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Beam Me Up, Scotty, I Have Captured The 3D Printer

By Terry Anstine ⋅ June 4, 2013 ⋅ 6 comments

Would you believe that a new technology is bringing us closer to the “replicator” featured on Star Trek? When our brave crewmembers pressed a few buttons on their control panel, (read more...)

4 Ways To Take Charge Of Your Woefully Antiquated Learning Gap

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ March 23, 2013 ⋅ 6 comments

Looking around the room, a sparse, modern, white loft in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, I realized I was 20 years older than everyone else. Thankfully, there came a man (read more...)

Online Communities and Google+ Hangouts: A Pair Made in Heaven

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ January 21, 2013 ⋅ 10 comments

“I know an old woman who lived in a shoe … ” goes the rhyme, but it was a digital shoe equipped with a mobile hotspot, so she was as (read more...)

Strategic Lateral Moves That Will Prime You For Jobs On The Horizon

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ January 13, 2013 ⋅ 5 comments

Congratulations! You made it past the resolution-ready days of early January, and are sailing into prime time for your career ambitions. To smooth that path, I have a video treat (read more...)

Dont Pull a Lance Armstrong with Your Excel Skills

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ September 5, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

If I told you that learning Excel in a way that makes you competitive in the job market means 20 to 30 more hours of time investment, instead of playing (read more...)

The Skill Set That Exceeds The Value Of An MBA

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ August 5, 2012 ⋅ 17 comments

This two-part post features the sage advice of Will Bachman, a management consultant who shared his passion for uber-sharp Excel and Pivot table skills in a conversation with the author. (read more...)

4 Resources to Take Away Those Night Sweats

By Zach Buckley ⋅ June 21, 2012 ⋅ 7 comments

Today’s guest contributor is Zach Buckley, a freelance writer interested in exploring the intersection of culture, science, and education. It happens every night to thousands of people across the country. (read more...)

3 Directives to Ensure the Success of Your Career

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ June 12, 2012 ⋅ 13 comments

As she came closer to me on my morning walk, we exchanged smiles and nods. Clearly, she was lost. She pulled out a map, but she had no idea where (read more...)

The Power of Pictures, Flickr, and How to Nail Visual Images on the Web

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ April 30, 2012 ⋅ 25 comments

The nightmare of every firm in e-commerce is to have their site go down at the peak of the December holidays. According to the VP of Customer Experience at Bonobos, (read more...)

Take 9 Minutes To Understand The Record-Breaking Spread Of Pinterest

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ March 13, 2012 ⋅ 11 comments

Two hipsters walk into a bar, and one asks the other if she’d like a drink. Not a joke; it happened in 1992 on my first date with the guy (read more...)