April 2010
1 post
Moved to bsippel.com
I have moved my blog to bsippel.com
Also check out my Technology for Everyone blog at technologyforeveryone.wordpress.com
March 2010
6 posts
"Titanic" to Return to Theaters in 3D →
“… If you want to express yourself on canvas, and oil paints are your...”
– David Allen, from the book Ready for Anything, pg.84
A Stat is Born: Golf's New Way to Measure Putting →
I read this article in Saturday’s Globe and Mail but appears to be originally published in the WSJ. An interesting piece explaining how the PGA Tour will make use of laser measuring technology and a statistical method created by MIT to measure and rank putting ability on the Tour.
No need for laser measuring and advanced statistics for measuring my putting ability. A three putt is a...
Recent David Allen - Productive Living post
David Allen of GTD fame writes a monthly email newsletter called “Productive Living”
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February 2010
3 posts
New Newsletter
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Seth's Blog: iPad app of my dreams: the digital... →
January 2010
1 post
December 2009
6 posts
Who Says Google Wave Isn't Good for Anything? -... →
Technology for Everyone - Newsletter No. 1
Technology for Everyone - No. 1 Monday, December 14, 2009 Products/Services http://www.gdgt.com Social Networking Gadgets such as the Amazon Kindle, digital cameras, and cell phones are the focus of gdgt.com The website is a “social gadget platform that enables you to connect with community through your gadgets, and connect with your gadgets through the community”. So what does...
Technology for Everyone Project Launch
As you may or may not know, I love technology. I also really enjoy talking to people about technology, answering questions, and providing information. I’ve come up with an idea to start a project called “Technology for Everyone”. Technology changes all the time and I know a lot of people that want to stay current and informed on products, tips/tricks, and news. They may also...
grocery list or shopping list - printable grocery... →
Haven’t used it to create a complete list yet, but looks pretty cool.
Lifehacker's 2009 Gift Guide, for the... →
My top pick: LaCie iamaKey 4GB
Rogers Cable starts Canadian On Demand Online beta... →
If it's not about golf, Tiger Woods owes us no... →
November 2009
10 posts
Follow up to Backup Post
I found this post on Lifehacker today.
http://lifehacker.com/5405775/youre-backing-up-your-data-the-wrong-way
I thought it was a great follow up to my post from last week
http://bsippel.tumblr.com/post/237020488/if-there-is-only-one-thing-you-do-today
The Lifehacker provides some additional suggestions and stresses the importance of having an offsite backup.
A Week with Google Reader
A Week with Google Reader About a week ago I was thinking that I spend most of my online downtime (e.g. need a five minute break at work) checking the same three websites: TSN.ca, Digg.com, and CBC.ca/news Three great sites, but there are a million other services and sites that are out there and I want to explore them. To help provide the focus, as well as the content for posts I have enjoyed...
Nvidia CEO loves Apple, possesses mysterious alien... →
GTD
My experience with Getting Things Done (GTD)
Getting Things Done by David Allen is one of the best books I have ever read. I enjoy being organized and making lists but until reading and implementing the methodology of GTD did not have a structure to apply.
After multiple attempts to read the book a few years ago, I read the book beginning to end last year and beginning a new job in September...
If there is only one thing you do today...
If there is only one thing you to today… … backup your home computer. After changing jobs to an office with a big focus on backing up your work and central file storage, as well as small scare with a computer at home I thought it would be a good opportunity to share what I have learned and think about computer backups. First a few thoughts and rules that I try to live by: 1) It is not a...
Apple iTunes Pitch: TV for $30 Per Month | Peter... →
Measuring the Value of Web 2.0 - Human Resource... →
October 2009
6 posts
Export All Your Google Docs to a ZIP File [Backup] →
I’ve started to use Google Docs a lot more now that I’m not bringing my work laptop home regularly. I will definitely be using this weekly to ensure I have my Google Docs backed up.
Top 5 Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer Movies
*Top 5 Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer* 1) The Rock (1996) (producer) 2) Top Gun (1986) (producer) 3) Bad Boys (1995) (producer) 4) Crimson Tide (1995) (producer) 5) Days of Thunder (1990) (producer) *Top 5 Jerry Bruckheimer* 1) Bad Boys 2 (2003) (with Columbia Pictures) 2) Black Hawk Down (2001) 3) Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) (with Touchstone Pictures) 4) Con Air (1997) (with Touchstone...
CBC News - Consumer Life - $137,013 degree called... →
Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation |... →
Autonomy Mastery Purpose
Clever New Fan Has No Blades →
Bump jumps into 'multitouch' with both hands - The... →
A remember seeing BumpTop demoed at TED a couple years ago. With the popularity of the iPhone/Palm Pre and other touch screen devices should speed up the adoption.
September 2009
11 posts
xkcd - A Webcomic - Ohm →
Everything We Know About Apple’s Touchscreen... →
Poken Pulse | Digital Business Card & 2 GB USB... →
The Timeless Wisdom of Dwight Schrute | Sloshspot... →
Global Wind Group: Wind Turbine Company →
Kanye That Dame Has Class - Rex Murphy Globe and... →
I.B.M. Sets Out to Make a City in Iowa ‘Smarter’ -... →
Information-rich and attention-poor - The Globe... →
Great sports Sunday...
BMW Championship US Open Sunday Football
Twitter turns you into a twit but Facebook makes... →
TORONTO ‘S SMALLEST HOUSE IS FOR SALE ! ! ! | Look... →
James May set to live in Lego house | Mail Online →
FoxTab :: Explore the way you like it. →
If you hit Apple + Tab or Alt + Tab during the day and use Firefox download this extension right now. Awesome.
August 2009
20 posts
Chuck Norris...
Chuck Norris knows the last digit of PI.
Random thoughts...
From an email chain at work:
· I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
· There is a great need for sarcasm font.
· Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what was going on when I first saw it.
· I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer...
TED Blog: Wireless electricity demo: Eric Giler on... →
Geo-engineering: Fake trees, algae tubes and white... →
Interesting. A very expensive bandaid solution.