* If you have never seen the Gettysburg Address as PowerPoint, check out how wrong it can be. When you are done, read up on why design matters to knowledge workers: “Design is strategic, and impeccably designed systems, products, and services are really all that separate one organization from another these days. Quality alone is not enough – a lot of people have good quality, right? Instead, the overall DESIGN of the ‘thing’ must be so compelling that it serves as a key differentiator.” Garr also has a great section on presentation tips.
* Apparently the new iMac’s are some of the best machines suited for Vista: Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal says he tested it “using Vista’s built-in Windows Experience Index, a rating system that goes from 1 to 5.9, with scores above 3.0 generally required for full, quick performance. My iMac scored a 5.0, the best score of any consumer Vista machine I have tested.”
* For nerds in the group (intrigued by quantum physics?), you have likely heard about Schrödinger’s Cat. If so, then you’ll find humor in this picture. If you want to learn more, check out the book In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat. I read it 4 years ago, though I can’t say I remember much more than the basic theory.
* Heard of Six Degrees of Separation? How about Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon?
* “There are only three countries that do not use the metric system: Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States.”
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