In the last few months I have heard about “TED Talks” from three completely different sources.
A colleague told me about a talk by a scientist who could manipulate DNA strings like origami. A friend told me about some fascinating talks on the brain and two books (Presentation Zen and Slideology) made reference to many inspiring [...]
Archive for November, 2008
TED Talks
November 30, 2008The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
November 30, 2008The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
Maria Augusta Trapp
First published in 1949
Maria was a novitiate in the Nonnberg convent in Salzburg, Austria when asked by the Mother Superior to be a teacher for the youngest daughter of Baron von Trapp, retired Captain in the Austrian Navy. This assignment was for one year after which Maria [...]
Ticketing system at St George Bank
November 19, 2008 At lunchtime today, I visited the North Sydney branch of St George Bank. It has been over two years since I was last there as I manage to do all my banking using the St George web site.
The old familiar line of people waiting for service has vanished! The branch has been refurbished with [...]
