Info Tech
Technologies of the Self
If you google the letters “GTD” you’ll get seven million hits back. GTD stands for “Getting Things Done,” a time management book, method and philosophy promoted by David Allen which has spawned a huge array of self-help blogs and task management webservices. Wired magazine described it thus:
Allen’s approach is not inspirational. Instead, it is detailed […]
Firefox Reloaded
After spending one week trying to use Safari as my default browser, I decided to go back to Firefox. I was able to find numerous substitutes for my favorite Firefox plugins and features, but they never lived up to the real thing.
First of all, although Safari was generally faster, I assume that Firefox 3, […]
Firefox vs. Safari
Firefox is much more than a web browser - its a platform. Numerous applications run on Firefox’s XUL framework, mostly as plugins. This extensibility gives you greater control over how web pages appear by blocking ads, turning off automatic flash animations by default, and offering site-specific customizations for some of the most popular web apps. […]
Gabe & Max’s Internet Thing
I don’t normally accept advertising here on Keywords, but I think Gabe and Max’s Internet Thing is too good a deal to pass up. I am constantly encouraging my readers to make use of the latest internet technology, and Gabe and Max’s 430 part system can really help!
UPDATE: Gabe and Max answer reader’s questions on […]
High ISO
When I was telling people I wanted a compact camera which could perform well at a high ISO, I think many misunderstood. What I really should have said is, I want to be able to take low-light pictures without a flash. This picture was taken using my DMC-LX2’s intelligent ISO mode, which selected an ISO […]
Taiwan 2.0
I wanted to announce two projects which I think should be useful for English speaking residents of the Taiwanese interweb:
First is a Yahoo! Pipes feed which aggregates Michael, David, and Bent’s roundups of the English language blogsphere in Taiwan. That’s one RSS feed just for their link roundup posts. You can view it on the […]
KUSO
If you walk around Taipei these days you’ll be sure to see the word KUSO written in big letters all over the place. For instance, this summer there was a city-sponsored cultural festival in Ximending called “KUSO Ximending.”
But what does “KUSO” mean? Luckily, Wikipedia is there to help us out:
Kuso is the term used in […]
Viacom vs. Daily Show
Does the writer’s strike have you down? Miss The Daily Show? Here are some things you can do:
Download Miro.
Watch some classic Daily Show clips here.
Read and watch the official blog of the writer’s strike.
Watch the following YouTube video made by some striking Daily Show writers:
Patients per Doctor
A map of the world showing the ratio of patients to doctors.
{maps, tufte, inequality}
The Manhattan Project
Turns out there’s a reason they called it The Manhattan Project.
In “The Manhattan Project” … Dr. Norris writes about the Manhattan Project’s Manhattan locations. He says the borough had at least 10 sites, all but one still standing. They include warehouses that held uranium, laboratories that split the atom, and the project’s first headquarters — […]
An anthropologist and documentary filmmaker, 
