My dear friends,

This could have been the main, Search column of my now deceased
newsletter Info Kappa- my selections of valuable links according to my ideas and principles. The target public was curious but serious people from Romania. Now this is extended but I am thinking about the people from the same minority- from everywhere. My insticts of journalist say that I ahve to make some changes- but I too confused being jobless for the first time after >51.5 years and having a brand new computer with a great part of my database unavailable. Plus very interesting events in the field of Cold Fusion. Your suggestions re changes are welcome, thank you in advance- my modest ambition is that INFO-SEARCH should a very rich and reliable source of information.

Here it is, Info Kappa style:

SEARCH

1. INTERNET

Revisiting the information superhighway, 15 years down the road:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_20570c47-7a4b-5c64-b328-3842aae37b7d.html

The Internet, in numbers:

http://royal.pingdom.com/2011/01/12/internet-2010-in-numbers/

The Web is not a gadget

http://seedmagazine.com/content/print/the_web_is_not_a_gadget/

2. SEARCH & FIND: What, where, how.

Searching as learning:

http://jimjansen.blogspot.com/2011/01/searching-as-learning.html

Wendy Boswell –very useful search engines: http://websearch.about.com/od/enginesanddirectories/tp/search-engine-list.htm?nl=1

http://websearch.about.com/od/generalsearchengines/tp/general-search-engines.htm

Make browsing fast and more efficient with Internet Explorer 9

http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/#/highlights/seamless-with-windows-7?ocid=ie9_bow_D184F50F-FD6D-4034-80E0-006C454545A0

10 things tht will change search in 2011:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/itslideshow/7261693.cms

3. BLOGS and SOCIAL SITES

Special report- the future of social networks:

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/special_reports/20070618thefutureo.htm?link_position=link28

The social phenomenon that’s tearing us apart:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/71630.html

10 years of Wikipedia: A unique American achievement

http://theweek.com/article/index/210999/10-years-of-wikipedia-a-unique-american-achievement

Also about Wikipedia’s anniversary:

http://news.economist.com/cgi-bin1/DM/t/eCU5J0X6kGg0Mo0NvlH0Eb

http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/63294

A Video Message From Jimmy Wales (& Other Resources) as Wikipedia Celebrates 10th Anniversary:

http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/63320

Questions about Quora:

http://www.toprankblog.com/2011/01/questioning-quora/

20 Must Know Websites For Latest WordPress Hacks, Tips And Tutorials:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/14529/the-complete-list-of-ipad-tips-tricks-and-tutorials/

A remarkable blog: http://arlenegoldbard.com/

4. GOOGLE

Top 15 Most Useful Google Chrome Web Apps For Web Designers

https://mail.google.com/mail/?shva=1#inbox/12d74214c06fceb3

Google vs Bing, the fallacy of superior search engine:

http://searchengineland.com/google-vs-bing-the-fallacy-of-the-superior-search-engine-60928

Google Now #1 Search Engine In Czech Republic; 5 Countries To Go For Global Domination:

http://searchengineland.com/google-nunber-one-czech-republic-5-countries-left-61174

Google Acquires eBook Technologies:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/12/google-acquires-ebook-technologies/

An open letter of the President of the United States of Google:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tims/archive/2011/01/11/an-open-letter-from-the-president-of-the-united-states-of-google.aspx

For the francophones- 14 variations artistiques autour de Google:

http://actu.abondance.com/2011/01/14-variations-artistiques-autour-de.html

5. WORDS, BOOKS, LIBRARIES

Did the Internet kill rhetoric? http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2011/01/american_political_discourse&fsrc=nwl

Game of quick thinking, smart decisions and great words

http://knoword.org/

Quickly digitize your tomes with the Book Saver Book Scanner from Ion

http://ww.gizmag.com/book-saver-scanner-from-ion-unveiled/17532/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=bb4e8b5464-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email

