When I was in New York recently, I went to the John D. Rockafeller center, and saw an amazing statement.

clipped from archive.rockefeller.edu

I Believe

I believe in the supreme worth of the individual and in his right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.

I believe that the law was made for man and not man for the law; that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

I believe that thrift is essential to well ordered living and that economy is a prime requisite of a sound financial structure, whether in government, business or personal affairs.

I believe that truth and justice are fundamental to an enduring social order.

I believe in the sacredness of a promise, that a man’s word should be as good as his bond; that character — not wealth or power or position — is of supreme worth.

I will have to think about it for a while, but it certainly had an impact on me.

As a recent article in info wold suggests, it is getting tough to manage the amount of information that comes at us every day in the information age. Among that information that is bombarding us, are solutions that can help us to manage the title wave of data.

My favorite website that specifically deals with these issues, is called Life Hacker. It is a compendium of useful Macguyver tips for everyday life, and enough hints to improve your computer skills to rival Tom Cruise in minority report.

Or this guy

I love simple things. There is just something about a program, website, or blog when it is done right, and everything comes together, it just makes sense. This is the case with a website and video seriese I have recently stumbled on.

The website is called Common Craft, and it is simply brillant (or brilliant in simplicity). A subject I find myself explaining constantly is wikis, so here is the wiki video where Lee Lefever describes what wikis are in his “plain English”.