Month: February 2010

Switch: Follow-up to Made to Stick

I just ordered my copy of Switch, the new book by Chip and Dan Heath (best-selling authors of Made to Stick). I thought the brothers’ earlier work was wonderful, and am looking forward to reading their follow-up work.

Not sure when I will have time to read it; perhaps need to find (or create?) an online book discussion for this???

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Powermat Eliminates all My Cords

PowermatIn the middle of my research and work projects, I found myself all tangled up in the nearly ubiquitous wires of a connected life. That is until yesterday, when I was running some errands at Bed Bath and Beyond and saw the Powermat, a recharger that eliminated most of the wiring on my desk. It is a little costly (about $100 for the mat and $30-$40 for each of the specific charging door attachements), but compared to limited desk space and countless cords, adapters, and extensions, I found this cost and the resulting simplicity of recharging (both a BlackBerry and an iPhone) to be well worth it. The company seemed highly rated, and after only a day of use, my entire perspective of using multiple devices has changed.

If only I can get the same efficiency with my research!