While cleaning my junk I found a great collection of old tech, dating back from the late 70's to 90's. Nothing here is from the 21st Century! The great thing is that all this tech is now incorprated into my currrent old faithful… my Android HTC Desire. Hope it brings back some geek memories!
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Jenny Blake's book "Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want" (an absolute bargain at Amazon US and Amazon UK) launches today. It's the perfect book for you if you're leaving college soon, or if you've already left and you feel that life could be that bit better. In other words, it's the book we all need! It's bursting with crowd-sourced wisdom for all areas of your life: work, money, friends & family, dating & relationships, health, fun & relaxation, personal growth, and more. And it's got exercises so you're not just reading, you're doing.
To celebrate, Tagbento is giving away a free copy - see the end of the interview for details.
Who are you?
I'm a blogger, author, life coach, yoga teacher, gadget-freak, cupcake-lover and Googler. I've been blogging for over three years at LifeAfterCollege.org, and I'm thrilled to share that I have a book coming out on March 29: Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want. I've also worked at Google for over five years, where I am currently a Career Development Program Manager and internal coach. I also work very closely with the Authors@Google program.
What’s your favourite thing on your desk?
This is a picture of my desk at Google – at home I mostly work on the couch :)
My favorite things on my desk are my flair magnets – a mix of magnets from different countries, some cupcake magnets, some inspirational quotes, and some just random things that add color to my desk. I also love the Corporate Bullshit calendar and the Corporate Flashcards – those crack me up! I think it's important to laugh at work and keep a sense of humor.
What would make your space even better?
Hmmmm... other than a corner office with a 360 degree window view? Kidding. I love my office! The BEST days at my desk are the ones when my cubemate Dana brings her Bulldogs to work. They come and sit by my feet under my desk and it just makes my day!
Any words of wisdom for our readers?
Zen desk, zen mind! Make your desk a reflection of you – fun, inspiring, motivating, and hopefully relatively clutter-free.
Read more about why I love my desk in my post 10 Reasons I Love My Cubicle.
You can read more about me at LifeAfterCollege.org, my book at LACBook.com, or follow me on Twitter @jenny_blake.
Thanks for your interview, Jenny.
If there's someone you want Tagbento to interview for this series, email me.
Tagbento is giving one of you a free copy of Life After College! All you have to do is:
- Leave a comment here with a piece of advice that's helped you in life (remember to be logged in, or leave your email address so we can contact you).
- Then, share this interview to your friends on Facebook or Twitter - you can use the like/tweet/share buttons below.
The closing date is 5 April 2011. We'll pick our favourite comment, and if it's yours, we'll send you your brand new copy of Life After College, and your life will never be the same again!
Editor: Baba Brinkman is no ordinary mortal: he combines 4 of my favourite things – rap, learning, evolutionary theory, and mash ups. He's the brains who turned the Canterbury Tales in to The Rap Canterbury Tales, and who created the award-winning Rap Guide to Evolution.
Who are you?
I'm a cross between Geoffrey Chaucer, Charles Darwin, and Jay-Z, a science-minded storytelling lyricist. My work is a form of stylized communication for the dual purpose of entertainment and edification, and my chosen subject matter is haphazard but fairly consistently intellectual. In other words I'm a didactic rapper, and it never ceases to surprise me that there's a market for such a thing.
What's your favorite thing on your desk?
Conformism be damned, it's my iPhone. The main reason? Because I read e-books on the Kindle app, constantly. The books and CDs on my shelves are merely the fossil record, bearing witness to the legacy of our recent cultural evolution into the digital world, at least when it comes to content. Socializing and sharing experiences is still better in person.
What would make your space even better?
All of the books and CDs would be digitized, and I would have a bit more legroom, or better yet, an office to work in (the desk is at the foot of my bed).
Any words of wisdom for your readers?
Try not to mistake your personal preferences for moral virtues, or vice versa.
Editor: Thanks for the interview, Baba!
If there's someone you want Tagbento to interview for this series, email me!
Who are you?
My name's Callum, I'm 28 and I'm a copywriter / social media / digital marketing professional. Despite the fact I love my job and working in this dynamic and ever-evolving industry, I believe that 'who we are' should not be limited to our means of income:
I love reading, from the ancient classics such as Homer, Virgil, Ovid and Plato, to detective pulps, poetry and Victorian gothic horror. I love walking in the great outdoors: as a Sussex man through and through, my idea of heaven is tramping off across the South Downs near my native Lewes.
I'm also a keen amateur photographer, enjoy art and music and also have discovered a recent passion for gardening. I started a project in 2009 that saw me growing vegetables on a balcony in Hackney, which grew (pun intended) into a successful blog and online urban gardening community.
What’s your favourite thing on your desk?
This should be the old family photograph; however this is a reproduction and my mother has the original at home. With that aside, I'd have to say my iPhone. Talking, texting, social networking, emailing, working, photographing, listening to music, playing games – I'd be lost (and very bored) without it.
What would make your space even better?
A better chair! This was an old one that was being thrown out of an office and does the job – however a bigger desk and a much more ergonomic chair would make a world of difference.
Any words of wisdom for your readers?
I think during working life, there are many times when stuff gets on top of you. It's important to have some personal things around you, such as photographs and mementoes, to remind yourself why you're doing all this.
I work so much more productively with music playing, although the style of music varies phenomenally dependant on mood.
Who are you?
I’m Doug Shaw, I run my own business called What Goes Around. I encourage people to understand who they’re connected with – in work, anywhere – and to have better conversations to make work better. I love meeting and talking with people, and asking questions and listening carefully to the answers. What motivates me is helping people to make work better. I am often asked to help people review, write and implement engagement strategies. In the last year I have been fortunate to work with all kinds of different organisations. Public, private, charitable and not for profit.
I enjoy being Dad for 8 year old Keira, and husband for Carole. I also like to ride my bicycle. The Clash are my favourite rock band.
What’s your favourite thing on your desk?
That’s a tough one. … Right now, my favourite things are some marketing ideas my daughter is helping me with – she’s drawn these really cool little cards for my experiment "Stop Doing Dumb Things to Customers". They’re useful for work, and they remind me of her, so they cross boundaries: they’re both very personal and professional.
What would make your space even better?
I’m embarrassed to say that when I took the photo, I suddenly realised I hadn’t painted the gaps behind the radiators. I could do with a pot of paint to brighten the place up. Functionally, it’s a great work desk, I have everything I need. If I was going to be extravagant, I’d say some kind of coffee machine, a Nespresso – I’d probably never leave here if I got one of those!
Any words of wisdom for your readers?
Encourage one another
I believe very strongly in the power of encouragement: not big ra-ra stuff, just a little pat on the shoulder. We often forget to do that kind of thing for each other. I’m on a mission to encourage people to encourage one another.
Be interested in other people
One of the things that has helped me in my life and career is to be interested in other people.
Proceed until apprehended
I see people in organisations bound up in problems that are largely of their own making. There’s nothing in the rule book saying they can’t do it, they’ve just forgotten how to do it. Then I see people tentatively “proceed until apprehended” and achieve great things as a result.
Without people, you’re nothing
I’m a big fan of The Clash, and the late great Joe Strummer is one of my heroes. He coined the phrase “Without people, you’re nothing”. The temptation is to plough our own furrow. I’m nothing on my own, I don’t know very much – but put me with other like-minded people, and I can do great stuff. That’s one I get quite emotional about.
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