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Consume or Create

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When consuming a lot of media it makes the process of creating media very difficult.

On an average day I read about 250 blog posts. This done with the help of the very excellent Google Reader which centralizes all these posts to be accessed in one location. Without it I would not be able to keep up with the flood of posts created everyday. Lately I’m realizing that despite GReader’s help I am still unable to keep up.

That’s not entirely true. I can keep up with my RSS feed. I do everyday. However the time it takes me to get through all the posts is time that I don’t get back. More and more frequently I’m wishing I had that time back.

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Google Acquires Motorola Mobility; HP Drops Consumer PC Business

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Last week two huge pieces of tech news was released. Both have the potential to change the current computing landscape in a big way. The fact that they were both announced within a week’s time of each other made last week a blur of commentary and punditry.

The first big piece of news to break last week was Google’s announcement that it is acquiring Motorola Mobility (the hardware/Android division of Motorola). The ramifications of this action are great. Through this acquisition Google will have access to a hardware manufacturer, giving them the ability to create an Android phone that they control from the software all the way down to the hardware.
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Mother Nature Bests Technology

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It’s very hard to post anything new when there isn’t any power.

My hometown was hit very badly by the storm that passed through New England this past weekend. There were 80mph winds and lots of rain. Although I I was out of town and didn’t see the storm myself I saw the aftermath when I arrived home Sunday night. My entire town is in disarray.

It was (and still is) very surreal. It is also an extremely humbling reminder of Mother Nature’s tremendous power.

I’ll keep you updated.