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Favorite Flash online games
Favorite Flash online games This is a fun strategy game. Its like any RPG but based in an intergalactic environment. Other fun games include Hexiom connect, Electro city, Record Shop Tycoon, Stormy...
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Solar Car Powers Your House When It’s Parked – StumbleUpon
Isn’t this neat? It has some drawbacks like getting in and out, noise and features, but it has some compelling advantages. It can generate power which would make you money if you sell it back to the...
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Curious monkeys share our thirst for knowledge
We are more like monkeys than we realize. Not only are monkeys intrinsically motivated to learn, they also share 98% of our DNA. In the link above it talks about how monkeys love variety. Retrato...
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A tale of 10 emails
I have been fortunate to have email for a long time. Since the late 90’s in fact. I thought it might be interesting to compare my email providers since I have just recently switched to a new email...
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The Elephant Tree of the Amazon – StumbleUpon
The Elephant Tree of the Amazon – StumbleUpon. This amazing tagua ivory-like nut is useful in so many ways. Talk about environmental products! The post The Elephant Tree of the Amazon – StumbleUpon...
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Apple working on environmental issues
Apple has done many socially responsible things in its past, and continues to do so. This article discusses how Apple is partnering in China for a neutral impact on paper usage. I have shared before...
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A metal composite that will (literally) float your boat — ScienceDaily
This is remarkable. Metal that is so light that it won’t sink. This would be an incredible safety feature and save tons of lives. I wonder how long it will take before this is commercially available?...
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People break what they want to replace
A study shows that people break what they want to replace. It is more than just technology like iPhones or laptops, but also they are careless with their lovers and others when an “upgrade” is on the...
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Stories from my Past: The high cost of being a jerk
I worked at a company once that was ok, but had a coworker was a complete jerk. He liked to make fun of everyone in a cruel way. I had spoken with him once and he was even more of a jerk, and so I then...
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Apple doesn’t always have the answer
If you think Apple always has the answer to an Apple problem, you are mistaken. They do not. I have several problems with my iPhone and even after extensive troubleshooting by myself and an Apple...
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Visit with your doctor on your iPhone
For most of the health care we need, a smartphone might be enough. And American Well is banking on us realizing that. Source: Your Next Doctor’s Visit Might Be Through An iPhone – Forbes Being able to...
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10 mistakes we make in our relationship with others
We don’t apologize enough. When we make a mistake or someone feels we have made a mistake apologizing is very helpful and effective. An apology doesn’t mean you agree with the perception of another...
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Thinking about a Standing desk?
Thinking about a Standing desk? Source: Ergotron 45-405-026 WorkFit-LX Adjustable Standing Desk Attachment This is the same model that I had in one of my positions and it worked great. It was so solid...
View ArticleAnxiety in the workplace can lead to lower job performance
The effect of workplace anxiety on job performance is closely connected to the quality of relationships between employees, their bosses and their co-workers, according to a new study. Source: Anxiety...
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Swiss make swiss cheese of the ALPS
Source: Gotthard Base Tunnel – Herrenknecht AG This article is in-depth and discusses many of the problems and solutions they found to create this groundbreaking tunnel. It is a feat of engineering,...
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Restaurant that pays good salary is successful
Source: 2 Years After This Restaurant Started Paying Workers $15 an Hour, Here’s What It Looks Like – StumbleUpon So many business say that they can’t afford to pay a good salary, but plenty of...
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China goods bad for the environment
Scientists show that products made in China are associated with significantly higher carbon dioxide emissions than the same products made elsewhere. The researchers attribute China’s high emissions...
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Study suggests that washing dishes decreases stress
Mindfully washing dishes calms the mind and decreases stress, a new study shows. The study looked at whether washing dishes could be used as an informal contemplative practice that promotes a positive...
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Can we learn from the Danish about happiness?
Denmark consistently ranks as one of the happiest countries in the world. The reason why might lie with the idea of “hygge.” Source: The Secret to Danish Happiness This article is a blueprint to...
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The 5 biggest mistakes computer users make
So to finish the series I am sharing what I have noticed is the 5 biggest mistakes computer users make. Find out what IT people do wrong, and what management does wrong. Not asking for help...
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Stories from my Past: You sometimes have to lose to win
Stories from my Past: You sometimes have to lose to win One day I was leaving the grocery store and happened to run into a former co-worker. It was from a job that I had been downsized from along with...
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8 year old diagnosed with breast cancer
Chrissy Turner was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer at the young age of 8. Source: Youngest Person To Be Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Is 8-Year-Old Chrissy Turner: Here’s Her Story Both her...
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Growing up middle class everything feels like an upgrade
Growing up middle class everything feels like an upgrade. Even if you have only a modest job like I do, with the passage of time you feel like a King in the richness of life. I’ll give you some...
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Stories from my Past: IT part-time firefighter
In IT you get to do a great many things. I love the variety. Every day is unique and different. Once I was microwaving something and when I put the object to warm up down, the plate was very hot. This...
