hodgepodge – Page 7 – Gayle Tabor

Jawbone up Bracelet

2011/11/03 Gayle 0

I found this device to be absolutely fascinating! Up will be available in the US Sunday (November 6th) for $100. A colorful wrist band with built in sensors and a vibration motor, Jawbone Up is designed to track your eating, sleeping and exercise patterns. Up is a tool designed to improve your lifestyle and it is designed to work with the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via an app that can retrieve the information recorded from the wrist band; strangely via the 3.5mm headset jack. The app can then tell you a plethora or information and help you move more, sleep better and eat smarter. Up is more than just an accessory and app, it also offers a social network where you can join challenges or set up The rest of the story

Worst Halloween Snacks

2011/10/23 Gayle 0

According to the Readers Digest Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkin is one of the six worst Halloween foods! While I can appreciate why, I also am a firm believer in everything in moderation. Bwahahahahah

Blogging and my ‘Crashing Thoughts Theory’

2011/09/20 Gayle 0

I started blogging not quite three years ago. When I started I named my blog ‘Not Your Mom’s Blog’ and I rambled on and on about a variety of topics. The one day while hanging with a friend in a bar, we hit on the idea to change my blog to more of a blogging forum. We recruited five writers and they have been posting there, with random consistency, since August 2009. I now act solely as an editor for that space. When my blog was ‘taken over’ by other bloggers, I created a new blog (this one). I don’t post as often as I should. Mostly, I share things that amuse me or things I wish to rant about or the discombobulated rambling of The rest of the story

Here We Go

2011/09/13 Gayle 0

Diabetes affects more than one in 10 Americans, and an estimated 366 million people worldwide and the global epidemic is getting worse with the numbers projected to keep climbing. The International Diabetes Federation described the number of cases as “staggering,” with one person dying from diabetes every seven seconds. According to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. [Jared Reis, et al., “Lifestyle factors and risk for new-onset diabetes: a population-based cohort study”] getting plenty of exercise—lowered the risk of developing diabetes by as much as 39 percent in women and 31 percent in men. Although I personally believe heredity is the risk factor I face, I am attempting to take the bull by the horns. I am renewing my gym membership and making a conscience The rest of the story

Feels Like We’re Living in Star Trek

2011/07/27 Gayle 0

While attending a meeting a few days ago, someone mentioned a video of a 3D printer that was making the rounds. When I returned to my computer, someone, completely unrelated to the meeting, had emailed the video. Like anyone who has watched this video, I was amazed. and skeptical. It looks a little to far fetched to be true….or is it? According to SNOPES, it is indeed a real thing. According to Wikipedia ‘Since 2003 there has been large growth in the sale of 3D printers. Additionally, the cost of 3D printers has declined.[2] The technology also finds use in the jewelry, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, education, GIS, civil engineers, etc.’ According to my limited research, The rest of the story