Monster Quizzes - Career Tools and Quizzes

Monster Quizzes - Career Tools and Quizzes:


"Virtual Interviews--
Practice makes perfect, right? Warm up for the real thing and test your stuff with our virtual interviews."

another interesting job resource... monster.com 's advice!

what do you think of these virtual interviews????

The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO

The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO:

"The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO"

This should help you write a good CV and cover letter.

(You have to be on a TELECOM IP number to connect... use your PPTP connections.)

Jonathan Harris tells the Web's secret stories | Video on TED.com

Jonathan Harris tells the Web's secret stories | Video on TED.com:

"Artist and computer scientist Jonathan Harris makes online art that captures the world's expression -- and gives us a glimpse of the soul of the Internet."

Is this useless or useful?

Send your CV's to me and David... (be sure to say which group you're in...).

james

Chris Anderson of WIRED on tech's Long Tail | Video on TED.com

Chris Anderson of WIRED on tech's Long Tail | Video on TED.com:

This is the man that coined the concept of "the Long Tail"

"Chris Anderson, the editor of WIRED, explores the four key stages of any viable technology: setting the right price, gaining market share, displacing an established technology and, finally, becoming ubiquitous."

Jeff Han demos his breakthrough touchscreen | Video on TED.com

Jeff Han demos his breakthrough touchscreen | Video on TED.com:

"Jeff Han shows off a cheap, scalable multi-touch and pressure-sensitive computer screen interface that may spell the end of point-and-click."

this is really awesome!

Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth | Video on TED.com

Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth | Video on TED.com: "Blaise Aguera y Arcas leads a dazzling demo of Photosynth, software that could transform the way we look at digital images. Using still photos culled from the Web, Photosynth builds breathtaking dreamscapes and lets us navigate them."

another nice MS technology....

The IT Crowd - Yesterday's Jam

The IT Crowd - Yesterday's Jam

this is about the serious relationship between "suits" and "nerds"... in a typical British office context...

here is the script of episode one...

Scripts : The IT Crowd

the new president

Hello everyone,

Perhaps we're living in a new world since the last time we met. It is indeed a new dawn, is it not? Do you think this will have any effect on your personal world?

Here is a link to the great speeches we heard this week:

President Elect Obama's acceptance speech (with interactive script)

John McCain's concession speech (with interactive script)

see you next week.....

Roy Gould and Curtis Wong preview the WorldWide Telescope | Video on TED.com

Roy Gould and Curtis Wong preview the WorldWide Telescope | Video on TED.com:
Arnaud's contribution in Group 1

"Educator Roy Gould and researcher Curtis Wong show a sneak preview of Microsoft’s WorldWide Telescope, which compiles images from telescopes and satellites to build a comprehensive, interactive view of our universe."

Rives tells a story of mixed emoticons | Video on TED.com

Rives tells a story of mixed emoticons | Video on TED.com:

I hope you're all having a good long weekend!
This is a nice poem of mixed emotions and mixed emoticons!

(BTW -- Our guest from Google is coming on November 20th, to our last class, and not to our next class on November 13th.)

Have a good week! james

BlackBerrys are woman's (and man's) best friends...

If you're interested in technology addictions, you might take a look at the following video...

A study conducted in Sheraton's hotels reveals that 35% of BB users would choose their device over their spouse.

And you, what (who) would you choose?

President Bush parody on Global Warming by Will Ferrell | dotSUB

President Bush parody on Global Warming by Will Ferrell | dotSUB


Here's a nice parody of the President by Will Ferrell one of the SNL (Saturday Night Live) actors.
This is on the dotsub.com site.... lots of interesting subtitled material!

Saturday Night Live - Gov. Palin Cold Open - Video - NBC.com

Saturday Night Live - Gov. Palin Cold Open - Video - NBC.com:

Here is perhaps a future vice-president... who knows what will happen on November 4th? See you all soon! james






This is one comment by a viewer....

