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Posted by on 27th January, 2006

Tips for how to be a Demo God

Tips for how to be a Demo God

Guy Kawasaki has some excellent tips for when you ever need to demo a product or software feature and you "think" you know how to do it, but deep down you really have no clue… He has some other good advice for getting a standing ovation and and for writing a business plan. [button link=”http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/01/how_to_be_a_dem.html” color=”#FFFFCC” size=”1″ style=”4″ dark=”1″]read...

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Posted by on 25th January, 2006

Free physics textbook

Free physics textbook

How does a rainbow form? Is levitation possible? Do time machines exist? What does 'quantum' mean? What is the maximum force value found in nature? Is 'empty space' really empty? Is the universe a set? Which problems in physics are still unsolved? Motion Mountain publishes a free, online, physics textbook that tells the story of how it became possible, after 2500 years of exploration, to answer such questions. The book is written to be entertaining, surprising and challenging on every page. With little mathematics, the text explores the most fascinating parts of mechanics, thermodynamics, special and general relativity, electrodynamics, quantum theory and modern attempts at unification. The essence of these fields is summarized in the most simple terms: it is shown how they are based on the notions of minimum entropy, maximum speed, maximum force, minimum change of charge and minimum action. The text explores the limits of time and space, and the wonders that can be discovered there. Written in English, its over 1200 pages are provided for...

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Posted by on 18th January, 2006

Add Google Map in less than 10 minutes

Add Google Map in less than 10 minutes

If you need to know how to add Google Maps to your website, keep reading… Exploration Age explains the details… First you need a Google Maps API key, which you can obtain here.  You can find out much more here with plenty of details of anything you might want to know about Google Maps, especially if you plan to extend your new map beyond this example. Check out this nice detailed tutorial with excellent and good examples by Joshua Siler… (via Exploration Age) Update: if times allows, over the next week I'll play with it and may post a new entry in the experiments section… [button link=”http://blog.explorationage.com” color=”#FFFFCC” size=”1″ style=”4″ dark=”1″]read...

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Posted by on 14th January, 2006

Raining in Seattle

Raining in Seattle

Unbelievable. Of course I had been warned about the amount of rain in Seattle before moving here. And figuring I had lived in South Florida for 6 years, I thought little else could top the frequent tropical rainstorms and floodings that I had experienced there. In Seattle it is not necesarily the amount of rain but it is this constant drizzle and grey, overcast skies that leads people to complain about the weather here. It really doesn't bother me too much. It hasn't been cold enough for that rain to turn into snow yet, but it may happen tonight…temperatures are expected to fall so we may get a few inches of snow overnight… As of December 19th, 2005 it has not stopped raining and today marks the 26th day of consecutive rainfall. The record is 33 days and we are on the verge of breaking it… [button link=”http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/255721_power14.html” color=”#FFFFCC” size=”1″ style=”4″ dark=”1″]read...

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Posted by on 12th January, 2006

Where have I been?

Where have I been?

Many moons have passed since I wrote my last entry and, of course, I can say I have been very busy, but that would just be an excuse…. I am going to (try) start writing again on an even more regular basis than I used to; also, because I have been writing mostly technical articles in the past mostly geared towards fellow developers, I feel I am leaving a lot out about other topics. This blog is, after all, a personal blog about me and my thoughts and, although a geek at heart, I have opinions about other things other than geekstuff (believe it or not…). For those few who do look for technical entries, don't panic…there will be plenty of it as usual… Enough said, let's see if it's...

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