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A List Of Lists For Geeks
Whether you want to know what a 418 Client Error is or you’re trying to recall the year Kevin Mitnick went to the big house, Wikipedia has a great selection of lists for geeks. I’ve picked out some of my personal favorites as well as a handful that are just good reference material.
Do you have [...]
Presenting Data & Information With Edward Tufte
If you’re in the NYC area and have a passion for information presentation then you don’t want to miss this event. Edward Tufte, the Godfather of Data Visualization, will be presenting a day-long course covering:
Fundamental Strategies of Analytical Design
Evaluating Evidence Used in Presentations
Statistical Data: Tables, Graphics, and Semi-Graphics
Business, Scientific, Research, and Financial Presentations
Complexity and [...]
Interactive Transcripts: The Coolest Hidden Feature Of TED Talks
Here’s something you won’t find on YouTube. In addition to delivering generally kick-ass content, the videos on TED Talks have a very cool yet relatively obscure feature called “interactive transcripts”. If you’re not explicitly looking for it, chances are you’d never notice it. Out of the countless videos I’ve watched on TED Talks, the [...]
Motorola: Ripping Off MIT Research Student Or Simply Lacking Vision?
While reading an article recently published on Core77 I found myself experiencing a strange sense of déjà vu. An otherwise compelling article on product innovation, this particular piece was somehow off, reminiscent of something I’d seen or heard before. It wasn’t the content itself, which was solidly-written, as I’ve come to expect from Core77. It [...]
July 09 NY Tech Meetup LiveStreams
A great new feature was added to the NY Tech Meetup demo format this month. Meeting organizer, Nate Westheimer announced a partnership between NYTM and LiveStream for the purpose of delivering live video feed straight from FIT’s Haft Auditorium.
For those who don’t live in the NYC metro area or weren’t able to make this month’s [...]
Latest Acid3 Results (Microsoft Be Concerned)
Today marks the release of Firefox 3.5, an exciting update to what is arguably the best browser on the market. Since this is a release that focuses on new and emerging web technologies, I thought it’d be an opportune time for a quick checkpoint (via the Acid3 test) on the latest and greatest from [...]
Adobe Beats Microsoft To The Punch: Acrobat.com Presentations
Adobe has announced the release of Acrobat.com Presentations, a Flash-based presentation application. This looks to be a capable, albeit average presentation tool. Although they beat Microsoft to the cloud with a presentation solution, I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s best of breed. When you stack it up against [...]
