Without further blather...

A work (State) view with brews – I just joined Stateview Commons, a co-working space located on the main street in my fair city. It’s a great, stylish and practical space and has already helped my productivity. Although there’s always the adverse happening as it has a view to not one but two great brewpubs across the street.

Studying in former style – Former mall store spaces, abandoned due to both the shift in retail shopping as well as poor business choices, are being reimagined in varying ways. One example is a recently-relocated high school in Burlington, Vermont. As many of the store fixtures are still in place, perhaps it should be called a haute school?

Maybe this is why the store closed? – Vermont doesn’t have any billionaires living within its borders and it is not the only US state without a resident with all those commas in their net worth.

Reasons to go OTG – For as much as computers have improved our lives, it seems at every turn there’s some application of them that at least I wish wasn’t there. Google has started testing its new ad “targeting” technology in its Chrome browser whether you know it or not. There’s some solace from Apple as they are rolling out a new feature in iOS that will allow you to see what apps are tracking about you. There’s no shortage of reasons to go off the grid, even if for a few minutes.

Swimming with more purpose than usual – One of my kiddos former swim teammates is taking his swim game to a higher level. This summer he will swim 10 miles across the width of Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin, and during his training he is aiming to raise $50,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. You can support his worthy effort here as my family has. Go Ian!

A less desirable swim thru Accessibility law – If you have a Web site you should have some basic familiarity on Web Accessibility. If you don’t, this presentation I did a year ago on Web Accessibility is a good start. Even if you do, the $100,000 question is what laws apply to it, if any do. This week a ruling came down that the Americans with Disability Act did not apply in one case. To add to this, a bill is floating around Washington, DC to attempt to tie the Act to Web site. In the meantime, work with whomever manages your Web site to ensure you have the basics covered.

Minority Report – This week I watched a recording of Advancing Leadership Agility offered by the Scrum Alliance. Even if you’re not interested in the topic, fast-forward to around the 25 minute mark on a survey on employee engagement. Spoiler alert: only 35% of surveyed employees said they are engaged in the workplace!

Solid state Spring cleaning – For Mac owners, here’s how you can search and identify if you can make more space on your hard drive by deleting old log files. Sadly this didn’t yield me much more room, hopefully you’ll have better results.

Gables soon gone – I have often admired the craft that went into the design of the gables on this house. I see it often as it’s across from the local facility where my kiddos swim. Sadly its days are numbered, as the house, long empty and slated to be demolished, will finally be torn down in the coming weeks. In its place will be a parking lot for said local facility. Where such moves are always in the name of progress, hopefully what comes of its demise will sprout something else great.

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This is from The Hot Iron, a journal on business and technology by Mike Maddaloni.

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