Author: ericblue

How to Fix a Corrupt IPod/ITunes music database

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe other week I posted an article about my IPod music and videos suddenly disappearing. I had some time this evening to start digging into the problem and came up with some interesting results. The first thing I did was backup my entire iPod (originally formatted under Windows). I was planning on restoring, and then…
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Top 50 Productivity Blogs

Reading Time: < 1 minuteZen Habits just posted a great article: The Top 50 Productivity Blogs (most of which you haven’t heard about) “I love productivity blogs — they’re probably my greatest waste of time. But as they teach me to better use my time, I don’t consider it a waste. If you like reading about productivity, goals, habits,…
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Alanis Parody ;)

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is smart, funny, and a great track! Alanis Morissette does a parody of the song “My Humps” from the Black Eyed Peas. Parody Original

What, in your view, makes life meaningful?

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat makes life meaningful?  The basic ability to even ask this question… an inquisitive mind, and the honesty to realize that with each question comes another question. Quality life = Quality questions (not answers)

The Dawning of the Age of the Structured Web

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMike at AI³ has posted a great in-depth article titled: Did You Blink? The Structured Web Just Arrived From the article: “DBpedia is the first and largest source of structured data on the Internet covering topics of general knowledge. You may have not yet heard of DBpedia, but you will. Its name derives from its…
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Housing Prices Rollercoaster

Reading Time: < 1 minuteInformation Aesthetics recently posted this great video that illustrates US home prices since 1890 as a rollercoaster ride!

The Role of Alpha and Consciousness

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just caught an interesting post on Mind Update (a side blog for the Transparent Corporation) titled: Brain Rhythms and Consciousness, and how Alpha may play a new role The article discusses how certain brainwave frequencies, like Gamma and Alpha, affect levels of consciousness.  Gamma frequencies have been typically associated with a more awakened state,…
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Infected Mushroom: Becoming Insane!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCan Infected Mushroom get any better? These guys rock!

Polyphasic Sleep

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSteve Pavlina recently posted an interesting article recollecting his previous experience adjusting to a Polyphasic Sleep Cycle. “It’s been nearly a year since I terminated my polyphasic sleep experiment. If you didn’t follow that experiment, for 5-1/2 months (Oct 2005 – Apr 2006) I followed a pattern of sleeping about 20 minutes once every four…
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My New Blog on Zaadz

Reading Time: < 1 minuteApparently, I haven’t been busy enough on this blog. So, I decided to create a second blog (Inspire’s Blog on Zaadz)! I’ve been following Zaadz for some time and decided that I need to join the community, and start collaborating. For those of you who haven’t discovered Zaadz yet, here is the quick description: “….…
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