"Sure Palin's appearances get lots of viewers..everyone loves to see an accident! I wish they would show her 24/7 because it would just increase the odds of their defeat!
If you want to talk about negative political associations..lets talk about Bush and his familie's association with the Bin Laden family and the fact that he used his power to get them out of the US immediately after 9/11. I'm not a republican or a Democrat, I'm just an American that wants what's best for this country
Desilu 14 hours ago"

"All Marketers are Liars" - Seth Godin speaks at Google

"All Marketers are Liars" - Seth Godin speaks at Google:

An interesting video about why Technology doesn't guarantee a successful company. A good talk... (and there are subtitles).

"Seth Godin is the author of six bestsellers, including Permission Marketing, an Amazon Top 100 bestseller for a year and a Fortune Best Business Book. His newest book, All Marketers are Liars , has already made the Amazon Top 100 and has inspired its own blog. Seth is also a renowned speaker, and was recently chosen as one of '21 Speakers for the Next Century' by Successful Meetings Magazine and is consistently rated among the best speakers by the audiences he addresses. Seth was founder and CEO of Yoyodyne, an interactive direct marketing company, which Yahoo! acquired in late 1998. He holds an MBA from Stanford, is a contributing editor to Fast Company magazine, and was called 'the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age' by Business Week. This video is part of the Authors@Google series"

‘SNL,’ With Palin, Delivers Highest Audience in 14 Years - TV Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com

‘SNL,’ With Palin, Delivers Highest Audience in 14 Years - TV Decoder Blog - NYTimes.com:

"The hugely anticipated appearance on “Saturday Night Live” by the Republican vice presidential nominee, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin"....

An interesting ploy by Sarah Palin to counter the bad press she's been getting.

What do you think? See you all Thursday.

james

The Graphing Calculator Story

The Graphing Calculator Story :

This presentation is a long story.... but a very interesting one...

The Google TechTalks is a great site... and many of the talks have subtitles.... See you Thursday. James

"Google TechTalks August 1, 2006 Ron Avitzur

ABSTRACT It's midnight. I've been working sixteen hours a day, seven days a week. I'm not being paid. In fact, my project was canceled six months ago, so I'm evading security, sneaking into Apple Computer's main offices in the heart of Silicon Valley, doing clandestine volunteer work for an eight-billion-dollar corporation.

For more info visit: http://www.pacifict.com/Story"

The Ad Wars - Election Guide 2008 - The New York Times

The Ad Wars - Election Guide 2008 - The New York Times:

"The Ad Wars

About $300 million has been spent from April 3 to Oct. 13, 2008 to broadcast over 200 ads, according to statistics compiled by Campaign Media Analysis Group, which tracks political advertising expenditures."

You might enjoy looking at some of the political ads that the two candidates are running now in the last weeks before the election on Nov. 4th.
They're available here... with the transcript of the ad.

What do you think?

see you on Thursday
james

How to Change the World: The Art of the Start Video

How to Change the World: The Art of the Start Video:

"The Art of the Start Video"

Guy Kawasaki

An honest speaker will tell you that she has “on” days and “off” days. The result of a truly “on” day is a standing ovation."


Here is an example of a good presentation....

Garr Reynolds on presentations

The Guru of Presentation Zen

Garr Reynolds

"Presentation designer and internationally acclaimed communications expert Garr Reynolds, creator of the most popular Web site on presentation design and delivery on the net -- presentationzen.com -- shares his experience in a provocative mix of illumination, inspiration, education, and guidance that will change the way you think about making presentations with PowerPoint or Keynote.

Presentation Zen challenges the conventional wisdom of making "slide presentations" in today's world and encourages you to think differently and more creatively about the preparation, design, and delivery of your presentations. Garr shares lessons and perspectives that draw upon practical advice from the fields of communication and business. Combining solid principles of design with the tenets of Zen simplicity, this book will help you along the path to simpler, more effective presentations.

This event took place on March 21, 2008, as a part of the Authors@Google series."

Have a look at his site: presentationzen.com

cnet.com and a nice invention! with CC (subtitled)

Do you all know the cnet.com ??? And the CES?

Here's a cute video about an invention that might make English teachers unnecessary!


Click on the CC to see the subtitles!


(Good news... we'll have a guest on November 13th.)

Useless Net - 9.9.08

We spend all our time in Mnt searching for the best Net-applications that will make us rich and famous... Some people don't, let's have a look...

