Jawbone UP API Discovery
November 28, 2011 – 9:42 am | 4 Comments

On Saturday I stopped by the Apple store and picked up an UP device by Jawbone. The UP is a wristband and iPhone app that will track your fitness and sleep activity and help encourage you to live a more active life style. As with most of my Quantified Self gadets (Fitbit, Zeo, Withings, Neurosky, etc.) my first reaction was to “free my data”. Similar to my initial journey with the Fitbit, I was inspired to find an “unofficial” way to get access to the data.

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Philosophy

Increasing number of articles dealing with philosophy and psychology. Topics include Integral philosophy, consciousness, and age old advice on how to live “the good life”.

Personal Development

Learn tips and tricks on GTD (Getting Things Done), goal setting, time management, and increasing your personal power.

Mind Mapping

Put mind mapping to use in your personal and professional life. Learn tips and techniques on enhancing creativity, accelerating learning, and increasing productivity.

Knowledge Management

My latest discoveries on personal knowledge management. Discover what PKM is all about, learn about the Semantic Web, and find out how to use Wikis to help track all of your important information.

Quantified Self

Quantified Self is a collaboration of users and tool makers who share an interest in self knowledge through self-tracking. There are number of posts on my device “hacking”, open source development, and my own quantified experiments.

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Article Archive for February 2009

Visual Mapping Body of Knowledge
February 17, 2009 – 9:03 pm | One Comment

I recently caught an article that Chuck Frey posted earlier in the month on the Mind Mapping Software Blog.  In the article, The case for a Visual Mapping Body of Knowledge, Chuck interviews Wallace Tait.
Wallace …

1.5 Million Books in Your Pocket
February 5, 2009 – 10:33 pm | One Comment

Great news for mobile/cell owners and those who love learning:

“One of the great things about an iPhone or Android phone is being able to play Pacman while stuck in line at the post office. Sometimes …

Live Forever With 8 Simple Tips
February 3, 2009 – 9:10 pm | 2 Comments

George Dvorsky at Sentient Developments has posted a great article:
Eight tips to dramatically improve your chances of living forever
1. Eat the right foods
2. Avoid the wrong foods
3. Adopt a calorically restricted diet
4. Supplement your diet …

Dr. Manhattan Video
February 1, 2009 – 10:25 am | One Comment

Very good viral video.  I can’t wait until Watchmen hits theaters: