Resolution for 2014 – Daily Progress
A new calendar year, and it’s time for new resolutions. I’ve been chatting with friends about changing my normal modus operandi and instead of listing major projects, I’m going to try relatively small...
View ArticleHome Depot’s new bucket shows it’s change in target demographics
I read another interesting article on Wired about Home Depot’s exclusive new bucket, made by Leaktite. Aside from the price being about 1/3 too high, they might have a winner on their hands. But, the...
View ArticleA handful of suggestions for GiveIt100
As I mentioned earlier, I’m a fan of the GiveIt100 web site. They got a lot of nice press at the start of the new year and I’m sure they’re working hard to keep things under control from the inevitable...
View ArticleAmazon Prime is the company’s greatest achievement
Love or hate them, Amazon is one of the biggest and most important retail companies of our time. The technical requirements to maintain the sales volume on its websites also makes it one of the largest...
View ArticleNelson Mandela did not narrate Apartheid
Some actors reconstructing Youtube comments to a video talking about the death of Nelson Mandela. The exchange is sad, but the acting is brilliant.
View ArticleStandford students apply design thinking to help clubfoot
I read about a pretty cool project yesterday on Wired. A couple Stanford students made a new type of brace for the treatment of clubfoot that looks good, works, is easy to use and only costs $20. The...
View ArticleMusic Drop lets you create your own custom music box
I read about Music Drop on Gizmodo. They’ve created a simple way for people to make their own custom music boxes. Some of the parts are made with a 3D printer and they allow you to create your tune...
View ArticleA better way of looking at our solar system
When most people think of the solar system the image they come up with is something simialr to this: We get into graduate high school (and maybe even college) with that general idea in mind. The first...
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