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DC Online and Crossplay
I have mentioned before that I enjoy playing DC Online an MMO game. Recently they introduced a feature called Crossplay. The goal is that the former separate playing environments for the PS3, the PS4,...
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The downside of playing online games
I have talked about before about the positive and upside of playing online games. This weekend I experienced the downside and now I have to change because of it. It is relaxing and fun to play a game...
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Water bottle that is 100% degradable
So using Algae this water bottle totally degrades. I wonder if this is the next generation of bottles for natural companies like Naked? What is cool about this is that it was developed relatively...
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Looking for a Firewall? If you can afford it, buy a Palo Alto.
I have worked with firewalls from many vendors. They always did the job, but were complex and time consuming to administer. I helped a client with a new Palo Alto firewall that they had installed, and...
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Sub $500 laptops-could one be right for you?
Many companies I have worked with have asked me to save money and you have to find creative ways to do it. One of the favorite ways for companies to save money, is to give equipment to its employees...
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Having problems with malware on your computer?
Are you having problems with malware on your computer? No matter how good your endpoint protection is (anti-virus, anti-everything), it will still not know or be able to catch everything. So it always...
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One Dam can be replaced with 3 wind generators
Watching a Netflix documentary DamNation talks about the status of Dams in the United States. One of the surprising things I learned is that many of them are very old in terms of power generation. For...
View ArticleStreaming services are great for discovery
I was listening to Tidal yesterday and just randomly surfing songs. Its fun to just randomly listen to songs and sometimes you find great music. I ran into a piece of music that I had forgotten about...
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People want it both ways
There is a documentary on Netflix I am watching called “Revenge of the electric car”. It has some big names who were interviewed for it. Elon Musk, Bob Lutz and so on. It is fascinating their thought...
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Separating work and personal technology and files
It is understandable people want to combine their work and personal lives, it just becomes problematic at times. What I have noticed is that people especially want to use their computer in a personal...
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One day Internet security will be automatic
According to research being done now one day Internet security will be automatic. According to the article above, this software is able to detect flaws in security and automatically fix them. This...
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Stories from My Past: Can you do it in a week?
We are all given challenges, and this is one of mine. In educational environments like universities there are lots of politics. I was asked to set up several hundred new iMacs with software....
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My experience with Outsourcing
Outsourcing has both been difficult and helpful to me and here is why. I have worked for many companies that felt that they could save money by outsourcing their IT department. It is difficult of...
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Siri makes pretty good recommendations
If you want a recommendation based on Yelp, Siri is pretty good at making them. I don’t trust Yelp, but sometimes they have useful reviews. I asked Siri for a car wash in my neighborhood and it gave me...
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Want to stream from your laptop to your TV?
There are many ways to do this and I learned another one for PC users. On the mac this is easily done if you have an Apple TV. It works very well. However if you have a PC you have to buy either a...
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The downside of having multiple devices in a business environment
Most employees only have one laptop in a business environment. Some are lucky enough to have two, but this isn’t always a benefit. More isn’t always better. For people who have an iPhone, iPad, Laptop...
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The upside of having multiple devices in a business environment
Yesterday I had an article about the downside of having multiple devices, and now the other side of the coin. The first obvious one is reliability. Even if one device has a problem, it is rare that...
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Rechargeable battery that lasts 400 years
Isn’t this an amazing technology? A rechargeable battery that lasts 400 years! I was a kid when I first learned about rechargeable batteries. I thought how cool they were to not waste a battery. As...
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Conflict materials in many products like Apple iPad
Conflict materials have been discussed before, but with this report it looks like Cobalt will be added to the list. It was very encouraging that Apple said it is going to add it to its list of conflict...
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Recent Apple OS updates have taken 30 minutes on average
I have a MacBook Pro from 2012 and recent apple OS updates have taken 30 minutes on average. I bet I am not the only one. I have 4GB of ram, but that should not be an issue since Mac OS updates have...
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Finding the right light in your life
In watching a documentary about nature photographers one of the things they said is photography is all about light. I realized that our experiences are often just finding the right light in your life....
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If you use an Android phone your personal data might be in China
This isn’t surprising that if you use an Android phone your personal data might be in China. If you read this article you will learn that budget Android phones purchased in the United States have been...
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Blue Apron not worth it
Blue Apron not worth it to me. I thought I would like Blue Apron but I did not. It has some positives, but way more negatives. Here is why I didn’t like it. Not organic. They have some organic items...
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LinkedIn app is better than website
The LinkedIn app is better than website. I use both and I prefer the app. It is easier to respond to, faster and seems to be more useful than the website. One of the frustrating things about the...
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Macs in an enterprise environment and an unusual AD change
I worked at a place once that had macs in an enterprise environment and an unusual AD change. What does that mean? Well AD stands for Active Directory and it is what most companies use to provide...
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Switching to Office 365 and Airwatch
If you work in a company and are switching to Office 365 using Airwatch or Mobile Iron can make the process easier. How? It can help automate many of the things that need to be done with iOS devices...
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