This page contains the resources that I have found useful in my personal and professional life. Admittedly, it is an eclectic list. It contains everything from quotes and books that I like to software and web development tools.
If you don’t want to scroll through the entire list, you can click on one of the links below and go filter the resources with that specific tag.
Apple has officially announced that the iPad will be available on April 3, 2010. The more I learn about this device, the more excited I get. I am beginning to think this could be a game-changer. Check out this new ad:
This is what the eBook of the future may look like. This is the coolest one I have seen so far! Could it be that this is what Apple has in mind? If this type of content can happen in magazines, it will also happen in books:
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This is a segment from the The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. It is a fascinating segment that deals with the current book price wars, eBooks, and how people are consuming content today. Unlike the two-minute sound bytes you normally get in the mainstream media, this is almost twelve minutes. As a result, the piece explores the subject in more depth.
I read approximately 200-plus blogs a day. It takes less than 20 minutes. How? Simple. I use Google Reader. Using this simple tool, I subscribe to blogs I find interesting. When one of these blogs has a new post, the content instantly appears in Google Reader through the magic of RSS (“real simple syndication”).
You don’t have to understand RSS or the underlying technology to take advantage of it. Simply set up a free Google Reader account and start adding your favorite blogs. Here’s a short video to get you started.
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Please note: I don’t read every new post that appears in Google Reader, but I scan through them all and read the ones that catch my eye. This is how I keep up with 200-plus blogs a day.
This video is a a great introduction to social media. It moves quickly, so you may want to watch it a few times. I have actually embedded in my slide presentation for Social Media 101.
Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve (FOCUS)
The Church has two responsibilities to the world: evangelism and social action. I don’t view these as “either/or” but “both/and.” They go hand-in-glove. The neglect of either is unacceptable.
This video below is about a new ministry within the Orthodox Church in North America (of which I am a part) to serve the poorest of the poor. Even if you are not Orthodox, I think you will be blessed by the incarnational theology that undergirds this important ministry. If you are moved by this, please consider making a donation on the FOCUS web site.
Email desperately needs to be reinvented. Worse, we now have multiple inboxes in our various social networking accounts—Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Google decided to aggregate and transform the entire experience. Google Wave is the result. This could transform the way we communicate. (This video is an hour-and-a-half long, but you only need to watch the first 20 minutes to get the idea.)
If you want a quick introduction to twitter, this is it. This will give you an overview of Twitter in about two minutes. I have used this extensively with friends. It helps them “get it” in a way that nothing else does.
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