Reasons I love Firefox

#1 Plugins, Plugins, Plugins
#2 Tabbed browsing
#3 Control

Lego has been very busy

This is a picture of a fully functional, programmable robot with motors and sensors. The kit, which costs about $250 is the next generation of Lego's Mindstorm brand. I read about this a few months ago in Business 2.0 magazine. What is special about this (besides being wicked cool and reasonably priced) is the method Lego used to develop it. They involved the community of hackers that other companies routinely as ask to cease and desist. That is, individuals that create "unlicensed" accessories in the form of software and hard-ware add-ons. Not only did Lego embrace this group of hard-core fans. The next version will make hacking even easier since the software will be open source. Way to go Lego! I may just have to go out and buy a set. Read more at Gizmodo.

FeedYes.com gives rss feeds to sites without feeds

FeedYes.com gives rss feeds to sites without feeds: "FeedYes.com gives rss feeds to websites without feeds"
Just type the url of any page, and FeedYes gives you the feed
» Start now and generate a feed Examples

CBS Strange news	CBS has many feeds, but not for "strange news". We created it.
eBay search for Ferrari	Handy feed when you want to buy a Ferrari... toy. Took 10 seconds to create.
Pittsburgh Steelers News	The winner of the Super Bowl had no feed. Until FeedYes came along.
ATP tennis top 30	Tennis fanatic? In 15 seconds we created a feed for the top 30 players
MSNBC Palm Springs news	We found a page with local news, and got a feed for it.
Dr. Phil	Dr. Phil does not offer a feed. We made it for him.

Computers that feel our mood

A good article about the hardware to detect a users mood. Once this in place, software designers can determine the right reaction. From a portal perspective, there is a lot you can do with this info. Content can be personalized to a persons mood. Think of all the services a large company offers its employees, this could help identify employees with depression, cruel intentions, or unhappy workenvironmentss. This would be an important tool in the next step to improve productivity by ensuring people have what they need to be happy and successfull. The site could ask, "Are you feeling ok? Would you like to talk with someone?" Bad moods that persist for weeks could be referred to HR for investigation - lest someone "go postal". Link: Computers that feel our mood

What do eBay, Amazon, and Google all have in common?

Besides being the most sucessful, these are also the sites that give the most power to the users. adaptive path ? how i learned to stop worrying and relinquish control: "How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Relinquish Control"