May

19

Some updates

May 19, 2009 | posted by Scott | Leave a Comment

And in other news - Multiple Angles for Creative Solutions was incorporated in January. We’ve got some big plans that we’re sure will benefit the academic research community. Can’t say much more than that right now, but stay tuned, we’ll make announcements as we move through the various phases of development of our plans.

I’ve also been hard at work getting an online version of the Projective Differential developed. The first version is just about ready, and will be for coaches, counsellors, consultants, and therapists who do one-on-one work with their clients. This project is actually being run through my other company, Tapintu Inc., and has certainly reminded me that you have to make some choices in development - on time, on budget, to spec… pick two. The next phase of development (which I hope will proceed more quickly given the foundation we’ll have in place) will move towards having a system that can also be used for small group work, or large scale assessment. Once I’ve got everything in place, I will also be making a version available to researchers. Details and agreements haven’t been determined yet, but the researcher version may be offered through what we’re planning for Multiple Angles.

Ryan’s been focused on two fronts: writing articles an the difference in expressive art created by individuals who have had a near-death experience and creating the best darn Angel Learning System user friendly online dissertation process that ever existed. His next project, meditating on humbleness and humility. On the non-academic side, Ryan has started a hiking and meditation group that so far has gone quite well - nobody showed up for the first session and he ended up meditating in the rain, by himself, on a mountaintop, likely surrounded by hungry mountain lions, and rabid squirrels.

[Posted in General Interest]


Apr

29

‘At Home By Myself… With You’ - Shameless plug update

April 29, 2009 | posted by Scott | Leave a Comment

Woah, it’s been quite a while since any of us has posted anything here - sorry about that. We’ve all been pretty busy with the various other things we’re working on. I’ll be posting an ‘updates’ post shortly - in the meantime…

Some time ago I made a shameless plug for the film my brother-in-law is making (actually, he was a fiancé-in-law at the time), and mentioned that they were funding the film with pocket change contributions. Well, they’ve finished filming, and are in post-production now, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to contribute!! They’re still accepting contributions over at Pocket Change Film, and $100 will still get you a ‘funded by’ credit on the film.

Now, here’s some BIG NEWS about that - the film’s star, Kristin Booth, recently won the Genie Award (kinda like Canada’s Oscars) as Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in ‘Young People F$#%ing)‘. But that’s not all!! Just announced today - Gordon Pinsent (a multi-award winning Canadian actor) has joined the cast as the Narrator. That’s pretty cool!

[Posted in Shameless Plugs]


Apr

18

Want a film credit?

April 18, 2008 | posted by Scott | Leave a Comment

Okay, time for some more shameless plugging of stuff for family members. :-)

You may recall, back in January 2007 (was it really that long ago?) - I wrote a post about my sister’s fiancé’s short film “For All the Marbles”. Well, he’s now co-written a screenplay for a feature film which he will co-produce and direct. They’ve started quite a phenomenon with their means of raising the money to get the film made - they’re making the film on pocket change!

People from all over are donating small sums (and some not so small sums) to help get this film made. It all started with a jar, and some change out of someone’s pocket, and it’s become much more.

Anyone who donates $100 or more also gets a “Funded by” credit on the film.

You can learn more at their blog Pocketchange Film, or their Facebook group I’m Making a Feature Film with Pocket Change.

[Posted in General Interest & Random Thoughts & Shameless Plugs & Uncategorized]


Aug

16

More on presentations: How NOT to use Powerpoint

August 16, 2007 | posted by Scott | 1 Comment

David Airey posted the following video on his blog of a comedian riffing on typical Powerpoint presentations. It’s pretty funny… unfortunately, it’s also all too true – many Powerpoint presentations suffer from at least one (and often most) of the don’ts.

[Posted in General Interest]


Aug

3

Keynote/Powerpoint Presentations

August 3, 2007 | posted by Scott | 5 Comments

I’ve been working on putting together a presentation to introduce people to the Projective Differential™, and thought I’d share some of the resources I’ve found on creating effective presentations. Whether you’re presenting an idea or “pitch” in business, presenting your research at a conference, or using presentation software in teaching a class, you’ll want to make sure your presentation is compelling and effective, leveraging the power of the technology that’s available, while not going so far as to be all sizzle and no steak! Hopefully, you’ll find some of these resources helpful.
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[Posted in General Interest]


Mar

26

Multiple Angles Book Store Goes Live!

March 26, 2007 | posted by Scott | Leave a Comment

I’m pleased to announce that we’ve got our Amazon.com-based book store up and running - just click on the main menu link Books, etc.

We’ve set it up so that the primary categories of items are directly relevant to topics we deal with on our blog and in our consulting. Over the next little while we’ll be doing some fine-tuning, and adding more categories and “recommended reading” lists from each of us. Our book store is run through Amazon, so you can make your transactions with the same confidence as you would if you were visiting the main Amazon.com site.

In the not too distant future, we’ll also have some of our own products to offer (mostly audio recordings for self-hypnosis to deal with specific issues, at least initially). Since those won’t be offered through Amazon, we’ll have a separate store front for those (currently being tested via the “Store” link in the main menu). Of course, to avoid confusion with our Amazon store, we’ll probably have to rename the “Store” – feel free to leave a comment to this post with suggestions.

[Posted in General Interest & Site Updates]


Feb

22

We’re Back Online ~ Avoid RegisterFly!

February 22, 2007 | posted by Scott | Leave a Comment

After a few stressful days of being AWOL, our website is back online. It turns out the problem was with the registrar we used to register the domain name–although we paid (several times) for the renewal of the registration, RegisterFly did not process the renewal and the registration expired. Fortunately, despite the current mess at RegisterFly, we managed to get the domain transfered to eNom and get back online. Many others have not been so fortunate. (Read more to find out about the RegisterFly mess.)
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[Posted in Site Updates]


Jan

10

For All the Marbles

January 10, 2007 | posted by Scott | 1 Comment

For All the Marbles - a short film at On the Lot

Well, this really has nothing to do with what we do here, but I want to get this out to as wide an audience as possible…

My sister’s fiance, Kris Booth, is a film maker. He’s entered a contest to get on an upcoming television show:

On the Lot is the groundbreaking new show brought to you by reality show mastermind, Mark Burnett, and legendary producer and director, Steven Spielberg. Over the season, the 16 filmmakers will produce short films in every genre every week and the viewers will vote on who gets eliminated. The winning filmmaker will take home a $1 Million development deal!

So, please head over and watch his short film - For All the Marbles - it’s really quite good. I hope you’ll enjoy it, while helping Kris at the same time!

Thanks!!!

[Posted in General Interest & Random Thoughts & Shameless Plugs]


Dec

31

Transitioning to the new system

December 31, 2006 | posted by Scott | Comments Off

Today I’m beginning the process of moving over the articles and posts from our old site. I will preserve their original publication dates, so you’ll be able to find them through the Categories and Archives navigation.

[Posted in Site Updates]


Aug

10

Naps, sleep, and so much more…

August 10, 2004 | posted by Scott | Leave a Comment

I’ve been meaning to write about this for weeks, or perhaps even a
couple of months now… and today an email notification of the next
step in development prompted me to finally get on with it.

So, what is it?

pzizz

Ever find yourself part way through the day feeling a bit worn out? Or mired in “brain fog”? Ever have trouble shutting off the events of the day when it’s time to go to sleep?

pzizz is worth looking into as a way to help overcome these common experiences… and the potential for it to help with so much more is just waiting for the developers to put the solutions together.

So, what is pzizz?

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[Posted in Technology]


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