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Tao of Mac

Posted by Zacharias - May 31st, 2008 Comments Off

Self-charging iPod?

http://devicedaily.com/gadgets/apple-files-patent-solar-cells-for-portable-devices.html

Entropy

Posted by Zacharias - May 31st, 2008 Comments Off

Posted today on Defiant Majority: And I ask myself today, what does the United States gain if it inherits the whole world but loses its soul? The soul that made this country a unique experiment — a beacon for the whole world to envy. Today, the United States my ancestors and I knew as a [...]

Life Hacking

Posted by Zacharias - May 31st, 2008 Comments Off

Omnifocus inbox aka getting things done

After reading Charles’ inbox hero post, I thought I’d take a whack at describing my own process. Charles’ technique works; I can attest to it, because it’s essentially how I managed to stay on top of my own email (which, at times, pours in at the rate of a few hundred messages a day). The [...]

Entropy

Posted by Zacharias - May 31st, 2008 Comments Off

International travel easier… kind of

For those who travel internationally, it looks like the U.S. is finally taking a few steps to improve the presently onerous experience of customs. According to the Customs and Border Patrol web, a new service is being launched that will ease U.S. entry for frequent travelers. The Global Entry Program allows registered users to pass [...]

Random

Posted by Zacharias - May 28th, 2008 Comments Off

So long to jetlag?

Researchers have been studying sleep patterns for decades. In fact, much of what we know today has been studied since the 1920′s and even earlier, but until quite recently there hasn’t been a solid understanding of why we behave the way we do. According to Dr. Clifford Saper, MD, MS, PhD, who is Chairman of [...]

Technology

Posted by Zacharias - May 28th, 2008 Comments Off

Quantified

If you’ve been following the next big event in computing technology, you’ve probably heard of quantum computing. You may even have the technical understanding that it’s an evolution that would allow computers to “think” in more than zero’s and one’s. Quantum systems are able to represent more than one state, which opens up vast new [...]

Entropy

Posted by Zacharias - May 27th, 2008 Comments Off

iPod index

Coevolving Innovations posted iPod Index, versus Big Mac Index a few months ago. While it’s fascinating to look at the calculated economics, there’s a slight flaw here. The iPod Index lists Brazil as the most expensive place to buy an iPod nano, but they’ve overlooked Iceland. Thanks to incredibly shocking import costs on all portable [...]

Entropy

Posted by Zacharias - May 27th, 2008 Comments Off

Cell phones are bad

From 1983 to 1989, Dr. George Carlo, PhD, headed the telecommunication industry’s research into cell phone safety, with the ultimate goal of proving cell devices safe. The industry funded his project to the tune of $28 million dollars (U.S.) but his findings were so startling that he turned on his employers. Now involved with the non-profit Safe Wireless Dr. Carlo is telling the truth: Information-carrying microwave radiation, such as that used by cell phones, is harmful.

Entropy

Posted by Zacharias - May 20th, 2008 Comments Off

Contextual interfaces

The debate regarding the effectiveness and wisdom of contextual user interface design has been getting more heated over the past decade. As program complexity expands and users developer greater technical savvy, contextual interfaces seem inevitable. But are they a good thing, or just a way to obfuscate already complicated systems? Contextual interfaces are no easy [...]

Random

Posted by Zacharias - May 16th, 2008 Comments Off

Mac video

I’ve been too busy to breathe lately (let alone post), but I’m trying to get back into it. Anyhow, I saw this really creative screencast and just had to post it. Take a look, especially if you’re a Mac user.