Archive for April, 2010
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on April 25th, 2010
- The most advanced notebook computer in the history of mankind just arrived on my doorstep! Wahooooo! http://twitpic.com/1hdb1y #
- @Beth_Honshell urdabest! Lookin forward 2dabigshindig2mora
in reply to Beth_Honshell # - Lovin watchin my detroit tigers play ball on my iPad. Sure better than the pocket transistor radio I use 2 take w/me 2 elementary school #
- 2 sets of tests & 2 sets of projects r now in the graded pile! Wahoo! End of year draws near. Students, have no fear. The grader is here. #
- Charlotte Bobcats – first playoff home game eveeeeeeeeer! #
- Yep, it's official! My son's first NBA playoff game! Man do they hate duke players!!! http://twitpic.com/1i4jwi #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on April 18th, 2010
- Time to let the secret out! Launch Greenville!! #launchgvl hey, they r feeding me today, what else needs 2b said! Http://wurl.ws/p9bx #
- Inn on Biltmore Estate – only thing missing r some roller coasters! Special surprise Day of Wife event 4Karen. http://twitpic.com/1f73ai #
- @joefeser yeah, my sons are already lining up for a handmedown. We shall see in reply to joefeser #
- I buy what I think is top of line MacBook pro. Now Apple obsoletes me in just 3 days! Apple store says they had no clue! We shall see ….. #
- Tulips in bloom @biltmore come see them for yourself! http://twitpic.com/1fcflh #
- Fish & chips with my lovely wife f almost 30 years at the Library Lounge of the @Biltmore Inn. http://twitpic.com/1feu0g #
- Robotics Olympics comes to Atlanta. http://usat.me?38201728 Invite my BJU robotics team to your school. 3 min video Http://wurl.ws/BJCS #
- Another end of recession indicator! Intel 1Q profit nearly quadruples from a year ago. http://usat.me?38201508 #
- Adobe has high hopes 4 its new Creative Suite but Apple says no Flash. Too bad 4 devevlopers & consumers
http://usat.me?38203376 # - Toyota drivers report issues after repair of gas pedal http://usat.me?38203382 bit builders see last paragraph. Software is king! #
- Look at Karen segway! Gotta get a pair of these! Very cool and very fun! Like a bike with a brain. http://twitpic.com/1fk15h #
- @worthwhile gang get ready 4 the next adventure – segways @biltmore! Way better than bicyles! software baby! http://twitpic.com/1fl325 #
- Stages of Worthwhile growth – software developers, web developers, web strategists, graphic designers, content strategists. Growth is fun! #
- Global 1Q PC shipments jump more than 20 percent http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16036/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=PGMAfssU #
- This is my very first talking tweet using Dragon on my iPhone. Love software that is worthwhile! #
- A worthwhile family friendly show to watch tonite on NBC 8pm est http://wurl.ws/VSCe #
- my very first iPad tweet from a wireless keyboard! this device is getting sweeter to use by the day!! Transforming a toy into a tool. #
- I have been to the future and experienced interactive live sports on the iPad! Software transforms our experiences! http://yfrog.com/5poadvj #
- @danielwaldschmidt says being edgy is @worthwhile – I like this guy! #
- @theBigLou wow, congrats! Were you carrying a paint brush?
in reply to theBigLou # - #launchgreenville presents 5 successful business folks who have survived the transition into social media integration with business #
- Thot I was the only 1 at #launchgvl w/ an iPad & then walks in @TVAmy ! Amy, have u ordered your 3GS version? #
- @chadmcmillan sorry, hard to resist! iPad makes you instantly popular on an airplane! http://woosters.org/dan/?p=724 in reply to chadmcmillan #
- @theBigLou go girl! in reply to theBigLou #
- YouTube is 2nd largest search engine! @worthwhile needs to create "how to" videos for our customers! #
- #launchgvl in sales how to turn farmers into hunters: incentives, peer pressure, expectations #
- @JohnCLewis their philosophy seems similar to Apple – price it higher and they will buy it in reply to JohnCLewis #
- @kirstendietz much more exciting than bicycles, for me in reply to kirstendietz #
- @ChrisRackley I will check it out. After all u r the guy, I think, who pointed me to mint!! in reply to ChrisRackley #
- 4 type A's pull up to a 4-way stop. What happens? #
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Words of wisdom from Launch Greenville
Posted by admin in Education, Internship, MBA, Worthwhile on April 17th, 2010
While a spring Saturday in lovely Greenville SC is not a good setting for a day long business seminar, here I am and here are some tidbits of business wisdom I collected while here.
- it takes a business to grow a product
- “greatest idea ever” has flaws; it will sell itself therefore no market research is done
- the idea becomes sacred; no changes are allowed; no room for improvement; it consumes you
- passion and talent are not linked
- know when to say no to working with a customer; finish what you started but know when to stop
- monopoly is sum zero; you get from others; does your business only get by taking business from competition ?
