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A Power Outlet with USB Ports Built In
I will be installing these in my next apartment.
3T: TED Talk Tuesday - Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing (via TEDtalksDirector)
2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things — including intricate objects once impossible to create.
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 - Peter van Uhm: Why I chose a gun (via TEDtalksDirector)
Peter van Uhm is the Netherlands’ chief of defense, but that does not mean he is pro-war. At TEDxAmsterdam he explains how his career is one shaped by a love of peace, not a desire for bloodshed — and why we need armies if we want peace.
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 - Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? (via TEDtalksDirector)
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity
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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The Obama campaign worked with Square to develop a custom-built mobile payment app for Obama For America, and gave Fast Company a first look. The app is currently available to staff and will be available in the Store in the near future. See more->
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Kids These Days of the Day: The world of corporate logos, as seen through the eyes of identity designer Adam Ladd’s 5-year-old daughter.
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Journaling in SimpleNote
As apart of tracking my new years resolutions I decided I wanted to keep a daily journal of what I was doing each day to achieve my goals. Holding myself accountable is very important to me and I believe this will be a good way to do it. I also never realized how great it would be to keep track of moments of happiness and frustration.
I looked at a few applications that are specifically for journaling, including the growing popular Day One app. I decided not to download any of them because I did not see the point of a journaling specific application. I am not a huge fan of unitaskers when there is something else available that I already use and love. I thought to myself that any plain text editor would effectively do the job, especially one that was available on any of the devices I use. Enter SimpleNote, for a while now I have loved SimpleNote and it is definitely a great place to keep a journal.
I tag every entry “Journal” and the first line of the post is “Day # - Month/Date.” I have found that this system really works great. Having SimpleNote available on my iPhone makes it incredibly easy to freely write a quick entry while in the back of cab or sitting on the couch. Tagging the posts in SimpleNote is essential so that they are all easily accessible and sorted.
My entries are often short, no more than 250 words. Every day its about something different. It is a private chronicle of my life and there is something inherently valuable to keeping a journal. I have been doing it now for three weeks and the experience has been fulfilling, I think a year from now I will be able to look back on all of 2012 and quickly see how the year was.
My advice is to try to keep a journal and use a tool that you already enjoy using, there is no need to download something new.
