The Junk Drawer -

Outsmart stress

Continuing on the concepts of my last posts about Glenn John Arnowitz's article "Life in the Slow Lane: Getting re-energized by doing nothing," I can recall my last trip where I really slowed down - a long overdue second honeymoon last year...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2009 8:12 AM by Angela Evans

Filed under: routine, re-energize, refocus, slow down, control, pace, motivation

Dissolve the routine and re-energize

My last post about Glenn John Arnowitz's article "Life in the Slow Lane: Getting re-energized by doing nothing" made me stop to consider if my own routine in life could be defined as a "rut" and what my definition of a good vacation...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 10:09 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: routine, downtime, re-energize, rediscover, rut, resolutions

Do you really know how to slow down?

An article in one of my trade magazines caught my eye recently. It was "Life in the Slow Lane: Getting re-energized by doing nothing" by Glenn John Arnowitz with Wyeth pharmaceutical company. His revelations about figuratively (in his career...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2009 1:40 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: vacation, routine, slow down, downtime

Music and design come together

The microsite for the 2009 Kiwanis International convention has been live since early January at www.KiwanisOne.org/convention . The "what" you say? A microsite, according to Wikipedia , is also known as a minisite or weblet. Microsite is an...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 9:57 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: convention, music design, Nashville, microsite

Ning for Everyone

What’s that funny little word? Actually, Ning is a Web site that serves as a portal to a huge collection of social network sites covering any topic you can think of – and probably some that you can’t. As their slogan states, you can...

Published Fri, Feb 02 2009 6:59 AM by Mandy Grover

Filed under: portal, social network, software, Ning, social, networking

The next Club Penguin?

A review of Pixie Hollow, Disney's newest interactive kid site: Ironically, I ran across an old news blog from February 2008, announcing that Disney was set to unveil a new kids site, on the day it actually launched. I went home to tell my 12-year...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2009 5:22 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: kid site, interactive, Pixie Hollow, Disney Web site

Dashboard changes - the scoop

My last post (Be the first to see KiwanisOne's dashboard redesign) leaked the soon-to-be KiwanisOne dashboard (home page) revamp. I'd like to provide some background for why changes were made and how we hope they simplify use of the member Web...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 4:49 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: KiwanisOne redesign, dashboard redesign, home page changes

Be the first to see KiwanisOne's dashboard redesign

Revised by popular demand, the KiwanisOne dashboard (Member Resources home page) will soon sport several new elements to make browsing, finding critical resources, and getting the latest news quicker and easier. Thanks to all the members and staff who...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2009 2:52 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: dashboard, K1, KiwanisOne redesign, home page, KiwanisOne, dashboard redesign, Member Resources

Can 1's and 0's inspire?

Now that the holiday crush between Thanksgiving and New Years is over, we have all had the time to reflect on our year of ups and downs, and at least ask the question, "Where do we go from here?" Most people, as tradition, like to establish...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2009 12:34 PM by Curtis Billue

Mentor teaches by example

A sage colleague of mine from a past life (previous job *wink*) continues to be the one I turn to for help with writing, communicating, brainstorm assistance, conflict resolution, and more. I bet most of you have someone like that and hallelujah for them...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 2:10 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: mentor, blogger

What time is it now?

Even though the newness of the idea has worn off (scheduling recurring meetings at an odd time from my Dec. 3 post), I'll probably keep using the quirky start times. It suits me and my workstyle. I've even carried it over into my home life. My...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2008 4:58 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: quirky scheduling trick

Can I steal, I mean borrow that? (sharing in today's world) part2

thief vs. the unpaid artist/developer (stealing, boo!) At the heart of this argument for criminalizing copyrighted music is the deprivation of income (however little it may be) to the artist. True, one of the biggest leaders of this fight is the fat cats...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 4:15 PM by Curtis Billue

Can I steal that, I mean borrow that? (sharing in today's world) part1

What a mess! I've been thinking about this issue lately and I wonder what the future will look like in terms of this issue of file sharing vs. stealing. Here's the issue for anyone unfamiliar with it: The Recording Industry Association of America...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 1:11 PM by Curtis Billue

What time is it?

There's a scheduling trick I read about somewhere that says you should schedule recurring meetings at an odd time rather than on the hour of half hour. Apparently it's odd enough to stick in people's minds and help them remember they are required...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2008 5:11 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: scheduling trick, time, Outlook, meeting start time

Ten minutes of quality time

Brrrr ... it's cold here. Not because I'm in Indiana and it's hovering near freezing temps, but because MacGyver (my husband) and a buddy are putting in a new furnace and right now the heat is off during the transition. The new one will be...

Published Sun, Nov 11 2008 12:10 PM by Angela Evans

Filed under: upgrade, improvements, admin, projects, 10 minutes