Love charts & graphs?
Get addicted to DADAVIZ, an amazing website that shares a handful of new, bite-sized infographics every day on a variety of timely topics. What a great inspiration for developing digital content. It’s hard to stop scrolling!
technology
Your phone is a medical diagnostic tool
Check out the Apple ResearchKit
Your phone is a medical diagnostic tool – Apple Research Kit
From 2013 to 2014 – A Poem
Here’s a poem to help you ring in the new year:
From 2013 to 2014
We made it through twenty-thirteen, and oh what a year it has been.
We smashed record markets and shook faith in Target, and tried our best to go green. We had too much of Miley and Beck and O’Reilly, but thankfully Colbert between. Harlem shook proudly while K-Pop played loudly, and Lorde promised she’d be our queen. While Dennis took trips, Rubio took sips, and that Toronto guy seemed kind of mean.
Yes, 2013 was a sign of the times.
While we cried for Mandela, we saw some strange signs. Sharknados and selfies took much of our time, and Nelly crossed over a two-state line. We pinned no-bake pie pics and bathroom designs, and discovered local vineyards making must-try wines.
Who knows what the new year ’14 will bring? At least we can say there’ll be new techy things. Driverless cars will soon be the norm. It won’t be long now until they chase the storms. The drones may deliver our latest must-haves, and the hormones may finally be pulled from our calves. Whether cameras in our glasses or phones in our rings, to one dear thought I feverishly cling.
It’s a hope that only one source can bring…
That source is my Family, my Faith and my Friends. The one true connection that need never end.
Enjoy the fresh slate that 2014 brings, Everyone! Continue reading
leadership elastic …now that’s fantastic!
Leadership Elastic …Now that’s Fantastic!
I love this article by WordPress blogger, LeadershipFreak:
Stretched, Not Crushed
Every time things start going wrong we look to the leader for solutions. Beware! The pressure to provide solutions crushes leaders. When solutions come from the top, organizations crumble from the bottom.
A C-level leader recently said, “When I wake up stressed out over problems in the night, I know I’ve forgotten it’s about the team. Things go better when I include others.”
Stretching others: Leaders who can’t ask people to do hard things can’t get hard things done. Meaningful contributions require deep commitment and effort. Weak leaders assume others can’t or won’t step up. They rule out before they ask.
Ruling out: That’s too hard for them. Making it easy prevents people from stepping up. Give people the opportunity to do hard things. I’m not suggesting you intentionally make things hard for others.
- They already contribute so much. Translation, they can’t make meaningful contribution in new areas.
- They wouldn’t be interested.
- They’re too valuable where they are. If anyone says that to you, update your resume’.
The big ask: The big ask is about values before programs. Programs, methods, and techniques are small things when compared with the power of shared values. Align shared values before making the big ask.
It’s the team:
Carrying the load alone crushes;
carrying the load together stretches.Shared values are magnetic; they pull people together. Success is always about people before it’s about programs and initiatives. People committed to shared values make deep commitments to each other. Connections sustain and energize when things get hard. Blame separates and defeats.
How do you ask others to do hard things?
What should be in place before you ask for deep commitments?
via Stretched not Crushed, by LeadershipFreak
How do I save my video to my computer?
Here’s a Monday freebie for you…
A freeware program called KeepVid lets you save YouTube videos and other movie files to your computer.
Three easy steps to downloading videos:
1. Copy the URL of the video you want to download, then head to www.KeepVid.com, and paste it in the bar at the top.
2. Click “Download” to the right of that bar. Do not click the large green “Download” button.
3. It will load for a few seconds, then you’ll have the option to download the video in FLV (Flash), MP4, or WebM format. If you don’t know which one to pick, go with MP4, as it has the greatest compatibility.
Here’s a nice tutorial on how to use KeepVid: http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57405342-285/how-to-download-videos-from-youtube-vimeo-and-more/
Of course, be sure to have the appropriate permissions when saving videos.
Susan E. Hendrich 