Around the Interwebz

By Deb Brown | March 16, 2011

Have you heard all the buzz about Dwolla yet?  Duh-what?  DWOLLA – a very cool way to pay for things, and to receive payment.  Visit www.dwolla.com And you betcha – Debworks is a Dwolla Spot! The Eagle Has Landed…. and babies are due around April 1.  Live action cam in Decorah, Iowa  http://www.raptorresource.org/falcon_cams/ Strangely addictive.…

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Another Time Saving Tool from Google

By Deb Brown | March 5, 2011 |

I love my Google Reader. I’m sitting here with tears streaming down my face, because I read this article by Kyle Munson.  Kyle has the enviable job of writing about the stories of Iowa.  I met him when he came to Hampton to do a follow up story about our Band Shell.  I added the…

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You Don’t Have to be Boring

By Deb Brown | March 4, 2011 |

I attend a lot of conferences, meetings, and events.  I see many  presentations.  Most are just okay.  Some are awful.  Once in a blue moon I see spectacular ones. Here’s a few don’ts from a seasoned observer. DON’T ..ever apologize for anything.  We don’t care that you are sorry the projector is not working, or…

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Dreaming of Scotland

By Deb Brown | March 3, 2011 |

When I was a young girl, I dreamt of walking the moors on an English coast somewhere, following my Heathcliff.  My coat would be a cape that went to the ground and fastened only with a big brass button.  My hair would be flowing free in the wind, the view bringing tears to my eyes.…

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Q and A with Debworks

By Deb Brown | March 1, 2011 |

Q and A with Deb Brown Why did you leave corporate America in the first place? I had a job as an insurance underwriting assistant.  While I was very good at it, I detested working in a cubicle 29 floors above the ground.  It’s important that I have interaction with people – and I wasn’t…

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