Turning the page- the future of e-books:

http://www.pwc.com/en_GX/gx/entertainment-media/pdf/eBooks-Trends-Developments.pdf

The best Kindle tools, accessories and resources:

http://gimundo.com/stuff/view/the-best-kindle-tools-accessories-and-resources/

Interview: "Sue Polanka Discusses E-books, E-readers, and Librarians"

http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/63276

6. SCIENCE

Friday – cold fusion 10 kw, Ni-H reaction to be demonstrated in Bologna:

http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/01/multi-kilowatt-nickel-hydrogen-cold.html

http://pesn.com/2011/01/14/9501743_10_kW_nickel_hydrogen_cold_fusion_demo_coming_January_15_in_Italy/

Focardi and Rossi LENR (Cold fusion) demo today:

http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/01/focardi-and-rossi-lenr-cold-fusion-demo.html

An alternative to arxiv.org is http://vixra.org/ abstracts of scientific papers

E. O. Wilson: Science is an adventure, and you can participate:

http://earthsky.org/human-world/e-o-wilson-science-is-an-adventure

Measuring hell Was modern physics born in the Inferno?

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/01/09/measuring_hell/?page=full

Thunderstorms Shoot Beams of Antimatter Into Space:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/01/lightning-antimatter-physics/

Origin of Life on Earth: 'Natural' Asymmetry of Biological Molecules May Have Come from Space

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110107145634.htm

Evolution- the story of Lfe on Earth:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/01/evolution_the_story_of_life_on.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+ScienceblogsChannelLifeScience+(ScienceBlogs+Channel+:+Life+Science)

Study Of Lice DNA Shows Humans First Wore Clothes 170,000 Years Ago

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/213069.php

On overconfidence: http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/on_overconfidence/

The Remarkable Pattern Of Neuronal Activity In The Brain:

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26262/?nlid=4006

Thermodynamic Constrains for Life Based on Non-Aqueous Polar Solvents on Free-Floating Planets: http://www.springerlink.com/content/5067t61731386466/ scientific paper, the author, Prof Viorel Badescu is a great promoter of the new energy sources- and a good friend of mine

Eating sunshine- photosynthesis in animals: http://scienceblogs.com/lifelines/2011/01/eating_sunshine.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+ScienceblogsChannelLifeScience+(ScienceBlogs+Channel+:+Life+Science)

Bizarre sea slug is half plant, half animal http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/bizarre-sea-slug-is-half-plant-half-animal-0

Massive Online Plant Database Unveiled

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1972016/massive_online_plant_database_unveiled/index.html

Sulfur Proves Important in the Formation of Gold Mines

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110106164626.htm

Gesturing While Talking Helps Change Your Thoughts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110105121125.htm

Scientific problem solving:

http://www.scientificproblemsolving.com/

Stellarium: http://www.stellarium.org/

The solar system swallower:

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/01/the-solar-system-swallower.html?etoc

Study: Be Wary of Space Visitors:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20028076-501465.html

What made thousands of birds fall from the sky?

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/03/what-made-thousands-of-birds-fall-from-the-sky/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/11/birds-fall-from-sky-california_n_807330.html

First dead birds, then dead fish ... now crickets:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41034340/ns/us_news-environment/

Flying Machines, Amazing at Any Angle:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/04/science/04birds.html?_r=1&ref=science

Scientists in

Romania

and

Bulgaria

are having the best and the worst of times.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v469/n7329/full/469131b.html

TECHNOLOGY

A very cautious paper about BlacklightPower’s hydrino energy:

http://brontecapital.blogspot.com/2011/01/skepticism-and-wealthy-investors.html

Energy Limits Global Economic Growth, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110107094858.htm

The Need for Climate Engineering Research:

http://www.issues.org/27.1/caldeira.html

The official blog of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy:

http://blogs.aip.org/clean/

Final Report Issued by National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

http://www.oilspillcommission.gov/sites/default/files/documents/DEEPWATER_ReporttothePresident_FINAL.pdf

