The Joy of Quiet

nytimes.com posted a very interesting story about The Joy of Quiet. The author, Pico Iyer, reveals some fascinating facts about modern society, and how we interact within our wired world… The average office worker today, researchers have found, enjoys no more than three minutes at a time at his or her desk without ... More on The Joy of Quiet →

Cyber Monday Deals for 11-28-11

While doing research for this post on Cyber Monday, I came across CyberMonday.com which claims to be the official Cyber Monday website. This year they are highlighting over 700 online retailers, some of which I’ve listed here. Cyber Monday Deals: Amazon.com is offering Cyber Monday special deals all week long, including bargains on ... More on Cyber Monday Deals for 11-28-11 →

Black Friday Turns Black & Blue

Black Friday shoppers turned against each other while trying to grab the best deals available, some resorting to violence in several stores, resulting in injuries and some wild news stories. I think I’ll just wait for Cyber Monday. Video from Reuters News…

Kindle Fire debuts November 15th

The new Kindles have been announced on the front page of amazon.com There’s four new E-reader products… The all-new Kindle ($79) Two new touch Kindles – Kindle Touch ($99) and Kindle Touch 3G ($149) The Kindle Keyboard ($99) and Kindle Keyboard 3G ($139) The new Kindle Fire has a full color screen and can play ... More on Kindle Fire debuts November 15th →

Remembering Apple’s Founder of Form and Function Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

The Apple website summed it up this way…”Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius…his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.” Indeed, the world has lost an amazing human being. Steve Jobs has passed away at age 56, after years of suffering through pancreatic cancer, and a liver ... More on Remembering Apple’s Founder of Form and Function Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011 →

iPhone 4S Speaks Out with Siri

Apple has fiinally introduced their new iPhone, but it’s not the highly anticipated iPhone 5.  Apple’s newly-appointed chief executive Tim Cook presented the new iPhone 4S in a press conference on Tuesday October 4th without Steve Jobs, who has retired from the company for health reasons. New features of the iPhone ... More on iPhone 4S Speaks Out with Siri →

Symphony of Science combines music & science

Musician, composer and video producer John Boswell combined his experience with composition and remixing, with his passion for music and science, to create the Symphony of Science project. His use of a fascinating technology called auto-tune led to experiments with remixing bits of scientific fact with his original musicial compositions, which ... More on Symphony of Science combines music & science →
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