Keepin Up

Great post from Kathy Sierra about the myth of keeping up. I too have a stack of books, blog printouts etc. waiting to be read.

Creativity Overflowing at Whirlpool

After its initial efforts stumbled, Whirlpool is reaping big dividends from its push to jump-start innovation. full story

Pop-Up Movies

Drive-in movie theater which pops-up and disappears.

Google SketchUp

SketchUp is a simple but powerful tool for quickly and easily creating, viewing and modifying your 3D ideas.

Sell if for GAS

What would you sell?

Pawn Shops For Gas Money

People have begun to sell their kids and dogs in order to fill up the tank, not yet but people are unloading jewelry to fill the tank. full story

Cities lose Jane Jacobs

Urban planning guru Jane Jacobs has passed away. She had lived here in Toronto since 1969. I have her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities on my book shelf. I must admit I never finished reading, maybe I will now. Toronto has much to thank Jane for helping shape its future. I wonder what she thought about the new Opera House which looks like a Wal-Mart warehouse.

Where are you?

Parents will be asking their kids show me where you are or after a car accident you can show the officer why you were not at fault. ComVu lets you broadcast live, streaming video to the Web via your cell phone. The possiblities are endless and the use of digital devices for personal security will blossom.

Jajah

“Jajah works as follows. Register on the site, then type in the number
of your land line or mobile phone. When you want to make a call, pull
up the site, and type the number you want to call. A few seconds later,
your phone rings. Pick up your phone, the phone you’re calling then
rings — and your call is connected. That’s it. No need to strap on a
Time magazine operator headset or shout into your laptop’s
mini-microphone.” Daniel Pink

This service in not free and requires no downloading of software or headset.

You’re Nuts!

A majority of the medical experts who created the “bible” for
diagnosing mental illness have undisclosed financial links to
drugmakers, says a study out Thursday. full story