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FREE
I just finished reading Chris Anderson’s “Free: The Future of a Radical Price”. In it Anderson, the editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, looks at the history of FREE in past economies in contrast with today’s internet economy which is bringing a whole new meaning to this beloved four-letter word. “Every economy that becomes digital eventually becomes…
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Being Yourself
“Insist on yourself; never imitate.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson During my high school days, while learning to play the guitar, I tried my hand at songwriting. I’d spend hours in my bedroom with my guitar, working out some chords, lyrics, and melodies, writing them all down in my notebook, only to realize that I’d just…
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Turning Trash Into Toys
Last week when we built a cardboard box playhouse we thought we were doing well, Arvind Gupta taking making toys from trash to a whole new level! Years ago my Grandpa gave me the grooved-stick-airplane, which still confounds most adults (especially when you make it fly in reverse). I love the gleam in Gupta’s as…
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Average Joe Computer Services
Check my newest website design, for Average Joe Computer Services! Average Joe is a new computer support company serving southeastern Manitoba. Chris (no, his name’s not Joe:) was really great to work with in developing his site. He came to us with a strong concept based around his JOE “characters” which represented his various computer…
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Miss Sarajevo
Last night we had the opportunity to go U2’s show in Winnipeg. Of course, given that is was the world’s biggest rock band on the world’s biggest stage structure, in the city’s biggest concert ever, it was amazing! But, as all the greatest concerts do, this one struck a chord with me. The song that’s…