-- At the core concept of useless

http://www.something.com
Do you have the right to name "something" the mere personification of "nothing"?

http://www.purple.com
This one explores the creative part of the useless concept...
If you make it to click on the small "FAQ" that appears during two or three seconds, you'll have all the answers to the questions you never dared to ask! (Business Model included!)

http://www.crazymonkey.com
Just to tease the user...

http://www.isitchristmas.com
The one and only thing you ever wanted to know...

-- Useless with content

http://www.ericdeis.com/content/beautyandchaos/beautyandchaos.php

Here is a presentation by Eric Deis - creator of Beauty and Chaos.

"Beauty and chaos is an online drawing graffiti board / multi-user interactive whiteboard / drawing space that allows you to draw online collaboratively with other people. Scribble out the artwork of your friends. While at the art institute, I produced this interactive whiteboard to facilitate creativity in online distance education. Highly regarded as one of the premier interactive multimedia websites, my interactive art software increases productivity and creativity at art schools. I often use Beauty and Chaos as an example of on-line collaborative drawing in my distance education course, From Drawing to Digital. I produced this graffiti drawing table while at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design AKA one of Canada's most disinguished art colleges. My electronic whiteboard can be used for managing drawings over the internet with health and training agencies, or for distance learning online. Many students at my art school use a computer tablet to draw their interactive presentations in my drawing courses. I have received quite a few e-mails from people asking me about the mechanics of my drawing software, it was made with Macromedia's Flash. I have had offers from the Art Institute of Seattle, and the Dallas Art Institute to purchase my electronic whiteboard for use in web conferencing and online distance education."

Enjoy the interaction.

http://www.cheddarvision.tv
I don't know what to say...

http://justanotheruselesswebsite.com/
Never in the Guinness I hope...

-- Useless P2P

http://www.file-swap.com
Be carefull...

-- Less but still...useless

http://www.watzatsong.com
How to really get rich and famous with some useless project...?
You have to make a really good pitch about it!

http://foodfeed.us/
Nobody cares but you!

CONCLUSION: This post was certainly useless, yet you've read it to the end: that's the point...

-- Bertrand, Thibaud, Benoît & Nicolas.

Forget About Tsunamis, It's The Little Waves That Matter

Micro Trends: They are not the big obvious trends that everybody is riding - such as mobile, online advertising, search, social networking, globalization etc. If you spotted those 10 years ago, great. Now it is too late. Think surfing. If you see the wave building early on, you get a chance to ride it. If you catch it too late, you get crushed.

See ReadWriteWeb.com for more

10 Micro Trends to Bet on For Your Audacious Startup

TED | About TED | TEDTalks

TED | About TED | TEDTalks:

"Announcing the Top 10 TEDTalks

With 50 million views since we started posting video two years ago, TEDTalks have become a powerful cultural force.

To celebrate this milestone, we're releasing a never-before-seen list: the Top 10 TEDTalks of all time, as of June 2008.

With speakers like neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor and global health expert Hans Rosling, the list proves one of the compelling ideas behind TEDTalks: that an unknown speaker with a powerful idea can reach -- and move -- a global audience through the power of quality web video. Links to all 10 talks are found below the video window -- or browse through our Top 10 TEDTalks Theme. Even if you've seen them all, the highlights video below is darn fun."

This is a valuable source of inspiration for those of you living in the IT age... and who one-day might be starting your own company... enjoy! see you on Thursday. james

ps... what sites would you like to add to our blog?

One startup. 60 seconds. Go! - TechCrunch Elevator Pitches

One startup. 60 seconds. Go! - TechCrunch Elevator Pitches:

"About TechCrunch Elevator Pitches

This is where founders and CEOs get a chance to pitch their startups directly to you, the TechCrunch audience. Vote the best pitches up and the stinkers down, and tell them exactly what you think of their businesses in the comments."


Who would care to do a 60 second elevator pitch for us?
Or a 60 second video CV?

A company you've probably heard of...

here's a young guy (who could be one of you) talking about his company...




what do you think of this? would you care to comment?

tompeters! management consulting leadership training development project management

tompeters! management consulting leadership training development project management


his black swan (and Basics!) presentation!

what do you think of these powerpoint slides?

james

The official Dilbert website with Scott Adams' color comic strips, animation, mashups and more!

