Monthly Archives: November 2011

This is either very cool

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Mike Reardon

Or very freaky.   With today’s launch of Google Maps for Android 6.0, Google is adding indoor mapping capabilities, supplying stand-alone directories to your Android handset that are tied to airports, malls, retail stores and transit stations in the U.S. and … Continue reading →

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Use it or lose it.

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Mike Reardon

 Turns out, the brain is exactly like muscle. Except, if we exercise our brain, we get smarter. New tasks stimulate the brain most. When researchers at the University of Hamburg subjected 20 young adults to one month of intense training … Continue reading →

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Old people move to Florida to retire, right?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Mike Reardon

Wrong. They move to Maine. Huh?  Maine, where the average January high in Portland is 31 degrees, may seem an unlikely retiree draw. But many older people say they are attracted to the seasons and culturally rich New England life. … Continue reading →

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“Brains, like computers, operate best when they are cool.”

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Mike Reardon

Who knew? I thought I was just bored. Yawning isn’t triggered because you’re bored, tired or need oxygen. Rather, yawning helps regulate the brain’s temperature, according to Gary Hack, of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, and Andrew Gallup, … Continue reading →

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An iPad in every stateroom? This goes beyond cool

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Mike Reardon

Admit it, iPads are cool.

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What’s so black about Black Friday?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Mike Reardon

If you’re standing in line or stuck in traffic, you might be wondering. The term Black Friday itself was originally used to describe something else entirely — the Sept. 24, 1864, stock-market panic set off by plunging gold prices. Newspapers … Continue reading →

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A cure for writer’s and talker’s block?

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Mike Reardon

Now don’t get all excited. It’s not a magic pill. No secret sauce. We lock up when we fear what we say will have any value. So the ‘cure’ is to have something valuable to say. Which means Seth Godin … Continue reading →

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Maybe I was talking apples

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Mike Reardon

And Seth Godin was talking oranges? If Seth Godin was talking about casual conversation then he was absolutely right, no one ever gets ‘talker’s block’ in casual conversation (although maybe some folks should). But that is an apples and oranges … Continue reading →

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No one ever gets talker’s block?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Mike Reardon

Actually, the more I think about this, the more I think Seth Godin might be wrong. I know, heresy. Seth Godin is brilliant. A guru. Has millions of followers and devotees. Who am I to say he’s wrong? I’m just a … Continue reading →

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Some signs just make you scratch your head

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Mike Reardon

Like this one on the door of an Embraer ERJ 145: On the plus side, the aircraft evidently is so new they have’nt taken all the manufacturer’s labels off yet. On the down side, opening the cabin door voids the … Continue reading →

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