ESPN’s My Wish: Dale Earnhart Jr.

ESPN does this right around this every year – they take a week out of the summer and spotlight athletes who work with Make a Wish Foundation and make kids dreams come true for a day.

These are always inspirational and are not only priceless for the athlete and the child’s family, but give all of a reality check on what’s TRULY important in this journey called life.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter/post/_/id/67548/espns-my-wish-dale-earnhardt-jr

Assignment Detroit: The Russell Industrial Center

Fortune (CNN) has been coming out every issue or so with ideas and progress that Detroit is making in its recovery.  They talked a few months ago about Urban Farming given the acres of the abandoned land in the city, more recently Forbes highlighted the progress of Grand Rapids and how Detroit could learn a few things.

The latest I have read is how empty industrial buildings are being leased out as office space – for the Creatives: Glass blowers, cabinetmakers, architects, seamstresses, a sneaker designer, and three women who teach pole dancing, among others — 160 small-business tenants in all… and that only occupies 25% of the building.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/30/smallbusiness/detroit_auto_factory.fortune/index.htm

Screencasting & Camtasia:Mac

I have posted a quick blurb about screencasting and my take on it after being at TechSmith for only month on my blogger site:

http://vanisackercmac.blogspot.com/

It’s specifically related to TechSmith, so I’ve hosted it there.