Author: timbatchelder

  • Can I get to work on an electric bike?

    via www.nycewheels.com Given that electric cars seem to be taking forever to develop and still cost a mint, I thought I’d take a gander at the field of electric bikes. Since my commute is roughly 20 miles, I rarely need to carry more than a lightweight Mac laptop, and crave sunlight and moderate exercise, these seemed…

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  • Muziic: Get access to YouTube music without having to search through thousands of pet tricks

    Get access to YouTube music without having to search through thousands of pet tricks. Muziic – Free on-demand music, internet radio and more! – The YouTube Media Player – YouTube Music. Related articles Layne Publications Introduces New YouTube Video Channel for Bluegrass Music Enthusiasts (prweb.com) Egypt court orders YouTube blocked for a month (news.yahoo.com)

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  • Fizy: Nice music search engine, but it’s still in Turkey

    fizy. Fizy: Simplistic Online Music Search Engine and Player Related articles Yandex the Russian Search Engine Overtakes Bing Worldwide (news.softpedia.com) Search Engine Reputation Managers Is Now Offering A Complimentary Online Reputation Audit For Businesses (prweb.com) Yandex Tops Bing, Becomes World’s Fourth Most Popular Search Engine (techweekeurope.co.uk) Bing falls to 5th global search engine, surpassed by…

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  • SecuritySpy plus Mac Mini and IP webcam for home security

    SecuritySpy. With this software plus a mac mini, mac pro or iMac,  networked webcam with motion detection and low light, some ethenet cable you can create a really sweet home automation and security system that integrates with Indigo for X10 Related articles Flickering Mac Minis to get a fix (reviews.cnet.com) The next Macs: What we…

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  • Ensuring self destruction of your digital information

    Increasing research shows that for human health, ensuring that one’s digital information is deleted when no longer needed is just as important as retention. http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-08/st_thompson Related articles IDC Releases Alarming Trends for the Digital Universe (brandenwilliams.com) Power and dumb machines are the biggest challenges for big data (alexrudloff.com) Librarian entrepreneurs (mbanks.typepad.com) @datamineruk: What is ‘Open…

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  • How the Tablet Will Change the World | Magazine

    www.wired.com Great article on the new iPad which argues it represents a major shift in communication away from the conventional computer towards an always on, always connected, keyboard-less, mouse-less, cloud based, multi-sensory, gesture based social networking device. Related articles Kindle Fire HD: 10 Critical Specs and Review of Amazon Kindle Fire 2 Revealed by Tablet…

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  • The data deluge

    via www.economist.com Interesting article in the Economist that describes a new kind of scientist, the data scientist, who can monitor human behavior at the population level thru their “data exhaust” using business intelligence technologies. Unusual correlations between for example the likelihood of catching a flight and those people who ordered vegetarian meals are now found. LIkewise…

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  • The end of the office… and the future of work

    www.boston.com So recently I’ve been taking a look at new forms of work including elance, odesk and of course well known micro-commerce sites like threadless, etsy, and those periodic sales on ebay… What is interesting is how this article shows these are all part of a larger shift in the way we work which encourages…

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  • The Future of Money: It’s Flexible, Frictionless and (Almost) Free | Magazine

    www.wired.com An interesting article on the future of money which points out that mega credit card company and bank intermediaries are rapidly becoming obsolete in a Paypal driven, Twitterfied, iTunes enabled economy which will allow small businesses and individuals to exchange money more directly and without the many fees. As a regular Mint and Paypal…

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  • In the Next Industrial Revolution, Atoms Are the New Bits | Magazine

    via www.wired.com An interesting new article in Wired on the way that social networking, crowdsourcing and software driven, personal manufacturing is transforming the manufacturing of every type of good. Indeed the worlds of bit and atoms are merging at a rapid clip. Related articles Innovation Lessons From 3-D Printing (sloanreview.mit.edu) Bits of Atoms (farisyakob.typepad.com) Robots Will…

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  • Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, research shows | Northeastern University News

    via www.northeastern.edu Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, a group of leading Northeastern University network scientists recently found. Distinguished Professor of Physics Albert-László Barabási and his team studied the mobility patterns of anonymous cell-phone users and concluded that, despite the common perception that our actions are random and unpredictable, human mobility follows surprisingly regular patterns. The…

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  • Neurovigil: Replacing a Sleep Lab with an iPhone?

    This is amazing. Daniel Heimpel: Revolutionizing Sleep Science. Related articles iBrain, a Device That Can Read your thoughts (thehandiestone.typepad.com) Leading Phoenix Sleep Center Now Treating Both Adult and Children’s Sleep Disorders (prweb.com) Why a Sleep Apnea Diagnosis May Save Your Life (health.usnews.com) Make Your Dreams Sweeter With These Wonderful Sleep Apps (appadvice.com) Sleep is not…

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