Study Estimates Land Available for Biofuel Crops:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110130936.htm

The hottest new technologies of 2011:

ttp://www.forbes.com/2011/01/10/xoom-sur40-ipad-technology-ces.html?partner=daily_newsletter

A battery-ultra-capacitor hybrid: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/27045/?nlid=3980

The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

http://mashable.com/2010/12/16/science-teacher-resources/

Roundup of cool gadgets at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show)::

http://www.kurzweilai.net/ces-cool-gadgets-roundup?utm_source=KurzweilAI+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=eadc91c089-UA-946742-1&utm_medium=email

The best at the CES: http://ces.cnet.com/best-of-ces/

Motorola Xoom tablet crowned best CES gadget:

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-motorola-xoom-tablet-crowned-ces.html

What to expect at CES 2012:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/27047/?nlid=3997&a=f

11 Tablets worth watching:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9204258/CES_11_tablets_worth_watching?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2011-01-10

Bob Rankin- buying a laser printer:

http://askbobrankin.com/buying_a_laser_printer.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=1aejhztMzOP6SL

Bob Rankin – what is digital forensics:

http://askbobrankin.com/what_is_digital_forensics.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=1dhzs_.XHOP6SL

World's lightest solid material, known as 'frozen smoke', gets even lighter:

http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-lightest-solid-material-gets-even-lighter/17588/

Trapped Sunlight Cleans Water:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110111132519.htm

Self-assembling structures open door to new class of materials:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/self-assembling-structures-open-door-to-new-class-of-materials

Nanolasere heat up:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/27053/?nlid=4001&a=f

The future of nanoscience:

http://www.kurzweilai.net/scaling-up-the-future-of-nanoscience

Fastest Movie in the World Recorded: Method to Film Nanostructures Developed:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110112110430.htm

Glass that's Stronger than Steel

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/27046/?nlid=3989&a=f

Digital Photography: The Power of Pixels

Digital photography changed not only how we take pictures but also how we communicate

http://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/audiovideo/digital-photography-the-power-of-pixels/0

The trouble with turning graphite into diamond:

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26253/?nlid=3997

The puzzling evolution of guns vs bows:

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26258/?nlid=3999

8. EDUCATION, CULTURE, ART

10 free online resources for science teachers:

http://mashable.com/2010/12/16/science-teacher-resources/

The Singularity: Humanity's Last Invention?:

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/11/132840775/The-Singularity-Humanitys-Last-Invention

Housing 9 billion people won’t take technomagic:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19946-housing-9-billion-wont-take-technomagic.html

Invitation to world literature: http://www.learner.org/courses/worldlit/

Favourite music evokes same feelings as good food or drugs

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jan/09/why-we-love-music-research

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3951/like-a-drug-music-induces-same-chemicals

Musical Chills: Why They Give Us Thrills:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110112111117.htm

Photogravure: http://www.photogravure.com/

'Believers' gene' will spread religion , says academic:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/8252939/Believers-gene-will-spread-religion-says-academic.html0

List of common misconceptions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

2010 the year in mistakes:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/12/26/2010_the_year_in_mistakes/

Quote investigator- dedicated to investigating and tracing of quotations:

http://quoteinvestigator.com/

The Earth from below- caves, photography: http://www.alvarezphotography.com/#/Earth%20From%20Below/Earth%20From%20Below%20Gallery/1

9. BUSINESS

How to Get Your Idea Approved

http://blogs.hbr.org/hmu/2010/11/how-to-get-their-approval.html

A gentler and more logical economics

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/post.aspx?bid=355&bpid=26249&nlid=3989

On Leadership: Daniel Pink on motivationhttp://www.technologyreview.com/blog/post.aspx?bid=355&bpid=26249&nlid=3989

