Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Zen Habits Sea Change Program

Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change, into something rich and strange …~ from Shakespeare’s The Tempest Post written by Leo Babauta. Last month, I launched the Zen Habits Premium Membership with a mini-course on creating the habit of meditation. It went swimmingly, with many members creating a new lovely habit….

DJ Spooky on Apps, Wi-Fi Music Parties and the ‘Post-Playlist Era’

Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky, expands music’s boundaries with his interactive apps. Photo: Mike Figgis Paul Miller records and tours under the moniker DJ Spooky. He also writes books, makes art, writes articles and releases his music in an interactive, remixable music format: DJ Spooky and The Secret Song 2. These apps not only let…

Russian Mogul Plans to Plant Our Brains in Robots and Keep Them Alive Forever

The Pentagon’s new Avatar project, unveiled by Danger Room a few weeks back, sounds freaky enough: Soldiers practically inhabiting the bodies of robots, who’d act as “surrogates” for their human overlords in battle. But according to Dmitry Itskov, a 31-year-old Russian media mogul, the U.S. military’s Avatar initiative doesn’t go nearly far enough. He’s got…

Things Apple is Worth More Than

The United States Automotive Aftermarket The automotive aftermarket includes: ”..all products and services purchased for light and heavy duty vehicles after the original sale including replacement parts, accessories, lubricants, appearance products, tires, collision repairs, service repairs as well as the tools and equipment necessary to make the repair.” According to the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association…

New Mozilla Browser Add-On Visualizes Who Is Tracking You Online

In the hour that Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs lets his 9-year-old daughter surf the web every day, her wanderings have been tracked by dozens of sites. To some degree, it’s to be expected. Tracking our online behavior is big business. The revenues involved in the top online tracking companies in the space is over $39…

Edit App is a visual reader for browsing news & publishing stories right to your blog

We’re huge fans of developers that cross boundaries and break the mold, which is exactly why TNW covers so many experimental apps. The community behind openFrameworks is one such example, and its innovative creation brings together art, design and technology. openFrameworks’s own curator, the Creative Applications Network, premieres much of the best work happening in this genre of development, and now…

HTTPS Everywhere Keeps Your Personal Information Safe on Over 1,400 Sites, Available for Firefox and Chrome

Chrome/Firefox: HTTPS Everywhere is a simple extension that, with just a one-click installation, can seriously increase your security on over 1,400 web sites by encrypting your connection. We’ve talked before about HTTPS, what it does, and why you should use it. Many sites, like Gmail (and Facebook, with caveats) have options that let you browse…

Use This Proven Process to Sue a Company in Small Claims Court When They’ve Wronged You

Matt Spaccarelli sued ATT for throttling his smartphone data speeds and won, but he wants you to know that it wasn’t just a fluke. He did his research and prepared for court. Now he’s helping others in similar situations do the same. First you should understand the scope of this case. Matt won $850 in…

Sell Your iPad 2 for More by Locking In a Trade-in Value Now

If you’re thinking of trading up to an iPad 3, now’s the time to act, given rumors that the next generation tablet is coming soon. Dealnews offers a plan of action for getting the most value for your iPad 2. Although the iPad 3 is still not officially confirmed, it will most likely be announced…

The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever

Photo: Dwight Eschliman Jeffrey Mitchell, a volunteer firefighter in the suburbs of Baltimore, came across the accident by chance: A car had smashed into a pickup truck loaded with metal pipes. Mitchell tried to help, but he saw at once that he was too late. The car had rear-ended the truck at high speed, sending…