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This video is beyond funny. And amazingly well done...enjoy
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1886349

A dear friend/client just turned 50 and he is celebrating his birthday in Hawaii. That made me remember a song that I love. I think it's great for a practical point of view (reminding us to wear sunscreen), as well as a way to look back at our lives, and look ahead and make it even better. I think everybody should listen to this song every once and a while. Happy birthday, Rob!

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99

Wear Sunscreen

I am delighted that I have been nominated for a Business Excellence Award at the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce in the Young Entrepreneur category. I am in business because I love to work with my clients and enjoy doing both design and programming, however, it is very nice to be recognized. I would like to thank everyone for their support!

What a wonderful day our family had on the Whistler Mountaineer. It's a 3 hour train ride from North Vancouver to Whistler, and the same on the way back. Enjoy all the scenery the Sea to Sky region has to offer: old-growth forests, gorgeous waterfalls, breathtaking canyons, deep valleys, seascapes and mountain views. Absolutely phenomenal.

There is a Hungarian saying (Egy fecske nem csinál nyarat.), which translated word by word would go like this: One swallow doesn't mean the summer is here. What it means is that one person alone is too little to change things. However, I always thought that it was an untrue statement. No matter how small the change we can accomplish by doing something differently, it is still a change, and it might encourage others to follow our example. One of my very favourite quotes is by Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.

I just completed a survey on child care in BC. It was quick and easy, and I think that many of us should do that. It might make a difference.

Here’s the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=245063862309

"Media concentration is no laughing matter. In fact, some consider it a dire threat to diverse, democratic discourse.

But that's not going to stop The Tyee from poking fun at the issue.

If you feel like you're battling through a sea of media muck, you're not alone. Watch The Tyee's new video below, and cheer on your friends as they take on the Big Media barons.

While you're there, explore The Tyee: Canada's leading independent online source of news and views."

For many year, we follow the movement of the 'Turn off the TV week'. In order not to make a mistake, my husband always turns the TV around, facing the wall. A few years ago, a girlfriend of mine came by with her teenage son, David, during that week. Unfortunately for David, it was hockey season. The moment he got in our house, he went towards the TV, hoping to watch the game. When he saw our TV showing his 'back side', he was completely puzzled and said: "What did you do to your TV to that it took offense at?"

A question that I often got from my students: how wide should our interface design be? The correct answer is: it depends. I know, not much help, but let me explain.

When I was growing up (back in Hungary), nobody was taken to school by car. Well, most families did not have cars (not that I want to date myself). It was absolutely normal to walk or bike to school. We can't say the same these days.

There are several ways you can save an image even though right click is disabled.

1. Most of the time disabling right click is done with JavaScript, so if you disable JavaScript on your browser, you can immediately have the right click option.
2. If you don't want bothering with disabling JavaScript, but you use a Mozilla based browser (like Firefox), you can go Tools/Page info->Media tab. That gives you a list of all the images on the page. Click once on the address of the image that you are planning to save, then click the 'Save As' button.

I found something beautiful on one of my favourite blogs, Enlightening Ideas. It's a wonderful spot out of Peru. Enjoy.

Last night was the gala dinner for Inspiration 2005 - The Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. It was a fabulous event held at the Hyatt (Vancouver, BC). There was a showcase of over 70 small businesses - it was very impressive!

I just came accross with a great site that has totally free stock photos. There are over 100,000 photos, and they are quite good. What makes me very proud is that the site is Hungarian - just like I am ;-)
http://sxc.hu/
Enjoy

There is a new book out there that presents an idea, according to which we are moving away from the Information Age and towards, what the author calls, the Conceptual Age. The article is from a coaching website, so the lady who interviews the author of the book puts her questions from a personal coach's perspective, but what he says is still very interesting. I don't particularly like the style of the author (rather arrogant), but what he says makes you think. Or at least it made me think...

"The human race is living beyond its means. A report backed by 1,360 scientists from 95 countries - some of them world leaders in their fields - today warns that the almost two-thirds of the natural machinery that supports life on Earth is being degraded by human pressure."

Nothing that we did not already know, but I believe that we have to remind ourselves from time to time, so we keep doing things on a daily basis that makes a difference for our planet.

Read article

Me To We

I like the fact that they created a site to promote this philosophy. I always try to remind myself that there is more important things than my own needs. Of course, I truly believe that we have to take care of ourselves before we could take care of others, but there is balance we have to aim for.

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