Side projects can be businesses or just-for-fun efforts that we do in our nonworking hours, usually out of some passion for the work. There are some risks associated with taking up side projects. However, despite the risks, I strongly believe that most of the time, side projects benefit both the individual and the employer. New skills. Safety net. MORE >>

After Vancouver lost the Stanley Cup – riots broke out. This is not new but what is new is that every aspect of the riot was caught on people’s cell phones. The normal anonymity that rioters have has gone. The rest of the city has erupted in a new way in anger about the rioters. And the same happened in London. Community anonymity MORE >>

If you’re going paperless by transferring all your printed documents to digital text or PDF files, using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) makes the job much easier by eliminating manual input. Luckily, you can use your iPhone to do OCR, eliminating the need for any additional equipment. Results. Again, Image to Text got the best results. MORE >>

Here is another in a series of posts that provide access to my favorite tweets that contain links to useful information.    Some of these I did to link to things I found useful and others are RTs that I want to save for the same reason. spot tested the reduced shortened urls and they all should work. hope this is also useful for you.  MORE >>

The daily email deluge is the scourge of productivity, but how can you stem the tide? Over at Six Pixels of Separation , Twist Image president Mitch Joel offers his tips for handling email overload. or “There’s no need to respond back to me, I just wanted you to see this so that you are kept in the loop.&# Email etiquette productivity MORE >>