Joy Phenix's Blog

How many apps do you have on your phone?  Do you consider yourself an “early adopter” or perhaps a “heavy user” of technology? I promise you if you watch this video, you’ll feel like a rookie. I found the design, the narrative, and the slight of hand strangely compelling and utterly mesmerizing – I loved [...]

“It isn’t that they can’t see the solution.  It is that they can’t see the problem.”  — G.K. Chesterton My seven-year-old has a epic set of cowlicks on top of his head.  He wakes up most mornings with a “bed head” that’s awesomely photo worthy. Taming his mane takes a good bit of water and [...]

In an earlier post I complained about how PowerPoint is not your friend.  In fact, most of the time it’s not even a “frienemy” (kinda friend/kinda enemy).   It’s just bad, bad, bad.  I’ve been known to call the mind-numbing, eye-straining, sleep-inducing presentation program “The Devil.”  I know that’s a tad extreme, but if you’ve spent [...]

Last week my Third Grader gave a presentation on Bigfoot.  She used PowerPoint.  Let me repeat those facts – she’s in Third Grade and gets the chance to use PowerPoint!  (Anyone else think “Sheesh!!!”?)  When I was in third grade I am pretty sure I had to carve my presentations out of granite and write [...]