Learning Should Be Your Top 2013 New Year’s Resolution Eze Vidra, thenextweb.com As we get closer to the New Year, the ritual of making resolutions begins and we all flock to the usual patterns: we want to to eat healthier, work out more, get promoted, or spend more time with our kids and family. These … Continue reading Why you must keep learning to stay competitive
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NYC emerging as a social tech startup powerhouse
Why 2013 Will Be a Big Year for NYC’s Tech Start-Ups! Alan McGlade, forbes.com New York City has a thriving start-up scene and now is firmly established as the number two innovation center behind Silicon Valley. The ramp in momentum can be felt across the city landscape from the mayor’s office where Michael… RT @flipboardtech: … Continue reading NYC emerging as a social tech startup powerhouse
Should I learn app development or HTML5?
HTML5 vs. Apps: Here’s Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win Business Insider, businessinsider.com Tech/Media HTML5 is a new technology that allows developers to build rich web-based apps that run on any device via a standard web browser. Many think it will save the web, rendering native platform-dependent apps obsolete. So, whi… RT @SAI: … Continue reading Should I learn app development or HTML5?
Why Apple, Google and Microsoft are not doomed
Contrary to media frenzies, Apple is not giving up on innovation (it is actually becoming a more efficient, responsible, transparent and happier place to work). The Year of Doom For Microsoft, Google and Apple Haydn Shaughnessy, forbes.com 2012 was the year of the doom merchant in business. In the fantasy world of dying planets earth … Continue reading Why Apple, Google and Microsoft are not doomed
Why steam punk is a usability testing tool for new technologies
Being More Human | Next | Output Kathleen Holt, oregonhumanities.org Being More Human Intel’s resident futurist on how the steampunk culture offers clues to building a better tomorrow Easter weekend 2011, I was at the bar of the Doubletree Hotel at Sea-Tac Airport watching a parade of sorts: a… Being More Human | Next | … Continue reading Why steam punk is a usability testing tool for new technologies
Why the iPad is becoming the best mobile phone and how to do it
howtowired: With the recent addition of iMessage to non-cellular devices in the Apple family, many have been happily adapting their iPad as their new go-to communicative device. Unfortunately, because the iPad isn’t tied to a mobile number, the user’s email address associated with their Apple account is the… http://flip.it/eu6IY Wired.com How-To: Micro Edition: How … Continue reading Why the iPad is becoming the best mobile phone and how to do it
Wirecutter picks best laptop
The Best Laptop Brian Lam, thewirecutter.com It’s pretty clear that the 13-inch Macbook Air is the best overall laptop for most people, in the minds of many reviewers. (Last Updated October 31st, 2012: Apple released a 13-inch MacBook Pro with retina display earlier this… The Best Laptop | The Wirecutter http://flip.it/1ChEQ http://flip.it/sM7ua Related articles Monoprice's … Continue reading Wirecutter picks best laptop
New York start-ups’ own flavour
bbc.co.ukHow New York’s new tech firms differ from Silicon Valley rivalsRT @BBCNewsUS: Is NYC’s Silicon Alley a credible rival to California’s Silicon Valley? What is bringing start-ups to the big city? http://flip.it/jeKDV http://flip.it/ZhrRtNew York start-ups' own flavourRelated articlesDubstarts jobs fair to link up start-ups with job-seekers (siliconrepublic.com)Immigration and America's high-tech industry (economist.com)A comprehensive List of … Continue reading New York start-ups’ own flavour
Online Classes Mean No Dorm, Gym or Debt
Simon Johnson, bloomberg.com Numerous articles and commentaries from inside and outside of academia are raising the alarm that American public higher education faces an unprecedented financial crisis. For years, state legislatures have been disinvest… RT @BloombergNews: Jeb Bush & Randy Best: Online classes mean no dorm, gym or debt | http://flip.it/YsCYp (via @BloombergView) http://flip.it/cbBuR Online … Continue reading Online Classes Mean No Dorm, Gym or Debt
Best digicams for video
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Why LinkedIn is replacing Monster as job search tool
Job Recruiters Eschew Monster to Find Hidden Talent on LinkedIn By Olga Kharif -, bloomberg.com In his more than 15 years as a headhunter, Jeff Vijungco has tried Monster, Craigslist, CareerBuilder, and other online job boards. Lately the head of recruitment at Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) has scrapped most of them. “I think job posti… … Continue reading Why LinkedIn is replacing Monster as job search tool
Gen Y professionals give up cubicles for personal control
American Dream Fades for Generation Y Professionals By Elliot Blair Smith -, bloomberg.com After being dismissed from her job as a Midtown Manhattan securities attorney in October 2009, Christina Tretter-Herriger hitched a used horse trailer to her Dodge Ram pickup and drove 1,628 miles to Texas. The 32-year-old lawyer sold… RT @BloombergNews: For young Generation … Continue reading Gen Y professionals give up cubicles for personal control
Why the resume is dead and profile pages are the new standard
