Technology
Protecting your Instant Messenger Privacy (Facebook and Others)
There’s been a lot of concern lately about Facebook Messenger Privacy, and how far Facebook and others are going to gain access to your private information. The Facebook Messenger app is commonly and frequently accused of using your mic and possibly even cameras to look for clues about what to advertise to you in your feed. It can be plain scary. (more…)
Health & Medicine
Eyetracker: the end of sleeping drivers
I just received an email from SmartPlanet that is quite interesting.
Drowsiness is reported to cause upwards of 7% of all road accidents, and may be to blame for a full 18% of fatal collisions. Thousands of people die every year because they, or someone else on the road, have been temporarily overwhelmed by fatigue, and committed what is in any other context the most benign of acts: a nap. (more…)
Daily Life
Does this iPad make my head look big?
Someone just sent me a link to a Wired article claiming that iPad owners are “selfish elites”.
The study, conducted by research firm MyType, claims that iPad owners are six times more likely to be “wealthy, well-educated, power-hungry, over-achieving, sophisticated, unkind and non-altruistic 30-50 year olds.” (more…)
Technology
The iPad and I kissed and made up
Ok so after a few weeks using the iPad I have come to love it. As a matter of fact I can barely go anywhere without it. I currently use HiTask for task management (www.hitask.com) and they have a GREAT iPad app. I use this app all throughout the day Read more…
Daily Life
The iPad sucks .. sorta
Ok, I am going to try to make this a short post .. I am ANGRY, and I have things to do today. I got my iPad and finally had time to start loading some things up on it and trying it out. I thought it was cool although (as Read more…