Are you a good boss- or agreat one?:

http://hbr.org/2011/01/are-you-a-good-boss-or-a-great-one/ar/1

A short history of retirement:

http://blog.threestarleadership.com/2011/01/11/a-brief-history-of-retirement.aspx

Noise at the Office: How to Cope

http://blogs.hbr.org/your-health-at-work/2010/11/noise-at-the-office-how-to-cop.html

Why do smart people such dumb things: http://blogs.hbr.org/taylor/2011/01/why_do_smart_people_do_such_du.html

10.HEALTH & MEDICINE

Debate over autism and vaccines rages on despite researcher's downfall
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_science/daily/20110107_Debate_over_autism_and_vaccines_rages_on_despite_researcher_s_downfall.html

DNA Introduced Directly Into Cell Nucleus Using Protein Nanodisks:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110111132529.htm

A fat tummy shrivels you brain:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20927943.000-a-fat-tummy-shrivels-your-brain.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

Punctuated evolution in cancer genomes:

http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2011/01/06/punctuated_evolution_in_cancer_genomes.html

Couch Potatoes Beware: Too Much Time Spent Watching TV Is Harmful to Heart Health:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110164736.htm

Antibiotic resistance is not only genetic: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110105194838.htm

A universal marker for tumor cells?

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/01/a-universal-marker-for-tumor-cel.html?etoc

New Device Set to Combat Fear of the Dentist's Drill

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110110053040.htm

PixelOptics to launch 'world's first electronic focusing eyewear:

http://www.gizmag.com/pixeloptics-empower-electronic-focusing-glasses/17569/

11.FOOD & COOKING

We can feed 9 billion people in 2050:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19947-we-can-feed-9-billion-people-in-2050.html

The Food Museum online: http://www.foodmuseum.com/

How to Get Kids to Eat Vegetables - and Love Them!

http://kidscooking.about.com/od/pickyeaters/a/How-To-Get-Kids-To-Eat-Vegetables-And-Love-Them.htm?nl=1

Chemical Analysis Confirms Discovery of Oldest Wine-Making Equipment Ever Found:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110111133236.htm

Top 10 winter recipes:

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/holidayrecipes/tp/winterecipes.htm?nl=1

10 delicious winter pastas:

http://localfoods.about.com/od/pastas/tp/10-Delicious-Winter-Pastas.htm?nl=1

Gluten-free recipes:

http://allrecipes.com//Recipes/healthy-cooking/gluten-free/Main.aspx

Congocookbook- a lot of African recipes:

http://www.congocookbook.com/

12.MISCELLANEA

Google Goggles Has Mad Sudoku Skillz

http://searchengineland.com/google-goggles-has-mad-sudoku-skillz-60825

The Alphabet in typefaces:

http://www.doobybrain.com/2011/01/09/the-alphabet-by-alessandro-novelli/

Astrologers strike back: New zodiac sign Ophiuchus is an old hoax:

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/101392/20110115/astrologers-strike-back-new-zodiac-sign-ophiuchus-is-an-old-hoax.htm

SELECTED NEWS

13. SPAM & SPYWARE

After holiday lull, spam plague returns

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9204818/After_holiday_lull_spam_plague_returns?source=CTWNLE_nlt_security_2011-01-13

14.VIRUSES & e-CROOKS

Symptoms of a virus infection:

http://antivirus.about.com/b/2010/12/29/symptoms-of-a-virus-infection.htm?nl=1

The most damaging malware:

http://antivirus.about.com/od/virusdescriptions/tp/worstvirus.htm?nl=1

Google pays record bounty for Chrome bug

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9204882/Google_pays_record_bounty_for_Chrome_bug?source=CTWNLE_nlt_security_2011-01-13

15. WiFi

Bob Rankin about the Verizon iPhone:

http://askbobrankin.com/verizon_iphone.html?awt_l=4jAx_&awt_m=1gLDTpUfAOP6SL

Sunday, January 16, 2011

INFORMAVORE's SUNDAY No 438