iPhone App BOOK BAZAAR

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Wes Johnson

If you’re like, me you hear about a book recommendation from a blog, blog comment, vlog, newscast, friend or even another book.  I used to record book titles in my notepad on my cell phone and then look them up later.  That was until I discovered this iPhone App.  The application I’m talking about is called BOOK BAZAAR.  The publisher’s website is BayViewLabs.com. Continue reading →

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Challenging Status Quo

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Wes Johnson

Status Quo is usually associated with average or mediocre.  In reality it’s not good or bad.  It just states someone’s existing condition.

What is your Status Quo?  Is your life average or mediocre? Are you stuck in survival mode or riding on the coat-tails of past successes.  Are you constantly improving or just existing?  If you’re not careful, Status Quo could mean you’re losing momentum while your competition is gaining speed.

Status Quo – n.  The existing condition or state of affairs.

“status quo.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 25 Jan. 2010. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/status quo>.

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iPhone insurance aka OtterBox Defender

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Wes Johnson

When you think about protection for a cell phone you might think about insurance. That’s usually available for most cell phones, but apparenly AT&T doesn’t carry insurance for the iPhone.  Probably because it has some vulnerable areas like the entire front surface made of breakable glass.  So, how are you going to protect your invesment? Continue reading →

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Simulated Mixer in Ice Breaker Activity

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Wes Johnson

On Wednesday, my colleague Jeff and I went to an IAAP (International Association of Administrative Professionals) meeting in Pleasanton, California. We made a presentation on Personal Marketing and Social Networking. During the first part of the meeting probably 10 minutes was an Ice Breaker exercise. Its purpose of course was to break the ice and encourage networking. Continue reading →

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iPhone 3GS review

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Wes Johnson

I recently purchased an iPhone 3GS with 16GB of memory.  This is my first iPhone and my first experience using Apple’s multi-touch interface.  I have never used an iPod touch either.  I purchased the iPhone  for the purpose of learning Objective-C, Cocoa and doing iPhone Application development.  Up until this point my experience with Smart phones has been limited to using and programming Palm OS & Windows Mobile Smart phones.  This post covers my personal experience with the iPhone. Continue reading →

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