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Social running with Endomondo

July 2nd, 2010

Quite a few sports and exercise services have emerged over the last few years, but there is one in particular I think has really nailed it, Endomondo. It is a well-designed mobile tracking application that can be used to log all of your exercise, including running, cycling, skiing or any other sport involving distance. Through the associated website, there is also a social dimension which works as a very effective motivator. Read more…

Life 2.0

Augmented reality browsing

August 15th, 2009

There are constantly many new concepts emerging from the fast pace of technology innovation and development. Many ideas come and go or only have a limited impact, but sometimes you come across something you think could really have a disruptive effect on our lives. Augmented reality browsing is one of those new concepts that has an enormous potential. Read more…

Life 2.0, Travel 2.0

Eliminating snailmail

July 23rd, 2009

Becoming increasingly annoyed with all the wasteful and mostly useless amount of paper ending up in my letter box, I decided to actively take up the fight against it. I basically contacted all the entities sending me snailmail and asked them to please send me emails instead. The end result is that I practically no longer have any mail coming to my mail box. Read more…

Life 2.0

Triple J Hottest 100 Of All Time on Last.fm

July 12th, 2009

Today was the final countdown of the much anticipated Hottest 100 Of All Time on Triple J which was a special edition of the annual Hottest 100 music poll. I have created a playlist on Last.fm including all 100 songs. This is a great way to utilise the playlists on Last.fm. Read more…

Life 2.0

Summary of TIME’s cover story about Twitter

June 12th, 2009

The cover story of this week’s edition of the TIME magazine is about Twitter and all the excitement around it. If you have an interest in how Twitter is affecting the way we live then the story is definitely worth reading. This is my summary of the article. Read more…

Life 2.0, Work 2.0