http://www.nealharmon.net Publishing, Education and Entreprenuership Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:34:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I asked many on LinkedIn.com and here on my blog to contribute ideas to improve my young aspiring entrepreneur's chances over his toy sale a few years ago. He had decided that his project for this year would be to sell something again. We really appreciated all the ideas. Ultimately, we ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2010/03/08/my-boys-business/ I didn't expect this move from Amazon until the Kindle had a color screen and a touchscreen. Apparently, they're going to open kindle up for developers. I've been hoping this kind of move will help developers to implement some more powerful education tools into the Kindle. http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2010/01/21/amazon-kindle-opening-up-for-active-content-or-apps/ Anyone who knows me realizes how excited I am about reflective displays for computers, laptops, ereaders, phones, etc. I bought a Kindle and a Motorola F3 just because they use eInk. I love the Marisol screen technology that I read about a month ago but rediscovered in the CES news this ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2010/01/09/eink-marisol-liquavista-entourage-edge-color-reflective-screen-technologies/ I've been searching for a replacement for my lost Kindle.  I've honed in on one display technology, the Pixel Qi screen, and I'm watching the outcome of the following devices: Plastic Logic Que Microsoft Currier (this one currently sounds like it most fits my life, but I'm worried it has back-light screen) Notion ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2009/12/25/kindle-replacement/ I lost my Kindle on my last business trip and I've been super upset about it. I need my screen back for doing research because normal computer use causes me a great deal of grief. I nearly turned around and bought another Kindle, but hesitated because I believe the next ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2009/12/15/lost-my-kindlewhats-next/ Great questions Perry. Yes, Yes and Yes. Entrepreneurs driven by GREED? Whatever each entrepreneur's motive...apparently, they are twice as giving as people in the same income brackets all the way from the poor to the wealthy. Why are business owners not portrayed more favorably in the media? Perry, you'll enjoy this talk (audio available) ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2009/11/18/entrepreneurs-business-owners-and-greed/ My son has become interested in business at a very young age (he's 6 right now) and I would like to introduce him to inspiring stories of young entrepreneurs to give him ideas. A little background. My son, of his own accord, has successfully sold his jokes by giving 1 for ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2009/11/11/what-is-your-favorite-child-entrepreneur-hero-story/ Thank you Robin for letting me know that the Audible folder supports Mp3 files. Thank you Paul for the great place to find FREE Mp3 audio books. I dream of the day when Kindle is opened up for developers and someone creates an application that combines text-to-speech, Audio books and the ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2009/09/16/kindle-hint-free-mp3-audiobooks-that-use-the-audible-player/ Mark Cuban's recent post is extremely thought provoking and, as an avid Kindle fan/user since its launch, I believe he's onto something for the content business. I'm saving the link here for future reference. http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2009/09/11/digital-content-markets-set-on-fire/ A friend of mine from my very own Burley, Idaho, Biff Hutchison, just won the Professional Big Air competition at the Pogopalooza in Pittsburg. I'm thrilled for him.When Paul Allen offerred to let the first 10 entrepreneurs who contact him to run a survey on his 50 million users, I took him up on it ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2009/09/02/pogopalooza-professional-big-air-and-extreme-sport-awareness/