Send large files to people for free: SendThisFile.com

I recently had a need for someone to send me a large (in my case, ~20 MB) file to me -- I didn't want them to email it to me for obvious reasons. I ran across SendThisFile.com, which is a cool, free site to do just what I need. As a sender, you upload the file, enter the email address(es) for who is getting it, then you're all done. The recipient just goes to the special temporary URL to get the file. It's all really slick, check it out: SendThisFile.com

Don't ask employees to be passionate about the company!

This is a different way of looking at employees within companies -- maybe we don't care that employees aren't behind "the company" and what it's doing. This article poses the question, "what if employees are simply happy with what they're doing on a day-to-day basis?"

Before leaving my full-time job, I dealt with this a lot -- I would go through phases of enjoying what I was doing and literally forgetting about the real reason I wanted to leave the company -- that I didn't own it and wouldn't ultimately get [a substantial] part of anything that might come of it when it finally "made it". I didn't necessarily doubt that the company would "make it", in fact, I think they have a pretty good chance. I gave up the opportunity to be a part of that because the daily grind just wasn't leaving me very fulfilled.

Anyhow, check this out: Creating Passionate Users: Don't ask employees to be passionate about the company!

Matt Heaton, CEO of BlueHost.com

BlueHost is a Web hosting company, and I follow their CEO's blog and have referenced a few posts he's made. He really has a no-nonsense approach to things that I respect. I don't even know this guy, but he's quickly becoming a huge role-model for me... so I invite you to check out his Blog and follow it for yourself to see what you think: mattheaton.com

Skateboard + Snowboard = Freebord

Skateboarding spawned snowboarding, and now snowboarding has spawned Freebord. These look very cool. I don't know any skaters, but if I did, I'd like to get a vibe on how cool these things are from their perspective... be sure to check out the videos.

Gyroplanes kick ass!

I saw a quick thing on Discoveries this Week (on the Science Channel) about the Gyroplane -- unlike a helicopter, which "pushes" off the ground, the forward motion of a Gyroplane causes the rotors to spin, creating lift. One benefit of this is that if you were to lose power, you can slowly & softly come to a landing.

There are a couple of manufacturers, but the one highlighted on the show was Groen Brothers Aviation. Here is a quick intro the Gyroplane: What is a Gyroplane?

The SparrowHawk II is one of Groen Bros.' models, check out some photos & info here.