Words not in the dictionary

A frankly disappoinging look at words that aren’t in Merriam-Webster Online. Woot is the only one that I have seen in common use (among geeks).

Thinking and Paper

Useful hints on Thinking and Paper to sucessfully run a paper-only task management strategy. Scroll down to see the details.

Trebuchet at Warwick Castle

Great news – they’re building a giant trebuchet with a 300m range to operate daily in Warwick Castle. Time to plan a visit, I think.

Tax freedom day

It’s tax freedom day. We’re now working for ourselves, not Gordon. Hurrah!

Crashed rocket anyone?

An astonishing photo essay showing boosters crashing in Kazakhstan. And the people collecting them.Kazakh rocket booster

In Defense of PowerPoint

Don Norman steps out In Defense of PowerPoint. He makes the valid point: PowerPoint is a tool, not the reason for things happening. So PowerPoint didn’t destroy the shuttle – humans did that. However, I like the idea of more creatively using PowerPoint as...