The official Dilbert website with Scott Adams' color comic strips, animation, mashups and more!


Elie wondered about who the PHB was and other dilbert characters.

this will help you learn about the workplace.

Johnny Lee demos Wii Remote hacks | Video on TED.com

Johnny Lee demos Wii Remote hacks | Video on TED.com: "Creating tech marvels out of a $40 Wii Remote"



this is the site that arnaud mentioned....

have a look.

PowerPoint: sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying

Powerpoint... love it or hate it...



And of course Guy Kawasaki's views....






10, 20 30 rule...



Here's a link to the text: http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2005/12/the_102030_rule.html



And here is Guy on starting a company...



It's on this site: Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner

MMNT buzzwords -- the list

wired, the long tail
david pogue (ny times)
Nytimes interactive features
Iht text to audio
boingboing
wimax
warchalking, wardriving
motley fools
salon.com
znet
npr
rocketboom
tikibar
onion (and ONN)
slashdot
TWIT podcast
theregister
BOFH
technorati
facebook
Woz
Segway
dilbert, catbert
PHB
Android
netvibes
flickr
creative commons
red herring
crackberry
rfid
twitter
TED talks
DEMO confs Demofall
wsj D5: all things digital
wsj --walt mossberg
dotsub.com
businessweek podcasts
BBC click program
i cringley
arstechnica
delicious.com
digg.com
craigslist.com
joost
Hulu.com
Netflix
Itunes and Itunes U
googleapps
zoho
whatis.com
greenwashing
pinkslip parties
vulture capitalists
crowdsourcing
GoogleTechtalks
Googlebomb
Googlefight
mashups
tivo
techcrunch
MIT OCW
fora.tv
videojug
IMHO
LOL
PEBCAK
HTH

Welcome -- something for everyone

Welcome to the MMNT 2008 "IT in English" Blog...

hopefully we'll share interesting things about Information Technology and the Internet during our 6 sessions together... and perhaps help you to feel more at ease in English too!

here are some sites that I think might be interesting for you to investigate.... perhaps you could choose something from each of them to present to the group in the coming sessions (and to post to the blog).

1) general news sites

I like the New York Times nytimes.com. My Firefox opens to their front page. Not everyone knows that they include a dictionary on all their articles once you click through to it from the front page. (Just double-click on a word.) There's even a sound file for each word so you can hear how it's pronounced.

And of course the NY Times videos are interesting too... Look in the technology section for David Pogue's videos. Here's one about the iPhone apps... or another about the release of the iPhone 2

In the Politics section you might enjoy the TV commercials. The interactive video features of the debate and candidates' speeches make it easy to decide for whom I should vote in the upcoming election. http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/debates/first-presidential-debate.html

the IHT.com site the Herald Tribune... they let you choose your dictionary (English definitions or French) and make words in an article clickable... and the IHT will even read the articles to you! (What do you think of the readers?)

What are your favorite general news sites??

2. IT and technology news sites (in addition to the technology sections of the above)

wired.com
zdnet.com
news.com
theregister.com
techcrunch.com (here's an article and video about Google Gears and why it's not just for offline accessability)
bbc click
googletalks
commoncraft sites (on dotsub.com )

3. Business and startups

stanford entreprenieurial site and their video: ecorner.stanford.edu/popularVideos.html
demo.com
motleyfools
all things digital - wsj
presentationzen

4. Culture, Art and technology General

ted.com -- technology, entertainment design
salon.com
adbusters
videojug


5. Blogs

boingboing
rocketboom
TWIT
macnn
here's a bit of rocketboom:




6. Sites for working on your English
esllab (randall's listening lab)
breakingnewsenglish
manythings
Merriem Webster dictionary m-w.com
British National Corpus (and Cobuild corpus)

7. Humor
Comedy Central
the Daily Show
the Colbert Report

8. Tools
delicious.com


9. Geeky blogs
and for the hidden geek with in you.... two sites:
slashdot.com and sophos.com....



have a look at what sophos says about business week's recent encounter with the dark world...