I remember back in 2001-2002, when I was just getting our mapformation venture off the ground and trying to survive the post-9/11 recession, I contacted Tom Hedberg and Nat Case at Hedberg Maps in Minneapolis to see if we might be able to find some type of opportunity to collaborate. Now, 7-8 years later, I [...]
A regular reader of this blog recently contacted me to share a bit of information related to a technique for optimizing .jpg imagery using a combination of GIMP and pngnq (which I hope to work with him to come up with an intelligent how-to write-up within this blog in the days ahead). Thanks David! It [...]
In keeping with having my “head in the clouds” recently (cloud computing), as I eluded to in my Aviary posting a few days ago, I have to admit that I have been giving Google Docs a HEAVY workout over the past few months.
Every time I’ve been tempted to fire-up OpenOffice (which I LOVE, [...]
Several times per month, I encounter a situation at work where I have somebody who needs to have me include a logo, icon or some other type of graphic into a larger design…but they only have access to that graphic in a rasterized (and often lower-quality) form. i.e. a “nice” 100×100 pixel image saved [...]
Through my participation in the Minnesota Frisbee Association (proud member #1660), I recently received my email alert about the impending Minnesota Spring Open tournament that has been scheduled for Saturday, April 4, 2009 in Hastings, Minnesota. That tournament will be run by Timmy Gill and the wonderful folks at Par72DiscGolf.com.
Seriously, if you see a [...]
With every passing year (almost every passing MONTH), we are getting closer and closer to a world where we will all be “living in the clouds.” Cloud computing is becoming less and less of a dream and more of a reality. I find it to be incredibly exciting…though I know that for thousands of businesses [...]
Tonight it is my turn to ask for help on an image optimization task!
For the past 2-3 years, I have continually been on the lookout for new and better optimization tools for the Macintosh operating system. After doing a bit more research earlier in the evening, I came across a tool called PNGThing. It [...]
A friend and colleague of mine named Bill Hannon has recently asked me to create a basic web site for him that will serve as a clearinghouse for the literally decades of knowledge that he has acquired in the fields of training and organizational development. That site under development, www.billcompass.com, needed to be developed in [...]
As a part of my participation in the Spring 2009 Network Brown County Leadership Program, I got to tour this great little town called “Springfield, Minnesota” today. You should all visit on a regular basis… or better yet move here, start some new businesses, and have about ten kids (each) that are then enrolled [...]
While roaming around the exhibit area during the Minnesota Marketplace for Entrepreneurs event in Mankato, Minnesota back on February 23, I came across a really interesting product called Green Tops, an environmentally friendly baseball-styled cap. Produced by a Northfield, Minnesota-based company called Green Global Horizons, “Green tops material is the only 100% certified post-consumer, recycled [...]
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