Category: Data
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IBM goes Email
IBM is making the leap into the (not-so) wonderful world of email. I’ve told you before about my own email annoyances in the workplace. One thing I didn’t mention is that typically when I get an email with multiple people copied on it, I spend about 3 clicks per person trying to find out who they are,…
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What’s in your Pocket?
I usually never really care about how much data I use on my phone, mostly because I’m always in a Wi-Fi zone; but, when I travel oversees matters because International Data is expensive! Since I usually spend ~40 minutes each day in a cab each traveling to/from work, finding a data-friendly option that helps me…
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Top Medicare Billers
I often wonder why news papers publish tables when a visual would be much better! Sigh… The Washington Post analyzed the latest Medicare data (2012), released for the first time… ever. The article points out, “The top 10 doctors alone received a combined $121.4 million for Medicare Part B payments in 2012“, breaks down the spending by category and…
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Encryption
Today I watched Eric Snowden’s address at SXSW, transcript. It was a very interesting discussion. One of the more interesting and recurring themes mentioned as a way to protect personal data is called Encryption. It dawned on me that some people may not know what this is, so I’m here to explain! There’s a whole lot…
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Map Game
How well do you know the rest of the world? If I showed you a map of Europe, could you point in the general direction of where Greece is? What about Switzerland? I will admit that I would have trouble doing so. Lots of trouble! So I started searching online for a game to play.…
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