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At USAspending.gov, site visitors can see who is receiving federal funds, what industries are benefiting the most from the dough and which contractors are winning contracts. At Data.gov, users can check out numerous types of data catalogs, in numerous formats as well. ]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:51:21 -0500 http://benwoods.com/new-u.s.-government-transparent-sites Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/community-website-like-.comu-purchased-by-aol Patch, which is essentially a community-based website geared toward providing info with a small-town flavor. It's quite remarkable how similar this site is to .comU, the original website built by "The Developers." ]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:34:46 -0500 http://benwoods.com/community-website-like-.comu-purchased-by-aol Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/congrats-microsoft-you-came-up-with-a-name-...-now-what it's not actually here yet. However, people are already raving over the name "Bing." It does have a nice ring to it, and it goes great with Crosby. But, what's in a name? ]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 07:39:13 -0500 http://benwoods.com/congrats-microsoft-you-came-up-with-a-name-...-now-what Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/one-thousand-books Para Publishing website. The self-publishing numbers are pretty low ... only 3.4 percent of Xlibris copies have sold more than 500 copies, for example. ]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 10:40:32 -0500 http://benwoods.com/one-thousand-books Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/book-review-healthy-travel-dont-travel-without-it-by-michael-p.-zimring-and-lisa-iannucci Healthy Travel: Don't Travel Without It!" by Michael P. Zimring and Lisa Iannucci. ]]> Sat, 23 May 2009 20:36:40 -0500 http://benwoods.com/book-review-healthy-travel-dont-travel-without-it-by-michael-p.-zimring-and-lisa-iannucci Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/tech-exploration-in-the-health-industry Sick in the head: Why America won't get the health-care system it needs" by Luke Mitchell. As the title suggests, the article is an in-depth review of multiple organizations, insurance conglomerations, and individuals who are essentially trying to "help" fix a broken system. Of course, all entities involved seem to understand that money, not people's health, drive the system, regardless of which side or what opinion you have. ]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:52:16 -0500 http://benwoods.com/tech-exploration-in-the-health-industry Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/module-7-highlights Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:47:05 -0500 http://benwoods.com/module-7-highlights Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/spam-generates-a-lot-of-wasted-energy-apparently 62 trillion of those messages sent each year, and they consume enough electricity (33 billion kilowatt hours of electricity) to power 2.4 million homes. ]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:02:36 -0500 http://benwoods.com/spam-generates-a-lot-of-wasted-energy-apparently Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/first-2009-book-stop-baltimore-citylit-festival CityLit Festival. Last year, I was a part of the event, so I figured I might as well join in again! The festival takes place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18 at the downtown branch of the Enoch Pratt library. ]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:33:07 -0500 http://benwoods.com/first-2009-book-stop-baltimore-citylit-festival Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/technology-log Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:57:52 -0500 http://benwoods.com/technology-log Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/online-unreality Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:16:51 -0500 http://benwoods.com/online-unreality Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/the-humanity-or-inhumanity-of-data

The second half of this book is much, much better than the first

I wish I would have known about this book when I was writing "The Developers"

This guy seemed to predict or at least know about so much, but how could he have not seen the usefulness of syncing data online?

]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:39:26 -0500 http://benwoods.com/the-humanity-or-inhumanity-of-data Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/the-american-tradition-of-new-tradition can be defined as "an inherited pattern of thought or action." But let's take a step back and ask: Does tradition, especially when it comes to daily activities and technology, even exist in America? ]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:29:26 -0500 http://benwoods.com/the-american-tradition-of-new-tradition Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/which-came-first-the-idea-or-the-information The Cult of Information," and up until now, I have experienced mixed emotions based on what I have read. On one page, I found myself thinking, "Yes! Why do people think computers are the cure-all for today's society?" However, on the next page, I reluctantly thought, "Wow, has this guy been out of his house in the last 20 years?" Granted, the book was originally published in 1986, and republished in 1994. I had the feeling that there were certain passages that probably would have been better rewritten, but I suppose I'm not here to critique what I didn't read, only what I did. ]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:16:51 -0600 http://benwoods.com/which-came-first-the-idea-or-the-information Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/new-technique-same-old-story According to the Wikipedia, maglev (short for magnetic levitation) is a type of transportation that suspends, guides, and propels trains using levitation from a substantially large number of magnets for lift and propulsion. Maglev trains are advantageous with respect to mass transportation because they move at faster speeds (in excess of 300 miles per hour) and run primarily on electricity, instead of consuming fossil fuels and carrying a large amount of fuel within the structure. However, this variety of train has not caught on per se due to the initial costs involved and because the systems cannot be deployed by utilizing existing mass transit framework, rail lines, etc. ]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:35:17 -0600 http://benwoods.com/new-technique-same-old-story Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/publisher-list literary agent list, I have decided to supply you with the short list of publishers I have contacted for my latest book venture. After querying agencies for a few months, I started contacting more mid-range publishers with the hopes of avoiding agencies altogether. This is not to say that bypassing an agent is beneficial to everyone; I think it's worthwhile in my case for a few reasons. ]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:42:44 -0600 http://benwoods.com/publisher-list Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/the-technique-of-technology The technological society by Jacques Ellul, I found a bounty of words and phrases (some that I agreed with, some that I didn't) of which I made note. I'll try to make comments about as many as possible, although an entire Internet might not be enough room to give my thoughts about this text. ]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:50:26 -0600 http://benwoods.com/the-technique-of-technology Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/facebook-changes-terms-of-service-...-and-apparently-this-is-big-news story about Facebook changing its terms of service appears as the main story on baltimoresun.com. That would be equivalent to seeing a story about a credit card company changing the fine print in its terms and conditions, or your favorite cereal changing the order of ingredients on its new packaging. ]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:01:53 -0600 http://benwoods.com/facebook-changes-terms-of-service-...-and-apparently-this-is-big-news Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/yeaman-postman-and-borgman Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:04:20 -0600 http://benwoods.com/yeaman-postman-and-borgman Ben Woods http://benwoods.com/maryland-legislators-lose-social-networking-access-at-work computers used by Maryland's General Assembly can no longer retrieve Facebook or MySpace pages. Is it really necessary for these individuals to be wasting their time on social networking sites, chatting with their friends, throwing virtual snowballs, and gathering a team for Mafia Wars? On the other hand, Facebook and MySpace are great places to reach out to the masses with key updates, as well as offering a forum to contact a legislator, which is not always easy to do. ]]> Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:07:29 -0600 http://benwoods.com/maryland-legislators-lose-social-networking-access-at-work Ben Woods