Archive for July, 2009

Firefox Rocks Your Socks With One Billion Downloads

Move over McDonald’s, you’re not the only one serving billions.  Mozilla announced today that their browser, Firefox, has officially surpassed 1 billion downloads.  Quite the achievement considering half of those downloads happened in the past 17 months.  As an avid Firefox user, I applaud their success! As reported over at Ars Technica, Firefox has an [...]

Announcements, The Internet July 31, 2009 5:47 pm 0 comments

Nintendo finally pushing the Wii to it's potential, and it only costs you $20 per person!

With the recent release of Wii Sports Resort, as well as the new Tiger Woods 10, Nintendo is finally starting to push their new MotionPlus addition to the Wii experience. Now, both of these games come with a MotionPlus adapter (Tiger Woods can be purchased bundled with it as well as by itself), but otherwise [...]

Video Games July 30, 2009 9:06 pm 0 comments

TEDxBoston: Pattie Maes (via video)

Do we have a 6th sense? Pattie Maes on a portable device that uses 4 fingers (index and thumbs), a webcam, battery pack and small projector hooked up to a cell phone to have a portable device that is interactive and you can resize, call or even draw (think Microsoft Surface only portable… and much [...]

Live Blog July 30, 2009 9:00 pm 0 comments

I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that…

I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that…

Holy Hell, this is just downright scary.  I mean, hasn’t anybody in the Air Force ever stayed up until 3am and watched “Stealth” on TNT?  I mean, seriously – do we really need computers to make the decisions on where and when to push the big red button?

Randomness July 29, 2009 4:58 pm 0 comments

TEDxBoston: Mark Churchhill and Bejnamin Zander

TEDxBoston: Mark Churchhill and Bejnamin Zander

Transforms the lives of children through music.  A new model for social change. An art’s rich life that is transformative esp. through underserved communities. Venezuela as the new motherland of music Abreu Fellows Program and an El Sistema USA network There is an orchestra downstairs with people from 20 countries waiting for us to play [...]

Live Blog July 28, 2009 6:15 pm 0 comments

TEDxBoston: Melissa Withers

TEDxBoston: Melissa Withers

Elder experience lab Warehousing doesn’t work… there are more nursing homes than McDonald’s in the US! $80,000 a year for 1 person WITH A ROOMMATE in a nursing home! 35 million 65+ and soon 60 2006:$125 billion; 2015:$300 billion; 2030:$700 billion Aging is complex but there are many external forces that influence this First step?  [...]

Live Blog July 28, 2009 5:53 pm 0 comments

TEDxBoston: Josh Wachman

TEDxBoston: Josh Wachman

The future of medication packaging and being a jerk Medical adherence 50% Glow caps and nightlights to upload data to doctors if people take or miss dose.  All electronic… the OnStar of your pill bottle.  If you take your medication, its free…. 86% adherance All pictures from Joselin Mane can be found on his album [...]

Live Blog July 28, 2009 5:48 pm 0 comments

TEDxBoston: John Hoffman

TEDxBoston: John Hoffman

The Alzheimer’s project: HOB’s documentary films on Alzheimer’s disease Partner with National Institute of Health (NIH) to work on informing the public on what really happens. 1/3 of people interviewed knows someone with or just diagnosed or has someone who has passed away from Alzheimer’s 54% have been touched by the disease… 1/3 is worried [...]

Live Blog July 28, 2009 5:25 pm 0 comments

TEDxBoston: Philippe Crettien and Casey Berman

TEDxBoston: Philippe Crettien and Casey Berman

Jazz is an evolving language, it is just music in the moment.  It is expressive and beautiful and conversive.  It changes you as it evolves, the teacher becomes the student, it is constantly moving and needs to be followed Live music All pictures from Joselin Mane can be found on his album here

Live Blog July 28, 2009 5:17 pm 0 comments
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