Last.fm Music Visualization
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLee Byron at megamu.com has posted an article illustrating some visualization using the Last.fm social music service.
Positive Psychology Exercises
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minutesI came across a great post this morning on Integral Options Cafe. This is a repost from the
Personal Development Suite 101 blog. Positive Psychology Exercises Research studies point out
personal development directions Maximize your personal development results and get the most
benefit from your personal growth efforts by incorporating these findings from the latest…
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Listening To Words: Free Lectures on the Web
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minuteI discovered a fairly new site called listeningtowords that provides a collection of links to
free online lectures and courses. Here’s a sample of some of the more popular lectures: The
Singularity: Your Future as a Black Hole Power & Responsibility: Science, Humanity and
Religion in the 21st century Linked: Networks from Biology to the…
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How to Fix a Corrupt IPod/ITunes music database
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minutesThe other week I posted an article about my IPod music and videos suddenly disappearing. I had
some time this evening to start digging into the problem and came up with some interesting
results. The first thing I did was backup my entire iPod (originally formatted under Windows). I
was planning on restoring, and then…
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Alanis Parody ;)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is smart, funny, and a great track! Alanis Morissette does a parody of the song “My Humps” from the Black Eyed Peas. Parody Original
What, in your view, makes life meaningful?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat makes life meaningful? The basic ability to even ask this question… an inquisitive mind, and the honesty to realize that with each question comes another question. Quality life = Quality questions (not answers)
Getting Real? Why is Spec a Dirty Word?
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minutesOver the last few months, I’ve spent a bit of time researching various development methodologies
and have seen a lot of different approaches when it comes to the software development life cycle.
After attending this year’s SDExpo, I can say that I had a lot of exposure to some agile
approaches and am eager to…
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Mind Mapping on Theatre of the Mind
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minuteI recently came across a really fascinating Podcast on iTunes called Theatre of the Mind by Kelly
Howell. The podcast I just finished listening to (originally produced last April) was on mind
mapping and featured Michael Gelb, author of a number of books on creativity, accelerated
learning, and mind mapping. Here’s an overview of the…
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Advanced Network Performance Visualization
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minuteInformation Aesthetics (infostetics) recently posted an intriguing article on a new network
monitoring product called Netcosm. “Netcosm is one of many technology projects underway in the
NetQoS Performance Labs and is one example of research on advanced visualization techniques to
make complex network performance data simple…. Using color, shape, speed, size, changes in sound
tone…
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Top 50 Productivity Blogs
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minuteZen Habits just posted a great article: The Top 50 Productivity Blogs (most of which you haven’t
heard about) “I love productivity blogs — they’re probably my greatest waste of time. But as they
teach me to better use my time, I don’t consider it a waste. If you like reading about
productivity, goals, habits,…
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