- life is sum positive; you get from the game; does your business get by generating something knew?
- money doesn’t generate money, it accelerates making or losing money
- pay attention to opportunities; Jim Anthony story
- learn hownto make others’ pain go away; create solutions that eliminate pain; this means I first have to learn what makes others hurt; listen then apply what I am good at to eliminate their pain
7 reasons to upgrade my iPad to 3G
Posted by admin in Internship, Worthwhile on April 13th, 2010
Apple created 2 iPad versions, wifi only and wifi+3G (ie AT&T cell network). The wifi only shipped first of April. I have been using this version for two weeks and am very persuaded it is time to upgrade to the 3G version. Here are seven reasons to do so:
- to send emails while on hotel wi-fi’s that block smtp ports
- to get photos from iPhone to iPad
- to help AT&T improve their lousy data network!
- to send emails while on corporate networks which block smtp ports
- to avoid network app problems caused by proxies
- to be free to roam and stay connected – beam me outta here Scottie!
- to have the latest, greatest, coolest version of any tech gadget – I call this the Dave Ingle reason in honor of my longtime friend and airline Captain Dave
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-11
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on April 11th, 2010
- Happy Easter – is your soul purchased with the blood of Christ? The greatest demonstration of love ever known! Wow!! #
- @PastorHobbins praise the Lord! We are purchased by Christ's blood – the greatest demonstration of love ever known! Keep serving Christ!! #
- Greenville squires appear to be on some sort of suicide mission! #
- @dtjohnso thx fir hepin me make the $10k goal! in reply to dtjohnso #
- Catching plane in 2 hours. Lost driver license. 1 hour wait at DMV! Gotta love noncompetitve government offices. Even tried a bribe! #
- A very full DMV. Airport security is easier than this! http://twitpic.com/1dfvbh #
- Up up and away to California! #
- Lovely view of camp ironwood across the Mohave river. Can u c the water? http://twitpic.com/1dv2vw #
- Tech thot for the day: if your petabytes then get rid of it! #
- Newest big bridge on USA. Almost complete. Can u guess where? http://twitpic.com/1ebrmz #
- Ahhhhh! Enjoy the taste. http://twitpic.com/1echcx #
- Where in the world's Wooster? Running back 2 get his iPhone out of the rental car he just dropped off @ Vegas airport! Oh my, c Wooster run! #
- Up, up and away. Good bye Vegas! Great time at ironwood. Only took their network down once. A new record for me! Blog coming. #
- Bobats baby! vs Pistons. With Rick, Marsh, Abbie. Go cats! #
- Bobcats 99 pistons 95. Yeah baby! Playoffs here we come! #
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iPad Reality – the joys and woes of the device
Posted by admin in Education, Internship on April 10th, 2010
Being just a few short hours from having an iPad for my first week I thought it would be worthwhile to make note of my experience. I will do so using an expression I learned from a set of essays on software development. Fred Brooks, in his book The Mythical Man-Month, refers to “the joys and woes of the craft” as it relates to the art of software creation. For me the iPad is more about software than hardware. From what i can see the iPad has three noticeable hardware improvements over the iPhone – a larger display, faster processor and incredible battery life! These are certainly most notable improvements, but for me the thing that will define this device is the software. It has the potential to provide incredibly powerful human interactions with the device. I will begin my observations with my woes of the iPad.
Woe #1: a replacement for my notebook computer it is NOT; forcing me to now travel with three devices – iPhone, MacBook, and iPad, making my nightstand look like the electrical grid coming out of the Hoover Dam!
Woe #2: accessing the files I need is not a simple matter unless one stays tethered to iTunes on a Desktop or notebook
Woe #3: google docs don’t interface as well as expected. I have read this is due to a strong corporate battle between Apple and Google, trapping the users in the crossfire.
Woe #4: not all my iPhone apps run correctly. My blog app has crashed twice this week losing this blog! My Bible app doesn’t scroll.
Woe #5: the calendar will show only one of my five google calendars, perhaps another casualty in the Apple vs Google battle? (special thanks to my Worthwhile partner Dan Rundle for sharing with me an easy hack to this that was discovered by my other Worthwhile Partner Jonathan Pait!)
Woe #6: while you can project photo slideshows, videos and keynote presentations you still cannot display anything that’s on the screen.
Now for some joys I have experienced during this my first week on the planet with the iPad.
Joy #1: editing is so much easier with the larger display. The soft keyboard is much easier to use with fewer typos. Copy/paste is a snap. Moving the cursor is simple. All of these are joys over the iPhone.
Joy #2: keynote – create brand new presentations effortlessly
Joy #3: showing photos is an absolute dream
Joy #4: videos start playing almost instantly and the display is as good as my $2500 hi-def TV!
