Today, we have more Friday Lite cloud coverage. Thanks to a comment from Steven A. Lowe on the post about word clouds, we have another new toy – Tagxedo. Clouds Taking Shape As you can see with the image, the cool thing about these word or tag clouds is shape. Tagxedo calls itself — Tag [...]
I love discovering new toys for Friday lite. This one is called Wordie™. Although it’s been around for a while, it is new to me. Maybe it will be for you, too. Like all good toys, it should come with a warning of addiction. Not Too Wordie™ Wordie™ generates word clouds like the one shown [...]
As long as I can remember, Halloween has been my favorite holiday. It makes me wonder — What’s it mean when Halloween is your favorite holiday? It could mean: You like to hide behind masks There’s a dark side to you You have an enormous sweet tooth You just like to have fun (my preferred [...]
It’s Friday Lite – where we lighten up the week. What better place to start than with PowerPoint? The Lite Side of PowerPoint PowerPoint is one of my favorite software to play with. But, like everything else I do, I like to keep it simple. Let’s hope the days of slide after slide of bullets [...]
You know how some stories just strike your funny bone? These are a few of my favorites from the week. 1. Finally – Something Congress Can Agree On We finally found something that both Democrats and Republicans can agree on — Commercials are too loud. For this, we need a vote by the Senate? The [...]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Last month I shared the fun Pink Glove Dance video created by Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon for breast cancer awareness. Well, there’s a new Pink Glove Dance and it has gone coast to coast. From Times Square to the Golden Gate Bridge, health care workers [...]
Friday-lite often brings a reflective time. These are just a few eye-openers I saw throughout the week – some good – some not so good. Dumbfounded At the risk of sounding condescending, these events left me asking – What were they thinking? 1. Crash Test Dummy It is all the rage. Everyone is doing it [...]
With today’s Friday Lite, let’s talk trash. I bet this has happened to you. You create a blog post you think is pretty good. Then comes the trash-talking. It’s been done It’s boring It’s nothing new Trash Talker Maybe that’s all true – for the trash-talker. But, here’s the thing – one person’s trash is [...]
It’s Friday so let’s have some Pink Glove Dance Friday fun. It has been a busy, tough week of work. I hope you don’t mind if I depart from my business blog for a bit of fun. Fun and My Favorite Cause Okay, I know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but then I always [...]
Ever feel like creativity has taken a vacation without you? I am a business writer, and sometimes keeping creativity around is challenging. Simple Solutions For me, it’s usually when I am the busiest that I see creativity tip-toeing towards the door. Here are a few things you can do to close the door on its [...]
