The Green Zone

Posted on December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 by Simon

In the USA we all drive a lot and most of the time we drive with no feedback on how we’re doing. There is a solution, a new iPhone app measures driving quality and gives instant feedback. It i... Read More

An Ubertunity

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Simon

Uber uses smart phone technology to pair people who need rides with people who have cars and time. It is a brilliant idea. AirBnB does the same thing with extra rooms. These are big disruptive changes... Read More

A Change of Status – 3

Posted on November 17, 2015November 17, 2015 by Simon

It was announces this morning that Constellation Brands a beverage conglomerate bought Ballast Point, a craft beer brewer in San Diego for a billion dollars or 20 times projected 2015 sales.... Read More

Canoe Races in Eaton Canyon

Posted on October 20, 2015October 25, 2015 by Simon

Here is a fund raising idea for the friends of the Eaton Canyon Nature Center: A canoe race down the wash. Maybe from the bridge to the Nature Center. Since there is no water you’ll have to... Read More

Hard Drive Progress

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Simon

I have almost fully recovered from my hard drive crash on October 3. The new drive is amazing. It is a Seagate 1 terabyte drive which is half solid state memory and cost right about $90. While loo... Read More

The Tightrope

Posted on September 10, 2015September 9, 2015 by Simon

Postcrossing is ten years old and people from around the world are sending millions of postcards every year to strangers in the hope that they will get a card back from another stranger somewhere else... Read More

Artificial Leaf

Posted on September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 by Simon

This is a synthesis post with some very good news. Scientists at Caltech have made a synthetic leaf that using the suns energy converts water into Hydrogen and Oxygen. So far they have only done i... Read More

Success

Posted on July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 by Simon

“Monopoly is the condition of every successful business.” Peter Theil Zero to One If this is true then buy Google Stock!... Read More

Put a Bucket in the Shower

Posted on July 17, 2015July 15, 2015 by Simon

There is a serious drought in California and there is lots of angst, worry and a strong desire to “do something.” One of the regularly touted ideas for how to save water in the home is to ... Read More

Facebook for Introverts

Posted on July 15, 2015July 13, 2015 by Simon

Nurit observed the other day that Facebook is for extroverts. I agree. Introverts might be on Facebook and they might look at posts but they rarely like or post anything themselves. This void create... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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