Web Site Reviews

Do You Belong In Your Zip Code?

The New York Times recently published a web service showing the movie rental habits, by zip code, of 12 major cities over the past year. The data comes from Netflicks movie rentals for 100 movies. I initially visited the site just to see how they presented the information (very well) and it really made me think. This is a great example of how data is only what you make of it. And, that no matter how unbiased you try to be, just collecting and presenting data induces inacuracy or bias.

Free Issues of Solar Today!

As a birthday present in 2006, my wife gave me a subscription to the Solar Today magazine. She knew I was very interested in solar energy and renewable energy at large. I may yet start a business related to that.

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES)

As a birthday present in 2006, my wife bought me a membership in the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). Included with the membership was a subscription to the Solar Today magazine.

I am very interested in solar energy, along with other renewable energies. I had never heard of ASES, or Solar Today.

Repairing the Washing Machine

Today was one of those days when everything works out alright in the end, but certainly gives you a scare!

I had a long day at work; I was up at 6:00. By the end, I was tired, but excited to go home and play with a Macbook Air I'm setting up for a faculty member.

Later in the evening, just as I am completing the initial setup, I notice an odd sound from the laundry room and go to investigate.

treehugger.com

http://www.treehugger.com/ I just stumbled on this site with some interesting articles. Most of the others were not so interesting. It has a European flare. [more to come]

Great Idea! Inflatable Concrete Structures

I just learned about Concrete Canvas Structures, a small business that formed from the great idea of instant emergency structures, inflated and hardened into hardy, sound shelters. They can be bermmed for insulation and protection. And they are water-proof. What intrigued me most was the minimal time involved and permanence of the structure. There are lots of other uses for this. I also wonder what the size limits might be?

TED Shows Off the BumpTop Interface

I always enjoy seeing new user interface innovations. We are so complacent about how we interact with the world that, when given the freedom to do what we want, few will try. Computer technology is so ready for new interfaces!

StevePavlina.com

While cleaning off my desktop, I stumbled upon the link to this site. The reason I saved it was because of a section of his site about monetizing blogs.

I just spent a few minutes looking over this whole site and it is similar to what I would like to do. Steve works on this site full-time. He makes enough money to not have to hold down another job. Good for him.

Free Entrepreneurial Lectures From the BYU eBusiness Center

While studying at the BYU Marriott School of Management, I made an effort to attend the Entrepreneurial Lecture Series as often as I could. These lectures are presented by various men and women who share their success stories, or tips for advancing entrepreneurial activities. The lectures are usually very good, and I felt bad when I missed them. In fact, I wished I had access to previous years'.

Well here they are, and more. In my last year at the school, I found this portion of the school website dedicated to archiving these lectures.

Web Sites

Does this seem odd to include? Well I find a lot of influential information on web sites that I feel inclined to critique.