WA Small Enterprise Network
WA Small Enterprise Network
Radio ad for the WA Small Enterprise Network - SEN - which is a new initiative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and which I am managing.
If you are a business employing zero to 30 people, sign up now!
Doggy Self Service
Our dogs, Indi and Jeff, have a penchant for paper. One of their guilty pleasures is walking into the study, going to the rubbish bin, and selecting a delicious morsel of paper for themselves.
Hannah and I refer to this as doggy self service. They go to the distribution point, make their selection, and then proceed to tear it apart.
Jeff has just walked out with a nice heavyweight piece of paper and proceeded to tear it apart - using his ‘paws as hands’ - another cute trait of dogs. It got me thinking as to why our two dogs both love doing this so much. My only thought is that it has something to do with simulating the act of ripping flesh from a carcass. Perhaps that is the call of the wild? The tearing sensation of the paper and its associated sounds might relate to a canine pleasure?
In any case, doggy self service makes a huge mess with paper bits everywhere. But given the joy they get from it, and the cuteness that it offers me, I’m happy to live with it.
My Top Ten Links
I was reading Perth Wildcats' CEO Nick Marvin's blogpost where he has listed his top ten links/sites. What I was surprised about was how similar his list, or at least interests, were to mine. He also has my dream job, but that's another story!
In any case, his list has inspired me to consider my own top ten links and sites, so let's see how we go:
1. Google Reader - it's how I stay up with everything on the net. I'd be lost without my RSS.
2. Twit.tv - Leo Laporte's podcasts provide me with the majority of my entertainment during my daily long-winded commute to and from work. I particularly enjoy This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly and of course The Daily Giz Wiz!
3. Ozhoopsboards.com - Hardly a day goes by that I don't visit this site. Plenty of rumour mongering, but also plenty of breaking news too.
4. OmniFocus - not a site, but an amazingly great GTD program by the folks at Omni Group that runs on both my Mac and my ipod Touch, which ensures that I know what to do at any particular time.
5. Gmail - I filter all my email through this service, it is fantastic. Conversation view is a great feature that can't be beaten. But it also offers total IMAP links so I can use Mail.app if I like. I can't wait to see Google Wave, though!
6. Evernote - I seem to have a never ending search underway for the perfect note taking and file archiving application. Evernote is getting closest given its ubiquitous access across multiple devices, operating systems and the web.
7. Presentation Zen - much of what I have learnt about public speaking I have learnt from this guy. Fantastic insights and provides excellent examples both of what works, and what doesn't!
8. Wedding List Co. - got to get a plug in for our business! If you are thinking about your bridal gift registry, you will not find a better quality of service and range of products anywhere else.
9. Dropbox - a great file syncing service, that you don't have to think about. Great for working with files across multiple computers, with version control added to boot.
10. Daring Fireball - If there is one Mac site any Mac fan must read, it is Gruber's.
Built to Last
STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit
A pretty amazing photo - talk about putting things into perspective.
Letterman’s Top 10 George Bush Moments
It's quite an accomplishment that he lasted eight years, based on this evidence!
Drew’s Twitters
- canion: I favorited a YouTube video -- Dunk of the Night: Andrew Bogut http://youtu.be/vmo9dpk2gBU?a March 11, 2010
- canion: @nickmarvin it's so great to see the wildcats popular again. I still have memories of the dark years: 1997-98 when nobody gave a damn March 10, 2010
- canion: @busso I think it was 5 threes plus a crazy layup plus some midrange shots plus strong defence! March 10, 2010
- canion: Based on our respective performances tonight, I think I should play for the Wildcats March 9, 2010
- canion: RT @ASternWarning: Now updated w/ video: Kobe doesn't flinch #ball -- http://bit.ly/98HPfr #lakers March 8, 2010
Hannah’s Twitters
- hbear: Am LOVING my new job!! And am completely enjoying my first weekend off in years. Off to Matilda Bay for cheap lobster - wahoo!! March 7, 2010
- hbear: @canion what about 'smart girl'? Xxx November 27, 2009
- hbear: I used #Shazam to discover What A Good Boy by Barenaked Ladies http://www.shazam.com/music/web/track?id=330030 November 27, 2009
- hbear: Indi time! http://yfrog.com/1d346j November 27, 2009
- hbear: The best nights are with wine in hand, music cranked and dancing around the living room with my husband. Am having (cont) http://tl.gd/12rdp November 27, 2009
TSD Fighting for Relevance in a New Age
Between Twitter, Facebook, TumbleDrew (andrewcanion.com), Flickr and the various other sites that effectively communicate and aggregate my online life, this old website has slowly gathered dust.
Anyway, I've given twosittingducks.com a fresh lick of paint, updated Wordpress to the latest version (a program which, incidentally, has travelled leaps and bounds since it was first released and was a poor man's Moveable Type), and have gone so far as writing this blog post.
I can't guarantee that much more will happen here, but rest assured, I'm still on the interwebs somewhere.
It is interesting, though, how the original view of web publishing was to get away from "the man". It offered the chance for everyone to be their own media mogul, with their own voice. But it would seem that the man is having the last laugh. The growth of the large community based sites, notably Facebook, has given the ability to blog and share information to everyone - at least within their walled garden. Not that I am really in a position to complain, since I have fallen for it as much as everybody else.
But at the very least I know that if it all goes pear shaped, I can always come back to my blog at twosittingducks.com. I don't pay hosting fees for nothing!