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Lifehacker.com posted a great article on the best productivity methods. Surprisingly (or not), they are very simple to execute, though require you to stick to a certain repetitive behavior. Check it out: http://lifehacker.com/5890129/five-best-productivity-methods The Pomodoro Technique The Pomodoro Technique was created by Francesco Cirillo back in the early 90s as a way to harness the power of focused work and frequent breaks to be more productive. We've discussed the method and some tools to help you stick to it, but honestly all you need to get started is a simple timer and a little discipline. There are no expensive seminars, downloads, or books you have to buy, or classes you have to take. For that reason, it's incredibly popular, especially among developers and designers, and people who have large projects that require them to sit down and produce some kind of work over the course of their workday. The method is simple: Get your timer and set it for 25 minutes. Start t...

http://lifehacker.com/5875092/plan-your-free-online-education-at-lifehacker-u-spring-semester-2012 Computer Science and Technology UC Berkeley - Computer Science 10 - Professor Dan Garcia - An introduction to computer science and computing in our society, including topics like algorithms and how businesses around the globe use them to predict almost everything, video games and how they're developed, social media and communications, social implications of computing, and what the future of computing holds. Designed for lightly-technical audiences. Stanford University - Computer Science 101 - Professor Nick Parlante - Designed primarily for an audience with no prior experience but an interest in computer science and programming, Stanford's CS 101 course will introduce you to programming and writing your own code, as well as offer a primer on basic computer technology, including hardware, software, the internet, and their intersections. The Open University - An ...

Remember Susan Boyle ?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OcQ9A-5noM&feature=related  (sorry, couldn't embed, youtube disabled it for this video). Well, Korea has the answer: Amazing, isn't it ?  But he only made second in the finals. Guess who won ? I am definitely a Sung-Bong fan. Pavarotti would be proud of him !

A new area of making music is in full swing. Using touch devices, supported with amazing software puts becoming a rockstar literally at everybodies fingertips ! Check out these videos:   go get your ipad - and start jamming !

BBC News just posted an interesting article reviewing the possible outcomes of the current Eurozone crisis This is a really good overview. What is likely to happen ? No idea. One thing is for sure – it may not be a good idea for Greece to default ! Source link

3D printing capabilities are getting better and better. Every couple of weeks a new article is published with new innovation in this regard. Now this technology is close to being able to ‘print’ computers. Imagine the impact on manufacturing  - no more outsourcing ??? Just print it at home ?? Some thoughts to consider. Source Link

I happen to be a recent owner of an iPod Touch 4G. This is a longer story and going to be a different post. One of the things I do is to subscribe to free content on iTunes. I subscribed to a free pilot show, watched it and then deleted it from the iTunes list of TV shows. To my surprise, it reappeared uploaded from the iPod again. Since there is no command to delete it from the iPod directly, I was at a loss. Now i tried the following - delete it from iTunes, then sync, and when it warns you that non-sync content will be deleted from the iPod, say yes (!). Make sure you synced before, deleted the show again, and the only thing different is the one show. That will get rid of it. Gee, could be easier, couldn't it ?