Joy #5: at bat 2010 is a baseball fan’s greatest game watching fantasy experience!
Joy #6: mobile-me brought all my iPhone contacts and bookmarks to my iPad.
Joy #7: the iPad makes you instantly popular on an airplane!
Overall I am very pleased with this device and look forward to the apps that will be created to enhance user interactions with digital media. I am counting on great software from the very talented team of creative bit builders at The Worthwhile Company.
Son, you need to carry a REAL Bible
Posted by admin in CpS 111, Internship, Ministry, Worthwhile on April 5th, 2010
These words were directed to me on a recent visit to NY City. I was asked at the last minute to teach a Bible study on Sunday morning at a church near Madison Square Garden. Being persuaded that a Christian should be ready always to share from God’s Word, I said sure. I shared some thoughts from my recent personal Bible study in the Old Testament reading from the bit based Bible I have on my iPhone. I have been using a bit based Bible for both personal and corporate study for more than 10 years. The advantages over a paper Bible are many – multiple translations, searching, easy note taking and highlighting, ease from which to tweet or email Scripture, etc.
At the end of the study a 76 year old saint came up and rather forcefully shared these words with me. He said it was a poor testimony for me not carry a REAL Bible to church. After all, he said, that’s how everyone will see that I am a Christian. Wow, I was somewhat taken by surprise. I told him I was sorry if I had offended him and I was willing to share my reasons if he was interested. He was kind enough to hear me out but seemed a bit agitated. I explained how God provides mankind with various technologies for so that we can glorify Him. The computer was just another in a long line of technologies. He was unpersuaded.
After our conversation ended many thoughts came to me on how I could have responded. “why aren’t you carrying a stone tablet?” or “where’s your scroll?”. But I think the real issue to consider is “where does God, the very author of the Bible, want His words written down?” Proverbs 3:13 has the answer. God says “My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments”. God desires his people to write his Words on the tablets of their heart. Once written on our heart we are to obey it by living out thru our life. When the Creator’s Created seeks to know and obey his words then does the Creator receive the glory due to him!
Applying a little logic and history one will realize that the Word of God has only been in paper form a very short portion of church history, around 400 years. So why does this 76 year old saint insist we carry a paper Bible – TRADITION. Man looks on the outward. But God looks on the heart. Does God see his word when he looks on your heart? If not then it’s not too late to do something about it!
My first live blog written and posted from 35,000 feet using my newest bit based Bible – the amazing Apple iPad!
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-04
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on April 4th, 2010
- Mary Poppins at New Amsterdam Theater – pretty cool place! http://yfrog.com/5eu06dj #
- The lessons in I&II Samuel about Saul & David urge me to pray that my heart will stay true to the Lord. Only he knows my heart! #
- NYCity-the place of endless taxis. More taxis than birds. They sneek into every photo. This is out my hotel window. http://yfrog.com/0sjk7gj #
- Looking forward 2 worship w/excons @ an amazing nycity church. Only 12 minute walk along Park Avenue. What a city! http://yfrog.com/esxi5j #
- Bobcats beat cavs 110-93 (just found this sitting in my Twitter drafts folder – if bits live w/o an interface do they exist? #
- 76yr old comes up 2me after Bible study&with a strong dislike that I have my Bible in bit form rather than paper.I praised God for his Word #
- Iranian parade down Madison avenue on palm Sunday right outside Heritage Baptist Church. America is almost gone wrt Biblical authority. #
- Here we are – Carnegie Hall baby! http://yfrog.com/2pxocj #
- So how do u get to carnigie hall? Sponsor, sponsor, sponsor someone who practiced, practiced, practiced. #
- @worthwhile sponsors piccolo soloist at Carnigie Hall. http://yfrog.com/118j2lj #
- Is there any difference between great music people and great sports people when it comes to the pride some of them exhibit? #
- @bgodwin as we tweet! #
- Carolina Youth Symphony playing Mars from Tomita's Planets @ Carnigie Hall. Listen. http://yfrog.us/1npwwz #
- Stuck in Philly on runway. All air routes closed to gsp! I wanna go home. #
- Rebuilding my Quickbooks data file again. Wish they would fix the bugs that keep causing my data to corrupt in the first place! #
- Nothing beats a liberal arts based education in a technology field; it provides an awesome basis 4 computational thinking skills 2b learned #
- Bobcats overtime one more time! Sweet from the suites. http://yfrog.com/1nvhhxj #
- Great time w/20 friends & family at time Warner arena in Charlotte last night as bobcats defeated bucks 87-86 in OT! Living gallery tonite #
- Talk about a conflict of the soul-iPad arrives just before we are scheduled to take a family to see Living Gallery! It's killing me!!! #
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