Author Archives: Steven Mandzik
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Hulu – Going Back to Filly
I love this show:
Thanksgiving 2008 short documentary
** This is a guest post by my brother ** The film was made using windows movie maker. I imported the images and video from my sony cyber-shot camera. The voice-overs were recorded with my iriver mp3 player. This was my first short documentary and I learned quite a bit. First, my laughing was too …
My Autumn Safari through mopey Montrose park
As a self-proclaimed hater of the seasons I am starting to come around. There are minutes and sometimes whole days where I enjoy them (the rest of the time they just annoy me). Today was one of those days. I am a naturally mopey emo person and so this time of year delights me. The …
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Documentation 2.0 – or how to fire your employees
A colleague and I recently had a chance to visit an amazing government office. Among the many things we were shown, which included an office of the future, prediction markets, and collaborative strategy rooms, we were shown a simple little tool for documentation. Documentation is important in the government because employees are only let go …
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Don’t deny it, Obama is all Web 2.0
I have been telling friends this for a while: Obama (his campaign) is the most powerful and far-reaching Web 2.0 business in the world. The fact that he has gone from a virtual nobody to a near land slide presidential victory (typing this at 10:45 EST on election night) is absolutely transformative. He is reported …
Gadgets Porn
After listening to the first of two episodes on Real Deal about gadget obessiveness, I decided to rummage through my collection. Turns out I have little to nothing in gadget porn. I guess my minimalist strategy is working well. Here it is: MacBook Air (specs – early 2008 version) iPod Nano Black (2nd gen) iPhone …
Computer Troubles
Is it possible that computers are just too hard. That they are just so complicated that it requires a degree to understand them. Yes. Is it also possible that we have been turned off by computers. They prevent us being outside and experiencing things. They make things harder instead of easier. They are just not …
internet pop culture 2
*Update: this is an update to the original internet pop culture post* My pop culture is the internet. I love its news and information. I enjoy watching its tv channels and free movies. I do my research, I attend school, and I hang out with my friends. The internet enhances my life in so many …