Posting Will Be Very Light for the Next Little While

I’m in the middle of a major project at work — no that’s not right. I am struggling with a major project at work at the moment. and that is seeping up all of my time and desire to blog so posting will be a bit light here for another week. I hope to get [...]

How to Turn My Week Around

WIth all the frustration I’ve been going through on the Olympic editorial I’ve been writing it’s felt like a less than successful week work wise. That changed today not cause I finally got the editorial right — we’ve switched to looking at the Olympics as a way to share Chinese culture so I’ll be taking [...]

Back in China and Things are Returning to Normal…for the Better

Well we made it home yesterday safe and sound without any problems. Jetlag is still a little bit present — I am writing this post at 10:55pm after all, but generally we’re recovering pretty well. There are a couple things that are different however, all for the better:

We can’t stop talking and thinking about our [...]

Today’s Earthquake: The Day China Entered the Twitter Era

I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the earthquake that hit Sichuan today. It was so big that we even felt it in Shanghai.
When it happened I was sitting at my desk working on my computer. I felt a little dizzy and I thought it was just from some eating some bad food at lunch. [...]

Something To Remember When You Return to Work Tomorrow: Safety

Note: I tried to post this last night, but I couldn’t because of technical glitches. After today’s earthquake the recommendations seem all that more important.
J.
I was really surprised this week when I received the latest issue of EuroBiz, the magazine of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, and read Bill Dodson’s column on [...]

I’m a Radio Star!

Well at least a small star…I’m going to be featured as a commentator on the issue of “lurking” on blogs on the latest episode of the CBC Radio program, Spark. You can download the podcast here.
J.

Participating in a Virtual Community

Virtual communities have been on my mind a lot lately. I’ve been spend a lot of time participating on the blog and wiki of the CBC Radio show, Spark, a show about how people use technology. I’ve also spent a lot of time reading Global Neighborhood’s series on virtual communities. And it’s made me realize [...]

Added A FeedBurner RSS Feed

To make the blog more accessible to people that use newsreaders to track blogs, I’ve added a feedBurner RSS feed. You can get a hold of the feed here or by clicking on the FeedBurner chicklet at right.
J.

Some Interesting Geek Links

I think Christmas and New Year tends to bring out my inner geek, since I spend a lot of time reading and on the net during the holiday season. Here are two interesting links I think you should check out:

Cory Doctorow reading Alice in Wonderland: the up-and-coming Scifi writer has recorded himself reading Louis Carroll’s [...]

This is Just So Cool: The Steampunk Laptop

I was reading BoingBoing.net this afternoon and I saw this awesome Steampunk Laptop that I had to post the photo of. Steampunk for those not in-the-know is a scifi genre that asks the question what would cyberpunk and modern ideas and technology if it was created in the Victorian Era.

The description from BoingBoing: “This may [...]