http://www.nealharmon.net Family Publishing, Education and Entreprenuership Sat, 24 May 2008 13:12:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post covers my initial thoughts on the Kindle, a few usability suggestions I haven't seen mentioned and what would make the Kindle THE educational device of the future for me and many others. Thoughts When D&H, LLC bought me an Amazon Kindle so that I could work on a consulting project ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2008/05/24/my-library-classroom-and-university-for-life-could-it-be-the-amazon-kindle/ I admit I hadn't studied the constitution in a half a decade when Ron Paul made it popular to study and promote true principles of freedom again. When I heard the presidential candidate promises, I asked myself, "can a president really do all that?" "Do they even have the power to ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2008/04/10/ron-paul-lives-on-in-all-of-us/ After a Personal Management class at the University of Scouting that I took my 11 year old scouts to last Saturday, I asked the instructor (who works for a local bank) how he advises the people in his bank when the dollar is loosing so much value and Bernanke dropped ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2008/01/30/im-not-a-popular-guy-right-now/ Anyone in the business of helping people adopt new technology will get a kick out of this video on YouTube... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2008/01/30/adopting-new-technology/ My good friend from high school, Aaron Anderson, started blogging recently and asked me why I supported Ron Paul. I never got around to writing any more than why I had cooled on Mitt Romney (I'd choose Romney over McCain or Hillary any day). Our country faces some serious problems right ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2008/01/21/why-my-vote-is-for-ron-paul/ My wife has asked me what I want for Christmas. I responded with only two requests: A pair of jeans (mine have no left knee and even my corduroy pants are only held together by threads). A few of our very limited dollars to donate to Ron Paul tomorrow. When I see the ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2007/12/16/boston-tea-party-07/ I realized years ago that computer monitors bothered my eyes; I hate to read books or anything on them. Anyone who knows me well also knows that I've talked to anyone I get a chance to talk to about creating a computer monitor that doesn't emit light. Why not do ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2007/11/29/after-4-years-waiting/ I'm giving a presentation today on Smart Publishing at the Association of Personal Historians conference in Nashville Tennessee. This post is simply for linking to the "PowerPoint" presentation (I really created it on Google Presentations through our Google Apps for your domain account). The Google presentation software is very limited ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2007/11/09/nashville-tennessee/ Ever since reading this book I've experimented with different tools for implementing the system. The best I had found was Life Balance, but I didn't like how it was stuck on my PDA and computer...I wanted a solution online. Leave it to John to solve my problem...his latest post gives ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2007/10/22/getting-things-done-by-david-allen/ I've really grappled with my choice for President this time around (it seems like the election has entered my life a lot earlier than in previous election years). It has come down to either Mitt Romney or Ron Paul for me. I write this post to work through my thoughts, ... http://www.nealharmon.net/archives/2007/10/22/choosing-my-candidate-for-president/