Information Maven: Greg Meyer

Here’s a neat idea: make a device that powers up your devices the second you lay the device down on the object. Looks like it actually works, as reported on by Gizmodo, but there’s a catch.
To use this device you must purchase an adapter that snaps on to your existing electronic device. […]

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I’ve been using LinkedIn for about two years to maintain contacts for business networking. LinkedIn just added a brilliant feature called “Answers”, which allows you to post questions to your network and to the larger LinkedIn network.
So, why is this any different from the glut of “Answers” products that have hit the […]

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You’ve probably heard a lot about Chris Anderson’s Book The Long Tail The Long Tail lately.
A strong rebuttal appeared in the Wall Street Journal recently. Here’s an excerpt and opinion.
And Anderson’s reply:
And a slightly more reasoned review.
My take after actually reading the book? I think Anderson has some very interesting points. In […]

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Curt Rosengren eloquently describes stumbling to learn a new skill as a metaphor for how we can improve ourselves broadly. Occasional stupidity only feels stupid if you let it - that is, it’s important to remember that learning new skills is a process of continual iteration - and that stopping is the only stupid […]

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Mr. Jalopy’s find of a jar full of childhood memories is worth a few minutes of your time. Jalopy also catalogs the contents of the jar and puts the pieces into a historical context. Neat stuff.

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