Category: Metadata Masterdata

Why Straight Talk is the best iPhone plan for information and knowledge workers

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Security & Privacy, Systems Science

Since most  information and knowledge workers don’t spend nearly as much time chatting on a phone these days as managing data in other forms (email, messages,  sites, social media), it increasingly makes little sense to spend the thousands of dollars a year charged by major carriers for a their phone services. Fortunately, some smaller companies are starting to under stand this and offering the iPhone via no contract, low cost, data based plans.

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Why steam punk is a usability testing tool for new technologies

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Ethnographic Methods, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Being More Human | Next | Output
Kathleen Holt, oregonhumanities.org

Being More Human

Intel’s res­i­dent futur­ist on how the steam­punk cul­ture offers clues to build­ing a bet­ter tomor­row

East­er week­end 2011, I was at the bar of the Dou­ble­tree Hotel at Sea-Tac Air­port watch­ing a parade of sorts: a…

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Rustic eco chic in the Facebook cafeteria

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy

Facebook’s Cafeteria, By The Masters Of Rustic Chic
By Mark Wilson, fastcodesign.com

Roman & Williams has created nostalgic interiors that most others can only emulate. Here’s the lunchroom they created with Facebook.

Google ruined every­thing. Microsoft gave out free soft drinks, but Google let employ­ees eat gourmet food for…

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LittleBits: learn to make things this Christmas

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

 

 

LittleBits, A Starter Kit For Aspiring Engineers And Makers
By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com

It’s like your momma always said: Life is like a box of adorable electronic components.

It’s a ques­tion that comes up fair­ly often in inter­views with tal­ent­ed engi­neers: How did you get inter­est­ed in elec­tron­ics? The answer usu­al­ly…

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Vietnamese architect designs $4000 houses for low income families

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

For Less Than $4,000, A Permanent Home For Low-Income Families
By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com

A young Vietnamese architect works to solve a growing problem for families along the Mekong Delta.

Design­ing low-cost hous­ing is a series of com­pro­mis­es between dig­ni­ty and prag­ma­tism, a dance between what a fam­i­ly needs and what it c…

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Small ship stoves for caravans

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

 

English: An example of a Gurney Stove, a type ...
English: An example of a Gurney Stove, a type of solid fuel burning central heating stove invented by Goldsworthy Gurney, patented in 1856, and used in large buildings such as cathedrals. Some are said to be in use to this day. Photographed with permission at The Castle, Bude, Cornwall. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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• Classic fisherman’s cast iron wood or coal boat stove.
• Intended for boats between 20’ and 45’. Could also be used as supplemental space heating on larger boats… cabins, pilothouses or salons.
• Stainless steel sea rail standard.
• Two…

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your source for classic solid fuel boat stoves, heaters and sinks.

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Field lab in the desert

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

The Field Lab – Extremely Sustainable Homestead
Michael Janzen, tinyhousedesign.com

The Field Lab, also known as the South­west Texas Alter­na­tive Ener­gy And Sus­tain­able Liv­ing Field Lab­o­ra­to­ry, is the 40-acre desert home­stead of John Wells. John had been liv­ing in upstate New York for years but had a bit of…

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Why the iPad is becoming the best mobile phone and how to do it

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Ethnographic Methods, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata, Regenerative Economy

 

Image representing iPad as depicted in CrunchBase
Image via CrunchBase

howtowired:

With the recent addition of iMessage to non-cellular devices in the Apple family, many have been happily adapting their iPad as their new go-to communicative device. Unfortunately, because the iPad isn’t tied to a mobile number, the user’s email address associated with their Apple account is the…

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Wired.com How-To: Micro Edition: How To Sync iMessage Across iOS Devices

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Get a good Gmail Username

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

How to Get the Gmail Address You Want
Chelsea Stark, mashable.com

1. Display Density

2. Button Labels

3. No Markers

4. Stars

5. Move Icons

6. Labels

7. Circles

8. High Contrast

9. Google Docs Gadget

10. Right-Side Chat

11. Undo Send

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Google designers tasked to revamp search experience

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Metadata Masterdata

How Google’s Designers Are Quietly Overhauling Search
By Sarah Kessler, fastcodesign.com

Google Search’s designers are treating what was once just an ugly list of links like a software application.

On the same day that Larry Page became Google’s CEO for the sec­ond time, he ordered a redesign of all its prod­ucts. Which came as a…

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Best Waterproof iPhone Case

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Alexander George, thewirecutter.com

If your ner­vous sys­tem can sur­vive giv­ing your iPhone a vol­un­tary trip into the drink, then you can get some under­wa­ter shots by using the Life­Proof Case for the iPhone 4/4S and now the iPhone 5. It adds lit­tle bulk, keeps out water to a…

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Best Waterproof iPhone Case

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The iPhone 5 Is the Best Smartphone

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Brian Lam, thewirecutter.com

It’s the most bor­ing thing a tech writer can write, but the best smart­phone is still the iPhone. It’s the truth.

(Last Updat­ed Octo­ber 29, 2012: The Google Nexus 4 was unveiled today. Win­dows Phone 8 also launched today. The iPhone is st…

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The iPhone 5 Is the Best Smartphone

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