegation |
| Dec 29 |
I hate flying |
family, life, travel |
| Dec 30 |
I write because I cannot waste time |
blogging, life, reflection, writing |
| Dec 31 |
What will you stop doing? |
life |
