Dennis Deery

[Process Explorer v11.04](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx) A great replacement for Task Manager. (tags: [windows](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/windows) [utilities](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/utilities)) [Blueface | VoIP | Ireland's Internet Phone Service](https://www.blueface.ie/) Ireland-based VOIP service - cheap international calls on your mobile. (tags: [voip](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/voip)) [Oil Change International - Follow the Oil Money - Presidential Races](http://oilmoney.priceofoil.org/federalRaceGraph.php) Where does the oil industry contribute their money in U.S. politics? Color me surprised. (tags: [politics](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/politics) [oil](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/oil) [money](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/money))

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a dinner put together by Paul Walsh to discuss the need for a new non-profit organization representing the digital or interactive media industries in Ireland. The dinner, sponsored by Microsoft and Blacknight, was held at a restaurant co-owned by Walsh, Jaipur. The evening was off to a wonderful start with a sampling of dishes from Jaipur’s menu - this was the best Indian food I’ve found in Dublin.

[Charles Handy on Life, Work & Organizations](http://www.amanet.org/editorial/webcast/2008/charles-handy.htm) Charles Handy shares his wisdom. (tags: [business](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/business) [handy](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/handy)) [Wubi - The Easiest Way to Linux](http://wubi-installer.org/) Install Linux into Windows just like any other application. (tags: [linux](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/linux) [ubuntu](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/ubuntu)) [TripIt | Organize your travel](http://www.tripit.com/) Email your travel confirmation emails to this web site, and they'll organize it for you. Looks pretty cool. (tags: [travel](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/travel) [planning](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/planning))

WRLP is holding an online auction to raise funds to support their programs. If you’ve been reading this blog a while, you know WRLP is a program I think very highly of - it truly changes lives. Check out their auction, bid early, bid often!

[Is the Tipping Point Toast? -- Duncan Watts -- Trendsetting](http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/122/is-the-tipping-point-toast.html) Some interesting research that seems to rebut the premise of Gladwell's "The Tipping Point". (tags: [Marketing](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/Marketing) [tippingpoint](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/tippingpoint)) [apophenia: the absurdities of Davos](http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/01/28/the_absurdities.html) Some interesting thoughts from a first-time attendee at the Davos World Economic Forum. (tags: [business](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/business) [davos](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/davos)) [nmc | the new media consortium](http://www.nmc.org/) The New Media Consortium (NMC) is a community of hundreds of leading universities, colleges, museums, and research centers.

[13 GRANDMOTHERS](http://www.grandmotherscouncil.com/) Needed wisdom. (tags: [grandmothers](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/grandmothers) [peace](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/peace) [indigenous](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/indigenous)) [A wedding](http://dervala.net/2007/12/28/a-wedding/) Simple but beautiful words about an Irish wedding. (tags: [writing](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/writing)) [The Airport Security Follies - Jet Lagged - Air Travel - Opinion - New York Times Blog](http://jetlagged.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/the-airport-security-follies/index.html) A well-written tirade against the fantasy that is today's airport security system. Couldn't have said it better myself. (tags: [security](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/security) [terrorism](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/terrorism))

[World Economic Forum - Podcasts and Webcasts](http://gaia.world-television.com/wef/worldeconomicforum_annualmeeting2008/default.aspx?sn=24144&lang=en) Bill Gates proposes a new approach to capitalism in his latest speech at the Davos World Economic Forum. (tags: [davos](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/davos))

[Martin Luther King - Nobel Lecture](http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-lecture.html) Marting Luther King's Nobel acceptance speech. Great words. Go read it. Now. (tags: [ethics](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/ethics) [nonviolence](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/nonviolence)) [Photos from The Library of Congress](http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/) The Library of Congress is now posting photos to Flickr. There's some truly beautiful stuff here. (tags: [Photography](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/Photography) [photos](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/photos) [libraryofcongress](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/libraryofcongress)) [Time Management for Creative People](http://wishful.fileburst.com/creativetime.pdf) Some good tips in this free e-book. (tags: [productivity](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/productivity) [creativity](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/creativity) [GTD](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/GTD)) [Interview: Dan Gisolfi, IBM's Mashup Enabler](http://ie.intruders.tv/Interview-Dan-Gisolfi,-IBM-s-Mashup-Enabler_a157.html) Dan Gisolfi of IBM talks about their mashup tools.

[Glendalough - Walking Ireland - Welcome](http://www.walkinginireland.org/glendalough/) A great site of photos and walks around Glendalough, one of our favorite places in Ireland. (tags: [ireland](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/ireland)) [Big Think - We Are What You Think](http://www.bigthink.com/) Billed as "YouTube for intellectuals", this site shows videos of people pontificating on big questions. (tags: [video](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/video) [politics](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/politics)) [Iraq: The War Card - The Center for Public Integrity](http://www.publicintegrity.org/WarCard/) 935 false statements! (tags: [iraq](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/iraq) [war](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/war))

[IconShoppe ~ Royalty-free stock icons for the web](http://www.iconshoppe.com/)

[53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without | CSS | Smashing Magazine](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/01/19/53-css-techniques-you-couldnt-live-without/) A great list of CSS resources. (tags: [css](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/css) [design](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/design))

[Disparities: With Cancer Treatment, an Edge for Rural Patients - New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/health/research/20disp.html?emc=eta-1) Some interesting research on urban vs. rural in care for cancer patients. (tags: [rural](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/rural))

[Dumpr](http://www.dumpr.net/) Play with your digital photos. (tags: [photos](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/photos) [tools](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/tools))

[Renewing the Countryside](http://renewingthecountryside.org/) A great series of books detailing stories of rural development and preservation. (tags: [community](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/community) [rural](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/rural)) [Rural-Urban Interdependence](http://www.brookings.edu/projects/blueprint/~/media/Files/Projects/blueprint/blueprint%20docs/1102_ruralurban_dabson.pdf) Why metropolitan and rural America need each other - a paper from the Brookings Institution. (tags: [rural](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/rural))

[The Printable CEO™ Series](http://davidseah.com/blog/the-printable-ceo-series/) A set of printable time-management forms. (tags: [productivity](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/productivity) [organization](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/organization) [calendar](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/calendar))

[The Oscar Wilde Collection](http://www.oscarwildecollection.com/) I'm a recent arrival to Oscar Wilde's works - my Irish friends finally convinced me. (tags: [Wilde](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/Wilde)) [US says it has right to kidnap British citizens - Times Online](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2982640.ece) America once again places itself above the rest of the world. Can you imagine the outcry if Pakistan claimed a right to kidnap Americans off the street and take them to Pakistan prosecution? (tags: [politics](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/politics) [humanrights](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/humanrights)) [News, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, Reference Articles and Classic Books - Free Online Library](http://www.

[Universal Digital Library: Million Book Collection , hosted by Carnegie Mellon University](http://www.ulib.org/) A collection of free books. (tags: [Books](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/Books) [library](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/library) [ebooks](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/ebooks))

[Ponoko](http://www.ponoko.com/) Make your own 3D objects. (tags: [design](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/design) [manufacturing](http://del.icio.us/ddeery/manufacturing))

Our good friend Kat Lui is spending the fall semester teaching at the Wisconsin in Scotland program in Dalkeith, Scotland. This gave us the perfect chance to not only spend a second Thanksgiving in a row with Kat, but also to spend a few days and have Thanskgiving dinner in a palace. We flew from Dublin to Edinburgh on Wednesday evening, arriving to a rainy Edinburgh. We caught the airport bus to downtown Edinburgh, and my first glimpse of rainy Edinburgh was picture-perfect.