Monthly Archives: August 2008
Nicholas Jones
The Design Files: Interview – Nicholas Jones I’ll admit it. I have a tendancy to get over-excitable in certain circumstances. I just can’t contain my enthusiasm if I feel genuinely inspired by something or someone. In fact, it has been … Continue reading
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Austrian Design Site
PAD – Pure Austrian Design Objects floating on a wave are not swept along by the water, but bob up and down instead. On boats, it’s this rocking movement which quickly sends us into a peaceful sleep.
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Podcasting resources
Podcasting Toolbox: 70+ Podcasting Tools and Resources Podcasting may not have lived up to the early hype, but with iPods IPod and other MP3 players MP3 player reviews still selling like crazy, the potential audience for these audio shows is … Continue reading
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MacBook Touch
Apple’s major multi-touch plans continue to come into focus » VentureBeat A lot of companies file patents for products they are never going to make. Apple is no exception. But given how many it has filed the past few years … Continue reading
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Water Footprint
What’s your water footprint? at CIID You’ve heard of a carbon footprint, and maybe you’ve even calculated yours, but what about your water footprint?
Filed under Local Food
Psystar’s Open Computer the alterna-Mac | Apple – CNET News
A slightly older video. Apple has sued – and Psystar has sued back. For now I am backing the small guy. And I believe the hardware and Software need to be de-coupled. I am a Mac powerbook user and like … Continue reading
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Apple Clone
Psystar’s Open Computer the alterna-Mac | Apple – CNET News After about a month with Psystar’s Open Computer, as long as I ignore the big ugly box underneath my desk it’s easy to forget that this isn’t a Mac. For … Continue reading
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Overhaul of design education
British Profs Call for Overhaul of Arts and Design Education – ARTINFO.com The Group for Learning in Art and Design (GLAD) has called for radical changes in arts education, the Times (London) reports. Instead of studying just one artistic discipline, … Continue reading
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Podcasting resources
Podcasting Toolbox: 70+ Podcasting Tools and Resources Podcasting may not have lived up to the early hype, but with iPods IPod and other MP3 players MP3 player reviews still selling like crazy, the potential audience for these audio shows is … Continue reading
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Aggregators
20 Ways To Aggregate Your Social Networking Profiles In an inspired blog post, Jason Kottke said that social networks aren’t helping us organize; since all of them require different credentials to log in, they’re just adding to the noise. He … Continue reading
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Ubiquity
Build your own mashups with Mozilla’s Ubiquity » VentureBeat Mozilla just announced that it wants to make the Internet more useful by allowing users to use any service they want anywhere on the web. It’s an impressive goal, with an … Continue reading
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Disease Management recogniton
Disease Management Care Blog: Individuals Recognized for Leadership in Disease Management The Disease Management Care Blog extends a hearty congratulations and ‘job well done’ to the following individuals, who will be recognized in a Sept 7 issue of Managed Healthcare … Continue reading
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My Bag
Cool Hunting Perhaps the best backpack of the group for laptop transport, the Crumpler Salary Sacrifice features a suspended laptop case within the main compartment to protect it from the worst of drops. Padded and removable, you can even take … Continue reading
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Social networking
Successful Entrepreneur Stories|Famous Young Entrepreneur How to be a Succesful Entrepreneur?: How Social Networking Sites are Helpful in Business? Web offers a platform to engage professionals and tap key talent for new ventures. ASOUND adage to know is the one … Continue reading
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SI Travel Guide
Social Innovation The team decided to make a Travel Guide. Hence Social Innovation – A Travel Guide emerged. You can read the entire book by navigating through the chapters on the right. The book is open for editing and the … Continue reading
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Socialy Innovative London
Socialreporter | Sketching the social innovation landscape It looks as if we’ll have a socially innovative autumn in London, with more opportunities and support for people wanting to do good stuff using new (tech) stuff. Here’s what I’ve picked up … Continue reading
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Sketch – CAD -CNC: Done
Some Benchmarks « Sameer’s Blog The above one is one of my favourites……. Who says u need to use clay, wood, PU foam, thermocole, CNC milling, Rapid Prototyping for explaining your concept thru a model !!!!!!! I like that attitude … Continue reading
EVs in Australia
Zero Emission Vehicles Australia Here you will find links to various electric vehicle resources on the internet. If you know of a good link we’re missing, contact us and let us know!
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Electric Cars can be fun too – Toyota are you listening?
3 of the Fastest Electric Cars Meet for Lunch at Buck’s : TreeHugger Now that’s a nice family reunion. From left to right, the Tango (0 to 60 in around 4 seconds), the Tesla Roadster (0 to 60 mph in … Continue reading
Online communities to build social capital
MediaShift Idea Lab . What’s a Good Challenge for a J-School Innovation Class? | PBS What I’ve been wondering about is whether new technologies can, in any way, help rebuild social capital among people who live in the same community. … Continue reading
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New Health Care model?
HEALTHCARE: Barack Obama sets himself an unbelievably difficult timeline to reform healthcare delivery in the United States | Opinions | Star-Telegram.com Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms fit this model nicely. He bundles three evergreen feel-good concepts — electronic medical records (EMR), … Continue reading
Say no to bottled water!
Can new-look fountains beat the plastic bottle? | theage.com.au THEY were once the yuppy accessory of choice, but the days of the plastic water bottle may be numbered. If a national campaign initiated by a group of Sydneysiders is a … Continue reading
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Disease Management
Disease management (health) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Disease management is the concept of reducing healthcare costs and/or improving quality of life for individuals with chronic disease conditions by preventing or minimizing the effects of a disease, usually a chronic … Continue reading
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Locavore – Design Competition possibility
Student Design Competition <- CFPs <- Authors The Design Problem A predominant cultural shift is underway, as societies begin to embrace the real-world implications of sustainable design. This shift has been described in a number of ways, including “slow design” … Continue reading
Filed under Local Food
Fuel Cell car
Corgi H2GO RC Car Turns and Runs on Water – Gizmodo Australia The Corgi H2GO is a RC card powered by a fuel cell which gets refilled with hydrogen extracted from water. Like the previous model, the H-Racer, it uses … Continue reading
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