Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
TED talks and biomimicry in IT
Today at lunch I sat down with Cherry 2010 at Subway, had a sandwich, and watched a TED Talk on biomimicry by Janine Benyus and what science can learn from the natural world. I came away thinking furiously about it, which I think is why TED opened up their talks recently.
Geeking out /dev/car – QR codes and plastic widgets
A few months back, I bought a new car. It’s a 2010 Kia Forte SX. In black. In Phoenix. Hey, pimpin’ ain’t easy! It starts out geeky, with a 6 speaker stereo that supports MP3 CDs, audio input jack, and a USB input (for USB sticks or, less elegantly, iPods). It has Bluetooth speakerphone/voice dial [...]
DROID
So I finally bit the bullet and bought a Motorolla Droid. It’s an Android 2.0 phone, meaning it has a ton of functionality. Frankly put, it’s the best damn phone I ghave ever had. I loved my Blackberry 8830… I loved my Treo 650 in its day. But this phone easily blows them all away- [...]
Google Reader
I’ve been using Google Reader, and found this nifty JS:
Also, the feed for my shared items is here.
Life #in a cloud of elegant spaghetti
I am slowly but surely moving my life to the cloud. In recent months I’ve begun truly exploring Google, Facebook, and Wordpress. I see massive potential for this approach- after all I have 2 smartphones, 4 computers I use on a regular basis, and too much data to keep track of. As part of this [...]