Imagine, my Grampa watched barnstorming biplanes over Iowa Cornfields. Today, I just saw the first flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner live via the web. Very cool! I can remember watching the first moon walks of the Apollo missions, and the grainy TV...

I'm thrilled to announce due to a generous grant from the Hegardt Foundation, for the third time in as many years the Northstar Nerd is teaming up with the China Tomorrow Education Foundation (CTEF) to make the world a slightly better place by building...

I've now rolled out the latest addition to MinnSki, Garmin measured cross-country ski trail distances. If you are a serious cross-country skier, please help me with this task. While the organizations which provide trail maps are to be commended, the...

Earlier this week, I posted a poll on how (or whether) people utilize LinkedIn status updates. Given the very positive response, that research has been expanded and the results will be posted here by year's end. Please participate and share the link to...

Do you lurk, but at least read? This research has been expanded to cover Facebook, Twitter and Yammer in addition to LinkedIn. Please link to the updated post! Please take ten seconds and answer this one question multiple choice poll (can't be much...