LENT TIME

How will you celebrate Easter? I will watch Lasse Hallstrom's movie, Chocolat. I will take some time and go through my post, FOOD FOR THOUGHT, and plan for the future.

Please listen to my Easter greeting.

GOOD THINGS IN LIFE

I have postponed the "GoodThing in Life" carnival and I will publish the old entries sometime later on. I plan to do it during the spring. [Editor's note: Spring forward & fall back?! Check out this Daylight Saving Time "cloud."] As a "chile head," I want to do something with hot & spicy stuff in the future. Maybe a compilation post with links to "extreme food" things now and then?

I am planning the new chile pepper season and I have to pick seeds to plant in the near future. I will perhaps buy some new varieties, but I have to decide it pretty soon in order to get going. Do you have any chile pepper and paprika favorites?



One of my favorite dishes is spare ribs with coleslaw. I spiced it up with jalapeño sauce, chipotle sauce and Blair's habanero potato chips.

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NEW EGO BUSINESS CARD

Check out my new EGO business card! I have used EGO blog banner logotype by John Cox on one side of the card and on the inside you could find my contact information and a description of my business services. The tweet inspired text with a "cartoon bubble" (What's happening?) is saying:

Martin Lindeskog is a social media enthusiast and a "Trader in Matter & Spirit"

Listen to my thoughts on the creation of the new business card.



Thanks to Intensio for coming up with the idea and the design of the card. Thanks to ABC-Tryck for printing the cards.

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PODCAST WITH MORRIS THE CAT

Listen to an audio podcast with Morris the cat.



UPDATE 03/14/10: Check out Friday Ark #286.

MIDWEEK 10 BOOKMARK LIST

Here is a new batch of books on my reading list:

• Top 10 Blog Posts On Future Branding and Communication from Ronnestam With Love by Johan Ronnestam.

• The Fall of PR & the Rise of Advertising by Stefan Engeseth.

• Read This First: The Executive's Guide to New Media-from Blogs to Social Networks by Ron Ploof.

Listen to my reading from chapter 1, The Economics of Influence, p. 7-8.

• Do More Great Work: Stop the Busywork. Start the Work That Matters by Michael Bungay Stanier.

• New Job, New You: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself in a Bright New Career by Alexandra Levit.

• Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun.

• Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma by Nick Morgan.

• Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? by Seth Godin.

• Website Owner's Manual by Paul Boag.

• Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures by Dan Roam.

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SMARTPHONE APPLICATIONS

I got an used BlackBerry Curve 8310 Smartphone some months ago, as a backup for my old Qtech 9100 (HTC) smartphone. I agree with Brian Tong that the BlackBerry phone is "über comfortable" to hold in your hand and I like the keyboard. But I must say that the learning curve is a bit steep for my taste, so I haven't really used it to its full potential. I will use it for my regular phone calls, SMS and as an alarm clock.

Fast forward sometime and here comes the iPhone 3G by Apple! I saw a special campaign at Telenor (link to Telenor Trainee Blog) in Gothenburg and went to the store and talked to a service minded salesperson. The phone contract is for two years and I get unlimited mobile surf for circa $28 per month. I think that I will use the iPhone more as a productivity and communication tool, than a regular mobile phone.

I wonder what will happen when the iPad is entering the market. Will it become the new entertainment gadget?

I have added the following applications ("apps") on my iPhone:

• Travel planner for public transportation (Västtrafik).

• Gowalla - "The easiest way to share places you go with your friends."

• Evernote - "Welcome to your notable world."

• Facebook

• LinkedIn

• Cinch. Listen to the embedded CinchCast in this post.

• PicPosterous - The Posterous iPhone app is out! PicPosterous takes away all the pain from sharing photo sets and video online.

• Yr.no - Online weather service from Norway.

• Wikiamo - "Wikiamo is an intuitive, Safari-like Wikipedia viewer for your iPhone and iPod Touch."

• Simplenote

• Todo Lite

• SimplyTweet Lite

• Echofon - Hat tip to Eva Wieselgren.

"How I use my smartphone" by Eva Wieselgren.

Martin Lindeskog is taking a picture with his iPhone 3G.

Related:  The Power of iPhone by Barney Austen.

COMMENTS ON SMALL BUSINESS PODCASTS

Please listen to the comments on the 100 Best Small Business Podcasts compilation. I have used the Cinch iPhone application this time.

MIDWEEK WRAP 9

Please check out the following:

• 3/3 Groundhog Day Review by Stephen Smith.
• 100 Best Small Business Podcasts 2010 by Martin Lindeskog.