Category Archives: Thoughts

The Google Bookstore is here. It combines a commercial bookstore with Google Search and Google’s library scanning project. Unlike the other book ecosystems such as Apple’s iBooks, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble, Google is attempting to create one massive library. Google isn’t known for releasing perfect software or products. They tend to release things inContinue reading “Review of Google Books”

My review of the Google ebookstore to come. In the mean time, check out the introductory video below. In full Google fashion, it strips out all the unnecessary fluff such as page turn animations and turns it into a utilitarian tool.

Here’s a neat video produced by one of my favorite companies: Jess3.

Learning by example is one of the best ways to become good at something. It’s one thing to teach basic concepts and principles, it’s another to actually do it. One of my newly favorite sites is note&point. It’s a wonderfully curated collection of powerful slides and presentations on a number of subjects. Not all suitsContinue reading “Amazing Presentations and Slide Decks by Examples”

Fast forward a few more years, this entire process will be automated. Fast forward a few more years after that, the assembly line will be creating machines to “terminate” humans.

This is a relatively old book but I suspect it’ll be on my list of all time favorites. Nancy has taken all that’s been wrong with corporate presentations and summarized it into one short but very comprehensive 275 page book. Although I’ve been on a mission to read more digital books on my iPad, IContinue reading “Book Review: Slide:ology”

Ironically, you probably can’t watch this commercial because the iPad doesn’t support flash video.

My personal system relies heavily on Evernote. When I first heard of Springpad, my heart dropped. At first glance, they seem to be very similar services. However, as I play around more with Springpad, they are different but not necessarily complimentary services. First, both Evernote and Springpad requires an input point. They all use mobileContinue reading “Review: Springpad – Personal Organizer”