August 2009
21 posts
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Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation
via ted.com As it turns out, I’ve been running my businesses in the way Dan Pink is talking about and I didn’t realize it until I saw his speech! One of the advantages to being your own boss. I keep my schedule flexible, work on what I enjoy, and am free to stop work on one thing and move on to something else whenever I feel like it. I get a lot accomplished and feel good when I...
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D. rad Bacteria
Explanation: These bacteria could survive on another planet. In an Earth lab, Deinococcus radiodurans (D. rad) survive extreme levels of radiation, extreme temperatures, dehydration, and exposure to genotoxic chemicals. Amazingly, they even have the ability to repair their own DNA, usually within 48 hours. Known as an extremophile, bacteria such as D. rad...
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Four Corners of Super Food Nutrition
I’ve been slowly weaning myself of processed, junk, and fast foods and learning how to eat right to promote health and long life. I came to realize there is more to it than just eating healthy foods. Really, there are four distinct things I need to focus on: CRON (calorie restriction with optimal nutrition) eat foods with a low-glycemic response eat high-antioxidant foods eat and...
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Fragrance Free vs. Unscented
For products like soap or deodorant, this took me a bit of thinking to figure out which to choose. Unscented means they use an unknown, possibly toxic fragrance to mask the smell of the ingredients. In contrast, when a product says it is fragrance free it means they don’t add any fragrance and typically the product will simply smell like the ingredients in the product. Posted via web from...
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Autonomous Driving System (ADS)
If ADS existed today, it’s amazing to think how it would change the world:
ADS, of course, needs a backup called the Backup Autonomous Driving System (BADS) in case ADS failed for some reason. The acronym does not indicate that BADS is any way less capable than ADS. It is a duplicate, independent system that can take over control instantly and whenever needed to prevent the vehicle from...
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DroboPro from Data Robotics, Inc.
via drobo.com DroboPro is really cool! I love easy, and this makes redundant storage very easy. Not to mention it’s fast and inexpensive compared to similar solutions. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Sharing with Google Groups
via googleblog.blogspot.com This is about as easy as it gets to have a collaborative document where access is automatically handled by joining (or leaving) the Google group! Google Docs is getting very cool. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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High-Speed Robot Hand
via hizook.com I can’t believe how what used to considered science fiction is now becoming a reality! Get ready for high-speed robots with dexterity and skill that exceed human capabilities! Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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The Big Picture
The Boston.com news site has a great section where they communicate topics with giant pictures! I find it to be inspiring and a welcome departure from other news sites that force me to read lots of words. www.boston.com/bigpicture I subscribe to the RSS feed in my Google Reader which makes it easy to not only keep up on stuff I have to read, but is also great for RSS feeds with giant pictures! You...
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The Small Business Web
via thesmallbusinessweb.com About a month ago I started using several of these services. It’s like a weight has been lifted! Business owners, check this out! Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Nokia BH-905 Stereo Bluetooth Headset
via noknok.tv
Wow! I’ve been waiting for a headset like this for years! Finally a headset I can use to listen to stereo music, talk on the phone, and cancel the surrounding noise. Can’t wait to get one!
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Kiss My Face Bar Soap Pure Olive Oil - 8 oz.
via luckyvitamin.com I dare you to use this for three weeks and tell me you aren’t hooked! This is the best soap I’ve ever used! I can’t recommend it enough. I use it in the shower, on my face, hands, and in place of shampoo. My skin has never been so clean, clear, smooth, soft, and wonderful…and my hair is super soft and manageable too! There are only three ingredients...
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FreeMyFeed
Free your feed from authentication or invalid SSL certificates for use in the feed reader of your choice. via freemyfeed.com I was looking for a way to use Google Reader to subscribe to an RSS feed that requires a username and password and found FreeMyFeed. It works very nicely! Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Logitech Harmony 900 Remote
via reviews.cnet.com This remote is awesome! I’ve been looking for a remote with RF (radio frequency) since some of my components are hard to make work if I’m sitting on the side of the room. Programming it to work with all my components couldn’t be easier thanks to Logitech’s method of programming via the web. Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Snap.com > Snap Shots
Snap Shots is the world’s most popular way to give your users a more fun and interactive experience on your site or blog. It’s a complete system designed to help you get more from your site.
Snap Shots uses your links to bring the most appropriate information about the sites you’re pointing to. Your audience doesn’t even have to leave your site to get the best of...
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How I Learned To Quit The iPhone And Love Google...
via techcrunch.com This is a great example of why I’m so excited about Google Voice! Freeeeedommmm! Posted via web from Keegan’s Posterous | Comment »
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Gmail Filters
I’ve been working on streamlining my Google Apps Gmail account so that email will sort itself, or at least that’s the goal! It’s a constantly evolving process.
Feel free to download my filters (right click) and import them into your own Gmail filters. You can use my filters as a starting point and customize as you see fit. Make sure you’ve got the ’Filter...
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Delegate email workload →
This just released feature for Google Apps Premier users is a great way for people with personal assistants or office admins to delegate their email workload!
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New Google Chrome beta →
It just keeps getting better! Now it’s 30% faster over the already fast stable release.
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Oregon getting EV charging stations! →
If you’ve seen “Who killed the electric car”, this is a huge deal for Oregon.
Out of the whole country, Oregon has the most cities where this charging station system will be implemented! Portland, Eugene, Salem, and Corvallis…I can’t wait!
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