This Day in History: What Happened Today, February 23, in History?
Not only was I born but…
U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima, 1945
President-elect Lincoln arrives in Washington,1861
Children receive first polio vaccine, 1954
Schindler’s List shown uncut on network television, 1997
Patrick LenzL Where Clear Fits In
What I found, however, is that because of the sheer speed of using Clear it’s perfectly usable as a pure list-making tool to complement the full-blown OmniFocus experience.
Microsoft Office for iPad and the iPad 3 keynote
An interesting theory over at The Loop. Although I’ve come to loath Microsoft Office many people still live and die by the software. It will be a huge win for Microsoft if they release it.
Spotify updates desktop apps, adds gapless playback & crossfading
I love Spotify and these are some nice updates.
It’s My Birthday!!
That is all.
Instapaper's most liked articles, as determined by Twitter. | (via Instapaper)
(via Instapaper) crawls Twitter for articles that were ‘Liked’ by Instapaper users, aggregates the data, and shows you the results.
This is one of my new favorite sources for reading material on the web.
The TechBlock: Olloclip vs iPro Lens Review
While I am a fan of the Olloclip, because of its caseless design, this is a very good review of two nice products.
Storify for iPad is a great first step towards expanding the service outwards from its niche service position and it’s a highly polished first effort. Whether you’re creating stories around tech news or your favorite foods, Storify wants to be your tool. It will be interesting to see if this effort pays off in the long run, but even this initial stage of the plan it’s well worth trying out. (via Storify Launches a Slick and Friendly iPad App)
Source: thenextweb.com
3T: TED Talk Tuesday - Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work (via TEDtalksDirector)
We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk from TEDxBloomington, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity.
3T: TED Talk Tuesday - Every Tuesday, I present for your viewing pleasure some of the best TED Talks I’ve found online. View all 3T posts here.
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3T: TED Talk Tuesday - Erik Johansson: Impossible photography (via TEDtalksDirector)
Erik Johansson creates realistic photos of impossible scenes — capturing ideas, not moments. In this witty how-to, the Photoshop wizard describes the principles he uses to make these fantastical scenarios come to life, while keeping them visually plausible.
3T: TED Talk Tuesday - Every Tuesday, I present for your viewing pleasure some of the best TED Talks I’ve found online. View all 3T posts here.
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3T: TED Talk Tuesday - Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+ (via TEDtalksDirector)
To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and team study the world’s “Blue Zones,” communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. At TEDxTC, he shares the 9 common diet and lifestyle habits that keep them spry past age 100.
3T: TED Talk Tuesday - Every Tuesday, I present for your viewing pleasure some of the best TED Talks I’ve found online. View all 3T posts here.
Source: youtube.com
Friday Night Heights
$60M high school football stadium is over the top, even for Texas
I am really into the TV show, Friday Night Lights (via Netflix) and this article seems like it is ripped out of a script.
Suite anticipation: Microsoft Office for iPad expected in coming weeks.
Although I have grown a strong distaste for Office over the past year, I think this will be great for the iOS community. Especially all of us who work with iPad’s in regular offices.
