“We decided to let “Mother Earth” do all the work and let “her” scare people that are wasting energy.”
The campaign site has two other videos. I like the concept, especially because I know that in many parts of Asia, and by my own experiences in the Middle East, there is almost no awareness for energy efficient living. I wish the videos viral success.
I’m moving.
And I’d like to use this opportunity to challenge myself. Since moving is never an easy feat, involving planning, costs, transportation, and help from friends, I’m out to make this process as painless as possible. There has to be a way to be flexible enough to move within hours. How many things do I need to even possess?
These are questions I’d like to answer when moving at the end of February. So the first steps I’m taking are the following:
1. Pack up stuff I don’t need on a daily basis and take it to my parents’ place (I have a room there). I will gradually toss or bring back things I need. Another approach would be to only have things in my new apartment that I need for college. I’m mostly bugged by the amount of books, files, folders, and clothes I have stashed around this place.
2. Selling furniture I don’t need. I had a L-shaped desk, really huge. I’ve come to realize that with efficient organisation, even the smallest of desks can suffice for good studying. After all, small desks seem to work at the library.
3. Research simpler furniture. Does anyone know of a clothes closet that is? Even the IKEA PAX closets are cumbersome to assemble, let alone move.
I will keep you posted on the progress with this project. Stay tuned.
Alex Payne reflects what I’ve been feeling as well about the iPad:
“If I had to pick one predominant emotion in reaction, it would be disturbed.”
Imagine if the App Store were to become the predominant way to get applications for any computing purpose.
If Apple became the world’s largest software retailer.
There has been some great write-up (Gruber, De With, Pogue, Hewitt) after Apple’s introduction of the iPad that really captures the larger picture behind this new product in terms of a business model. I myself find it fascinating in terms of a business move, which is why I’d like to share my thoughts here from that perspective. More… »
One of the most annoying aspects of living in the Web 2.0 is the fact that web browsers still remain “in the way”. While apps move online, the feeling of using a native application doesn’t pervade the online experience yet.
One reason for this is definitely bad design on part of the developer, or limitations by the rendering engine or current HTML specification. Apart from that, the web browser still sticks out as being a web browser. You have the usual title bar, address bar, bookmarks bar and status bar.
So here’s a quick tip: Turn it all off.
Here’s how to do it and use it in Safari 4:
Right-click in whitespace near the address bar and choose to “Customize Toolbar…”. Move “Top Sites” and “Bookmarks” buttons onto your toolbar (if you use them), and customize it to your liking.
Hide your status bar, address bar and bookmarks bar.
To enter a new address to surf to, hit Command-L. Type the address and hit Enter.
That’s it. I find it highly usable and don’t seem like I’m losing any functionality. Do share your thoughts in the comments below.
HackCollege’s Chris Lesinski suggests making your own trail mix. I agree, but since time is of the essence these days, I recommend custom mueslis from MyMuesli for those of you living in Germany, the UK or Netherlands.
By the way, I admire MyMuesli for its business idea as much as its tasty mueslis.
Food during prep week should be healthy, but most of all tasty to keep you happy.
Happy studying!