Your Online Bio, Supercharged Jennifer Alsever, inc.com Inc. magazine The skinny on three services that help you create personal webpages to encompass your entire online life. Chances are good that your bio on the company website includes little more than a headshot, title, and career… RT @ashleycalloway: 3 sites to help you build your personal … Continue reading Why the resume is dead and profile pages are the new standard
Learn how to program and think like one
Lessons in Learning How to Program Jason Fried, inc.com GET REAL Here’s one way to be a better communicator: Start treating people more like computers. Last month, I mentioned that I’ve been taking a class in Ruby on Rails, a programming framework that powers tens of thousands of websites… RT @Inc: Do you know how … Continue reading Learn how to program and think like one
Frog picks top tech trends
20 Tech Trends That Will Define 2013, Selected By Frog By frog, fastcodesign.com From automated cars to smarter smartphones, here are the ideas that will shape the future. Yes, it’s already that transitional time when our current year ends and another begins, and today and tomorrow are quickly changing hands. Rather… RT @FastCompany: The tech … Continue reading Frog picks top tech trends
IBM says future of tech is cognitive science
IBM Imagines Our Five-Year Future: It’s A Touchy, Feely, Smart World By Kit Eaton, fastcompany.com IBM guesses at innovations that will change the world inside the next half a decade, and much of it requires computers that work like your brain. It’s a smart idea to think of IBM as one of the smartest companies … Continue reading IBM says future of tech is cognitive science
Fjord top picks for tech in 2013
5 Trends That Will Shape Digital Services In 2013 By Olof Schybergson, fastcodesign.com What will the key changes be in business and design during 2013, and what should you do about it? Here are five predictions from the design firm Fjord. At Fjord, we work across domains like media, health care, retail, education, and banking, … Continue reading Fjord top picks for tech in 2013
Talented workers bring their own devices
Worried Workers: BYOD Or You’re SOL [Infographic] Brian Proffitt, readwrite.com It is a common perception around the world that Americans, by and large, have problems relaxing. We don’t take what little vacations we do get and increasingly use technology to blur the line between work and home life. But a new study shows that… RT … Continue reading Talented workers bring their own devices
Remote car starter is a sign of the apocalypse
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Why neuroscience is a load of hype
Genes, Cells and Brains by Hilary Rose and Steven Rose - review Steven Poole, guardian.co.uk Steven Poole praises a strong exposé of the hype surrounding genetics and neuroscience We have outsourced the job of interpreting ourselves to the modern life sciences. The decoding of the human genome will tell us who we really are, pledged … Continue reading Why neuroscience is a load of hype
Buffeted by the Web, but Now Riding It – NYTimes.com
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Pacific Rim: robots battle monsters as usual
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’ features robots battling giant monsters By Ben Kersey, theverge.com Complete with the familiar tones of Portal’s GLaDOS Hollywood seems keen to turn 2013 into the year of the sci-fi blockbuster, with trailers released so far for films such as Oblivion and After Earth. The industry has yet… RT @verge: Watch … Continue reading Pacific Rim: robots battle monsters as usual
T-mobile eyes Metro PCS with iPhone 5
(via Can you say MetroPCS iPhone? T-Mobile sure can — Apple News, Tips and Reviews)</p Related articles MetroPCS recommends amended T-Mobile deal (seattlepi.com) T-Mobile says first day Apple iPhone 5 sales were huge; device sold like "Gangbusters" (phonearena.com) MetroPCS encourages shareholders again to vote for T-Mobile deal (geekwire.com) MetroPCS delays vote after T-Mobile beefs up … Continue reading T-mobile eyes Metro PCS with iPhone 5
iPhone 5 on cricket
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Adobe finally gives up on desktop software, embraces the creative cloud
With 326K Paid Of 1M Total Members, Adobe Adds Teams To Creative Cloud, Subscriber-Exclusive Updates To Photoshop CS6 Darrell Etherington, techcrunch.com Adobe is hosting an event today to show off some new updates it’s making for its Creative Cloud offerings, but here’s an advance look: The service is getting a number of exclusive updates that … Continue reading Adobe finally gives up on desktop software, embraces the creative cloud
DIY drone filmmaking replaces expensive Hollywood tech
Watch this: ‘Firefly,’ a stylish skateboarding video shot with a drone By Adi Robertson, theverge.com Skateboarders have been taping their tricks with jury-rigged video setups since the advent of camcorders, but the producers of short and beautiful video Firefly took the next logical step: using a camera mounted to a hexacopte… Watch this: ‘Firefly,’ a … Continue reading DIY drone filmmaking replaces expensive Hollywood tech
Why the iPod touch is the perfect VOIP soft phone: Freedompop
FreedomPop Aims to Turn an iPod Touch Into an iPhone, With a 4G Add-On Ina Fried, allthingsd.com Wireless start-up FreedomPop is announcing plans on Tuesday to start selling an add-on that effectively gives an iPod touch many of the capabilities of an iPhone. The $99 add-on brings wireless data capabilities to a third-generat… http://flip.it/lw7Sl Related … Continue reading Why the iPod touch is the perfect VOIP soft phone: Freedompop
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