I teach a two part workshop called Personal Marketing Workshop on a regular basis.  During the first workshop we do several exercises to help the attendees figure out what their Career Vision should be.  During the second workshop we do more exercises to help the attendees figure out where they are in the Job Market and how they need to position themselves to compete with others in their field of expertise.  One of these exercises is the SWOT analysis. Strengths – Preceived strengths you have over your competition Weaknesses – Perceived weakneses that your competition...

Periodically, I have Facebook friends that tell me they received a gift or an invitation to play Farm Town or FarmVille.  They want to know if these games are any fun and whether they’re worth playing or not.   My answer is yes, they’re worth playing. If you’re wondering what Farm Town or FarmVille are, you can visit the “Farm Addicts” website. I think this site does a pretty good job of describing both of these Facebook applications. My experience I have been playing Farm Town longer than FarmVille, mostly because I got the invitation to Farm Town first.  I...

Last month, in my blog “Making my own Macro photo studio“  I mentioned a few changes I would make to my studio and environment to improve the macro photography experience. Revision 1 1.) I opened up the front bottom of the Macro photo studio.  This allowed me to place the object in the studio without the problems of maneuvering it over the front lip of the box. 2.) I increased the lighting source from 40 watt to 75 watts for each bulb.  Each bulb outputs 830 lumens. 3.) I added a third light source to the top.  I improvised with a mechanics drop light.  In the future,...

Who would have thought that a simple Facebook application like Farm Town would encourage Social Networking. Here are some subtle ways it happens: It encourages healthy competition and cooperation between generations It encourages neighborly kindness. As you visit a relative’s farm you might notice they need to harvest their fields.  You can send them a message about the status of their farm; like , “Hey, your crops need to be harvested.” Sharing pictures of your farm let’s your neighbor’s of all generations see what you’ve been up to. Sharing tips...

I recently wrote a blog “Social Networking – Facebook connects past and present” The questions that immediately come to mind: How do I reconnect with my past? Where do I begin? This will take some investigative work on your part of course. First, you need to list your friends’ names. “Where am I going to find these names?,” you ask. Here are some sources you might find useful: School yearbooks Graduation Programs Old photo albums – these might jog your memory Classmates.com – they’re trying to sell a service, but you will see the...