Telecommuting — the next generation. This is how I need to work from home.
Programmer Ivan Bowman spends his days at iAnywhere Solutions Inc. in much the same way his colleagues do. He writes code, exchanges notes in other developers’ offices, attends meetings and, on occasion, hangs out in the kitchen [...]
Silicon nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
Placing a film of silicon nanoparticles onto a silicon solar cell can boost power, reduce heat and prolong the cell’s life, researchers now report. To make their improved solar cells, the researchers began by first converting bulk silicon into discrete, nano-sized particles using a [...]
One of the great things about the division of labor — having each person do one job and do it well — is the lengths to which complete strangers will go to make each others’ lives better.
Take, for example, road signs. We drive by thousands of them each year. Have you ever thought about what [...]
It turns out that I don’t read too much. In reading, I’m strengthening my brain and preparing it for old age. So say researchers in the July 31 edition of Neurology. Mental Abilities: Good Readers Better Able to Retain Brain Skills - New York Times
It is not surprising that when doctors examined people [...]
Growing up, I always heard that I should have an “attitude of gratitude”. That phrase sounded annoyingly pat back then and still does now. That doesn’t make it any less true. Here are two examples of people with a great attitude of gratitude.
First, Chef Mojo from Daily Pundit wrote about experiencing life with new hearing [...]
If you really want an iPhone, but you don’t want a two-year AT&T contract, there’s good news. You can use it with AT&T’s prepaid plans.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog has instructions on how to activate the phone with a prepaid plan. They also have screenshots of the monthly plans that are available.
Assuming that $20 of the [...]
Alzheimer’s is one of the diseases that scares me the most. I absolutely hate the idea of losing my memory and being completely unable to function — or even remember who my family and friends are. That’s why I was thrilled to read about an upcoming Alzheimer’s vaccine.
A revolutionary drug that stops Alzheimer’s [...]
Geisinger Health System is trying an innovative approach to lowering healthcare costs: offering a warranty for certain surgeries.
Under the typical system, missing an antibiotic or giving poor instructions when a patient is released from the hospital results in a perverse reward: the chance to bill the patient again if more treatment is necessary. [...]
After home sales started falling last year, I saw a lot of doom and gloom commentary from “experts” afraid that we would enter a 10-year housing slump. Thanksfully, home sales in Madison (and Dane County) are on the rise again. Home prices still haven’t completely rebounded, but I’m glad to see that they’re starting to [...]
I read this today and I found it so thought-provoking that I wanted to pass it along
It wasn’t a big deal in one way. Just a small conversation that had turned a bit ugly. It wasn’t a dramatic life-altering moment. It was in the privacy of my home with one of my family [...]