I went to hear Robert Langer from MIT speak at the Carolina Innovations Seminar tonight. His bio spells out the awards and papers and degrees. I followed a lot of the science, and most of the discussion that follow at the free-beer-and-pizza mixer after the speech. It’s been a while since I was in the […]
Continue reading...January 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Notebooks
I started a new notebook this morning. It’s the latest of more than 50 (at last count*). This one is thoughts about business of Red Tuxedo, <> morning pages. It’s a 10×7, wire bound, 100% recycled paper sketchbook. I bought it last Friday evening at the bookstore specifically for this purpose — knowing I needed […]
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Your life is the average of your peers
Henry Ford: surround yourself with smarter people. Any sport: play against better players to get better. The Framingham heart study: you’re as fat as your friends (and you smoke as much as they do, too). Everybody says it, but not everybody does it. Parents worry about the effects of their children’s friends on their children, […]
Continue reading...November 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
There’s always a goat
I came home from teaching a course about the tools that office workers need to be productive to an open calendar and three or four blog posts waiting to get out of my head onto the screen. As I settled in to work, I noticed that my big dog was barking his “something needs my […]
Continue reading...October 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
USB Chargers & Gold Paint Pens
Once more, I carefully set one of my devices to charge overnight, only to find it dead as a doornail in the morning. Why? because the mini-USB connector fits both ways, AND, because the logo for the “wall” end of the charger is on THE BOTTOM of the connector. Why would anyone do this? Once […]
Continue reading...September 17, 2009 By 1 Comment
ICE Entries and, Your address book is a database
ICE = In Case of Emergency. First responders are learning to find the cell phone of an unconscious person and look for an ICE = In Case of Emergency entry. The numbers in that entry are to people who would be useful or should be notified that the cell phone owner needs help. Help the […]
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Cell phone, phone home!
If you lost your cell phone and an honest and helpful person found it, could they get it back to you? If you’ve filled out the owner information, and if your cell is not password-protected, probably yes. If your phone is protected, though, the finder might not be able to get to the owner information. […]
Continue reading...July 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Are you on top of your credit report?
A friend received a solicitation from a credit monitoring agency that offered to keep on top of her credit report for $300 / year. Although I’m as sensitive to the risk of identity theft as anyone outside the ranks of security professionals, I also know there’s a lot of fun to be had for $300 […]
Continue reading...July 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On-line backups / flood insurance
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is now. One of my external hard drives is dying. On the way to the store to buy a replacement, I thought that perhaps I should price on-line backup first. If I am willing to spend $80 on a piece […]
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