http://www.modernworkweek.com Fresh Ideas For The Modern Workplace Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:04:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week I had two occurrences which made me contemplate the information revolution and how it might effect our lives in some unique ways.  Sometimes the technology comes at us so fast we forget that it hasn't been with us for very long.  I can hardly imagine myself without a ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2010/02/strangers-on-a-bus/ When I was a freshman in high school I began making a lot of observations and conjectures about what was actually going on here.  While most boys my age had girls on the mind - I became obsessed with the nature of reality. I had become a devout atheist in ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2010/02/curiosity-science-and-the-big-secret/ This week Apple announced their highly anticipated iPad - a revolutionary new device that creates an entirely new category someplace between the laptop and smart-phone. While the media and pundits may have been more focused on the name - my mind has been on fire the past three days ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2010/01/the-road-ahead-apple-ipad/ As someone who spends a good deal of his time in front of a computer (that coincidentally is next to another smaller computer) I spend a lot of my time online.  While there are a whole variety of websites I might use on a semi-regular basis to manage my life, ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2010/01/websites-i-go-to-every-day/ On Christmas morning I saw a Facebook post from my cousin regarding a video game called Braid. As it is rare to see any female make a post about a fun video game - I decided to check it out.  The write-up seemed interesting and the graphics beautiful - so ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2010/01/braid/ These are things the elderly woman sitting beside me on my 3.5 hour flight from Houston (a stop-over on my flight from Philadelphia) told me. I won't bother to detail which points I agree with or disagree with. The point of this exercise is that we are all bat-shit crazy, ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2009/12/things-i-learned-from-the-woman-beside-me-on-the-flight-home-from-houston/ The photograph taped to the dashboard caught my eye the second I entered the cab.  A beautiful African women in traditional clothes, sitting gracefully with a large book spread-open upon her lap and a smile that filled the car.  I assumed by her apparent age and the drivers age - ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2009/11/on-the-way-to-union-station/ Last week I decided it was time to make an appointment with the eye-doctor and freshen up the old prescription.  It had been about two years and I had a suspicion my sight wasn't as strong as it had been. Losing your sight, as I have been for over a ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2009/10/viewing-the-world-with-fresh-eyes/ As an avid traveler and west-coast transplant who is lucky enough to travel home to NY a few times a year - I am no stranger to airports.  I have run from one end of Chicago O'Hare to the other (only slowing to enjoy the underground laser light show) more ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2009/09/wifi-and-rogue-at-pdx-airport/ By Greg Spies 1. Walking/Biking Into Work When I was kid we lived out in the country, about a 20 minute drive from school.  So when the day would end, I'd have to run to catch a bus while my local friends would socialize out front and slowly meander back to their ... http://www.modernworkweek.com/2009/09/top-5-things-i-love-about-working-in-portland/