| Friday, July 18th, 2008 |
Author: Libby Ingrassia |
| Some Giggly Media Bits |
Time: 01:42:34 PM |
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Location: lunch break |
So, I linked to a few of these in Twitter over the last week or so, but I thought I'd put some of my recent media giggles here for your viewing pleasure. Please enjoy. First up, via the LJ of a friend, we have a Fred Rogers-inspired ad for the Sci-Fi Channel's Eureka. If you like science fiction and you aren't watching Eureka, well, I don't get it. It's cute and funny and witty. Eureka is returning to Sci-Fi for its third season on July 29. [I'm trying to embed the link but if doesn't work correctly, the video-ad is on the main Eureka page on the right.] Next we have Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. The first two acts of this musical are up, starring Nathan Fillion and Neil Patrick Harris. Each act is about 13 minutes long and well worth it, but be careful - you may find yourself rewatching and humming. After Act III goes up on the 19th, the whole thing stays up until the 20th... after which it goes away. It's also available to download from iTunes and there's a promised DVD. Turning to a slightly more technical angle on the geekiness, Binary Tree has filmed a comedy short explaining the value of migrating with their tools. It is pretty funny, even if a bit over the top. And finally, fans of Mary Beth Raven or Symphony might want to see this short from Lotus: stop feeding the machine! I have to say, I was just getting used to using Symphony on my ThinkPad when I got the new MacBookPro... I wish I could be using Symphony there, too. :-(
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| Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 |
Author: Libby Ingrassia |
| Did You Know... |
Time: 01:07:01 PM |
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Location: Home office |
That your friendly neighborhood Notesgirl is back in the biz? The Lotus biz, that is. Some of you I saw at ILUG or you've seen me on Twitter or LinkedIn or elsewhere and you probably heard the news there, but for those of you who hadn't yet heard.... When I finished my master's at Rice, I decided it was time to come back to the fold. So, I've left high school teaching and I'm working for WorkFlow Studios as their VP of Marketing and Communications -- doing marketing, PR, probably some training and consulting thrown in for good measure. I'll be working on events, the website, some whitepapers and case studies, and more. In some ways, it was a tough decision - leaving KIPP was not without its sadness and I had lots of good opportunities on the table when I decided to leave KIPP, both in teaching and elsewhere. In other ways, I've known Lance and the WFS folks for a long time and they're Good FolksTM, so working with them as my way to come back to the IBM Software world made sense. I've been a little quiet here while I worked out my job changing situations, but now the hope is that I'll be back to blogging - and, I hope, saying interesting things, more regularly. I'll also be making the rounds of the events, and offering my writing and speaking services as I find appropriate times, ways, and places to do so. I've already had one or two requests for a new certification something - not sure if a book is in the cards, but we'll see. I need to update my certifications (I have been completely away from the business for 2 years, after all), so it may make a lot of sense for me to do some certification writing. You can also expect to see me doing some gadget reviews and commentary as I continue my unexpectedly passionate love affair with my new Kindle and attempt to fall in love with my new MacBookPro. The blog will, of course, continue to share yoga, dancing, running, and other commentary as well. I feel as though I've been dead or asleep for at least the past two years (that's what grad school and a full time teaching job will do to you), and I'm trying to figure out all the things I need and want to do now that I'm alive again.
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