Computational Knowledge engine (not a search engine)

http://www72.wolframalpha.com/

A web2.0 BucketList

Things to do commuity:
http://springwise.com/media_publishing/diddit/

Also just for fun (web 2.0 described without audible words):
http://vimeo.com/3406207

Using the cloud requires less muscle in your PC

Netbook Revolution starting:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/shape-coming-netbook-revolution-809?source=IFWNLE_NLC-DAILY_2009-05-11

Netbook gender/identity war:
http://www.itworld.com/hardware/67071/laptop-gender-wars-what-your-netbook-or-toughbook-says-about-you?source=altit

This idea is golden (re: one laptop per child program):
http://laptop.org/en/vision/index.shtml

Surviving on a netbook:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/hardware/week-netbook-and-im-not-missing-my-regular-laptop-874?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2009-05-20

How is your life backed up?

If your wallet or purse was stolen do you know what was in it? What if your house were destroyed by fire or your computer crashes?

Is everything in your library in your OPAC? If not why? If you are keeping it, it must have value right? Are you keeping a verticle file still and if so who knows what is in it? Are your promotion brochures available online?

Digitize everything and relax...
http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/67672/why-you-should-digitize-everything

Want a fun intro to Web 2.0 with lots of video and some things to ponder?

The following is an expanded version of my 2009 TLA Presentation (better link):

http://www.slideshare.net/TechnoFlavo/t4-trends-2009-updated-version-1405375

How much is too much social interaction?

Are you twittering your time away?

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217200822&cid=nl_IWK_btl_html

Organizing your tweets:
http://www.itworld.com/internet/67688/twitter-tips-how-and-why-use-hashtags?source=ITWNLE_nlt_thisweek_2009-05-14


Has Facebook hindered your intellectual growth?

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/facebookusers.htm

Too much to do...
http://www.infoworld.com/d/adventures-in-it/how-can-executive-keep-reasonable-schedule-514?source=NLC-DAILY

Just when you think there is never an end to it all...
http://shibumi.org/eoti.htm

Ebook Reader update

Brief intro to the most popular ebook readers:

Kindle 3? Ebook readers may take a giant step (in format size) this week...
http://cmcforum.com/life/05052009-textbooks-are-so-old-school

Kindle 1, http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,139829/printable.html

Kindle 2, Amazon's second ebook reader:
http://mashable.com/2009/02/09/new-kindle/

Sony ebook reader has the larger number of titles with Google Books partnership:
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/29/1218201

Apple iPhone ebook reader application:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/04/28/amazon_scoops_up_developer_of_leading_ebook_iphone_app.html

Use your (or your kids) Nintendo DS as an ebook reader:
http://www.webtlk.com/2008/01/04/how-to-read-documents-on-nintendo-ds/

I really need to try this with the new Nintendo DSi which has a decent web browser built in...