Thursday, July 13, 2006

Mike's Manic Minute 13 Jul 06 Just in time. . .The 21st century solution to carpal tunnel. . . A Paralyzed man using a new brain sensor has been able to move a computer cursor, open e-mail and control a robotic device simply by thinking about doing it. The BrainGate sensor, which involves implanting electrodes in the brain, could offer new hope to people paralyzed by injuries or illnesses.   "This is the first step in an ongoing clinical trial of a device that is encouraging for its potential to help people with paralysis," Dr Leigh Hochberg, of Massachusetts General Hospital, said in an interview.     From the "It's about time" department. . . Have you ever bought a Dell and tried to get your rebate? Well, finally, responding to customer complaints, Dell Inc. said Thursday it plans to gradually reduce its use of mail-in rebates and its often confusing array of other promotional offers.     Podcast of the day. . . Live from the 101 A podcast emanating from the infamous Highway 101 in Northern California brings you random thoughts and interesting discussion.   URL: http://livefromthe101.com/ FEED: http://feeds.feedburner.com/lft101   Manic Minute Recommendation: Interesting stuff and boy am I glad I don't have to drive the 101 everyday like I used to   And that's your Manic Minute for July 13th, 2006, brought to you by www.business-podcasting.com . . . 5:16:06 PM    comment [] Mike's Manic Minute 12 Jul 06 Shareware Industry Conference. . . The 16th annual US Gathering of the MicroISV community known as the Shareware Industry Conference  (www.sic.org) starts today in Denver, Colorado.   I'm going to hob-knob with some of the most independent thinkers who create, on a daily basis, something from nothing.   I'll also be podcasting and presenting at the final session on Saturday afternoon.   If you're there, look me up!  I'll be the guy in the black sportcoat.   MS-DOS RIP. . . In the beginning was, of course CP/M®, and then came MS-DOS, a CP/M®-like operating system originally derived from something called 86DOS and then on top of MS-DOS came Windows..   Yesterday, Microsoft finally ended support for Windows 98, Windows 98SE and Windows ME.   Now, every version of Windows that currently supported is based on the Windows NT kernel.   Podcast of the day. . . The Positiveworks Podcast   Helen Whitten of Positiveworks is a coach and former Deputy-Chair of the Work-Life Balance Trust. She discussed issues relating to work-life balance to individuals, organisations and society.   URL: http://www.positiveworks.com/newsoffers/podcast.htm FEED: http://www.positiveworks.com/newsoffers/worklife-balance.xml   Manic Minute Recommendation: It's always a challenge to balance this stuff so we can all use all the help we can get.   And that's your Manic Minute for July 12th, 2006, brought to you by www.business-podcasting.com . . . 12:38:05 PM    comment []

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