Radica Raeves

Work-around to cross-post from Google+ to Twitter, Facebook etc. via Posterous

Pretty sure a lot of people won't like this, but here goes: Crossposting Google+ posts to Twitter and Facebook using Posterous It's not pretty, rather hacky, but it kind of works... You can share posts with people who aren't yet on G+, right? They'll receive an email with your post in stead. You can post to Posterous using email. And Posterous can crosspost to Twitter and Facebook. This links back to your Posterous post then, not straight to you G+ profile, unfortunately. The way to get this to work is to: - Create a Circle with post@<yourposteroussubdomain>(check your Posterous settings) - Add the "noreply-<somenumber>" Google+ email address to Posterous (as a contributor). 1. To find out what your Google+ noreply address is, you will need to add a Gmail account without a Google+ account to a circle (well, or a non-gmail account), share something with that circle, at which point you would receive that post through email and you can find out the noreply-<somenumber>@plus.google.com. As far as I can tell, it's always the same, and it's different across accounts (though I only tested this briefly today), and it seems to work so far (but no guarantees). If any Googler can chip in... Hope I don't break anything :) 2. Now, add that email address to Posterous. Not as part of Your Settings/Your Email Address (because that needs a confirmation reply), but as a Contributor. Add the Google+ noreply address under Manage/People, as a Contributor. Then under Autopost, make sure "Posts by" is set to All Contributors. (This works for me because I'm a one-man band. If you have multiple contributors on your Posterous, you might not want to autopost all of those of course) View or comment on Radica Raeves's post » The Google+ project is currently working out all the kinks with a small group of testers. If you're not able to access Google+, please check back again soon. Learn more about Google+

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Mindful - you will want to be assimilated

I consciously "switched off" during much of the past year. Only sporadically tweeting, commenting or posting something here and there. Only checking my personal email every couple of days. Information overload? Amongst other things. I just knew I needed a break, from everything.
I didn't miss it you know, the "always on", "up-to-date", "in-the-loop" sense of being. On the contrary, I found I finally had time to think, process, reflect and form clear insights. I chose to spend time in the library instead of staring at the computer screen. Life can and does go on remarkably well, without being online all the time.
But I've also realised it's about getting the balance right. Switching off is not really a smart option in this day and age.
Particularly for someone in my line of work. I need to be "in the know". There is so much to be learned from the hive mind.

For example, while catching up on the pre-conference Twitter chatter around the thisismindful.com (Melbourne May 21st), I discovered I have been missing out on so many optimistic, interesting and inspiring conversations. A shere buzz of positive energy to be explored, tapped into and redistributed to an ever wider audience... Individual intelligence augmented by the collective. Challenged, pushed forward... to the edge.
That's where I want to be!

I particularly found @davidahood 's tweets resonating strongly with my sense of values and what I really want and need to be doing. I've also been reading up on some of the speaker's publications, e.g. Everett Bogue's "Augmented Humanity". Interesting, though, I have my reservations.
It made me consider what kind of experience I'm hoping to have at the Mindful conference. What can I contribute? What am I hoping to get out of it? I've been thinking a lot these past few years about how technology has impacted our lives. I want to be inspired, challenged... pushed. I'd love to focus on how I can help others use technology more effectively, enabing them to take control and improve their lives.

There are some interesting videos on the thisismindful.com website and here are a few video links in David's recent tweets that I would encourage you to watch:

Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's of awesome (17 min. - Just to put a big smile on your face ;-)

Digital Nation - Life on the Virtual Frontier (90 min. - this video doesn't seem to embed well in Posterous, click the title link to go directly to the PBS site.)

iPad & iPhone tactile object recognition system

Some bright sparks have been experimenting with Apple's multi-touch screens. Apparently they discovered both iPhone and iPad touch screens can recognise solid objects.

What would Apple make of this?  And, apart from the obvious board games link, what other uses could this "tactile object recognition system" ignite?
My mind immediately wanders to possibilities for educational and medical applications...

Full article at: http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/ipad-iphone-tactile-object-recognition-system-bodes-well-for-board-games-20100827/

Bill Gates talks at TED on Climate Change: Innovating to Zero

Sustainable product design concept: recyclable paper laptop

I repeat: CONCEPT ;-)  Designer: Je Sung Park

Sure, there are some "technical challenges" to figure out before a working model could be produced.
But, the "no way", "that's a crazy idea", "that will never work" folk better pipe down...

If you would have shown someone the concept model for the iPhone 20 years ago, you would have had similar responses.

The only associated wording I'm not so happy with is the term "disposable". That's exactly the type of unsustainable design thinking and wasteful behaviour we need change.
Please,... no more "planned obsolescence" design.

Technology evolves... Brilliant minds evolve... Markets evolve...
If we really, really wants it,... badly; someone, somewhere, will come up with the necessary solutions to make it happen.

More images of the recyclable paper laptop designs at http://www.thegreenpages.com.au/index.asp?page_id=1487 and http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/11/03/disposable-paper-laptops/

Design for Life

Watching episode 5 - Phillipe Starck's take on "The Apprentice" - Start your addiction here: http://tinyurl.com/y9alfvp

Twelve Tips and Tricks to Get the Most Out of Posterous

by Guy Kawasaki

Read the full article here:
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/twelve-tips-and-tricks-to-get-the-most-out-of-posterous-guy-kawasaki

1. Post to your social media service. - how to set up auto-post
   
2. Post to different Posterous blogs.
3. Customize the look-and-feel of your site.
4. Use a custom domain. - how to set up your custom domain name for Posterous
   
5. Post pictures inline.
6. Post from any site.- using the Posterous bookmarklet
   
7. Create a group site.
8. Post using links not embed code.
9. Add tags.
10. Enable public postings.
11. Display where you took photos.
12. Prevent the inclusion of your email signature.

    I'd add:
    

13. Add Google Analytics via Posterous to track visits

Check out the Posterous FAQ's and the official Posterous Blog,
for more tips and tricks on how to make the most of your Posterous site.

The hierarchy of digital distractions

http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-hierarchy-of-digital...

Testing Posterous-robot on Google Wave

Testing Posterous-robot on Google Wave
Read more here: http://tinyurl.com/pesup9

50 Great examples of data visualisation

A subject I've been interested in lately, is how all this data we are creating
and uploading on the "Interwebs" is being used to highlight particular
aspects of humanity. Showing us a slice of our existence...

This article gives a nice run-down of the most popular data visualisation projects.
Very interesting stuff...

50 great examples of data visualisation

Digg Labs' Arc

More examples of data visualization and statistics at http://flowingdata.com/