The video below, courtesy of JESS3, is an interesting take on the massive amount of information now available on the internet. Now more than ever before, it’s become very easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information present in the world. Most people have trouble keeping up with the amount of material they need to read for work and school, which leaves very little room for personal reading.
When was the last time you read something for pure enjoyment? Are there books you once bought, but have yet to read? Information management and speed reading are gaining relevance as key skills for success in school and in the workforce. The video below simply illustrates how the internet has led to an explosion of information. How we deal with this is key. Enjoy the video!
Steve Jobs definitely knows how to put on a show. Apple unveiled their newest creation, the iPad yesterday. Aside from being a very nicely designed tablet computer, Apple’s iPad will also serve as an e-book reader.
Apple’s entry into the e-book market is a direct challenge the Amazon’s Kindle which has dominated the e-book market over the past couple years. Now it looks like Amazon has some catching up to do.
Apple’s iPad works like a regular computer. You can browse the internet, listen to music and read books. You can think of it as an entertainment hub. Amazon’s Kindle is a more simplified device. The Kindle basically only does one thing, but it does it really well. It allows you to read books on the go. The Kindle makes it very easy to get books from Amazon’s store (wirelessly with no internet fee). (more…)
President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus was passed by the House on Friday. Now I’m no politician, but how are all the members of the House supposed to read the 1,071 pages of the bill? That’s an 8-inch paper stack (sorry tree).
So how long would it take the average person to read the economic stimulus? First we need to know the average reading speed, which is 200 words per minute (wpm). Now we just need to know how many words are in the document.
This is a long, tedious process that you probably shouldn’t do. So I took the liberty of doing it for you (you’re welcome).
There are 207,421 words in the economic stimulus bill.
The average person, reading at 200 wpm would take 17 hours and 17 minutes to read the entire bill (without blinking or bathroom breaks).
You can see the latest updates on the stimulus package on the following website: ReadTheStimulus.org.
Amazon introduced the 2nd version of its popular Kindle today, calling it Kindle 2.
Amazon’s original version has been out of stock for months after Oprah Winfrey endorsed it before the holiday season. This is the second time demand has outpaced the supply. Can this new Kindle generate the same amount of excitement?
Here are some of the nice advantages of the Kindle that have stayed the same:
Free Internet: No monthly bills. You can browse the internet using their basic browser.
Over 230,000 Books: …and counting
Low Cost Books: New York Times Bestsellers are still $9.99
Quick Downloads: Most of the books download wirelessly within 1-minute.
Free Samples: You can get free samples, usually a chapter or two, for each book.
Email Your Kindle Personal Documents: You can send PDF or Word Documents.
Listen to Music: Probably not a replacement for your iPod however.
I’ve been using the Kindle for over a year now and have been very pleased. Unfortunately, the version I have now is officially the “old version.” I’ll probably be tempted into getting this version eventually - that is, if they don’t end up selling out again.
If you’re like me and do a lot of random reading on a variety of subjects you’ll love the Kindle. I used to carry 2 or 3 books in my bag everyday and now I just carry the Kindle. Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon) is probably alleviating thousands from future back problems. Thank you Jeff.
So what would you like to see in the next Kindle, Kindle 3.0? Feel free to post your comments on new features you’d like to see…
President Barack Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus was passed by the House on Friday. Now I’m no politician, but how are all the members of the House supposed to read the 1,071 pages of the bill? That’s an 8-inch paper stack (sorry tree).
Amazon introduced the 2nd version of its popular Kindle today, calling it 
