Kepha kulabo abafuna ukukhipha amaphawundi ambalwa ongeziwe, ungancoma i-cocktail ngokusekelwa kwe-pomelo ne-ginger infusion. Ilungiselelwe kanjena: I am an American living in the Philippines working as a missionary. My family's permanent address is in the United States. We vote in the United States. Our bank account… (funda kabanzi) it takes a lot of will power, in our data obsessed world to say ""too much!"" however, there are many ways where too much information is destroying productivity, and actually causing bad decision making, not good. but it is hard to avoid the world of opportunities that has been opened in data collection and analysis. so how do you balance the two? the first step is to understand there is a big difference between data collection, and it's utilization. while it seems subtle, the difference is key, and utilization is where many make mistakes.sep. 30, 2014 05:45 pm edt reads: 2,307the breach of things | @thingsexpo [#iot]by peter silvayet another retailer has confessed that their systems were breached and an untold number of victims join the growing list of those who have had their data was stolen. this one could be bigger than the infamous target breach. i wonder if some day we’ll be referring to periods of time by the breach that occurred. ‘what? you don’t remember the target breach of ’13! much smaller than the insert company here breach of 2019!’ or almost like battles of a long war. ‘the breach of 2013 was a turning point in the fight against online crime,’ or some other silly notion.sep. 30, 2014 10:30 am edt reads: 1,954the 'internet of things' created new webrtc opportunities | @thingsexpo [#iot]by yeshim denizfrom telemedicine to smart cars, digital homes and industrial monitoring, the explosive growth of iot has created exciting new business opportunities for real time calls and messaging. an early investor in multiple start--ups, he still finds time to...sep. 27, 2014 10:30 pm edt reads: 2,257apple releases ios 8.0.1 update | @thingsexpo (#iot)by shelly palmerapple pulled the ios 8.0.1 update from availability, a fix is likely incoming. for now, it appears to only affect iphone 6 and iphone 6 plus users. an apple spokesperson provided us with the following statement: “we have received reports of an issue with the ios 8.0.1 update. we are actively investigating these reports and... read moresep. 25, 2014 11:15 am edt reads: 1,116oh, is that the internet you’re wearing? @thingsexpo [by @psilvas]by peter silva‘aloha! we’re here at the red carpet event at the 2021 web movie awards! all the stars are here wearing the latest in fashion trends. oh, here comes digitom wearing his underarm sweat blocker shirt that also calculates how much moisture he is losing and how many ounces of water he needs to replace that sweat. cool stuff. ah, and here comes hank hologram and what is amazing is how his shoes continue to change colors depending on his mood. ooop…with all those screams, it must be super director steve streamer who has 500 little hhdd cameras sown into his clothes and he is making a live action movie of this event!’ can’t wait to see who plays me!’sep. 22, 2014 05:45 pm edt reads: 1,327@thingsexpo | why everyone is talking about the 'internet of things' (#iot)by hovhannes avoyanover the summer gartner released its much anticipated annual hype cycle report and the big news is that internet of things has now replaced big data as the most hyped technology. indeed, we’re hearing more and more about this fascinating new technological paradigm. every other it news items seems to be about iot and its implications on the future of… read the full postsep. 17, 2014 05:45 pm edt reads: 1,671@thingsexpo | making sense of #iot data [by @madgreek65]by mike kavisin a previous post i discussed how the internet of things (iot) will radically change your big data strategy. massive amounts of data from sensors, wearable devices, and other technologies are creating new and exciting opportunities to make better business decisions in real time. however, harvesting all of this data is only half of the equation. making the data actionable is where real value lies. traditionally, companies have mined data to look for trends and opportunities. in the world of iot, searching for nuggets of information in petabyte sized databases is the equivalent of trying to find a needle in a haystack.sep. 17, 2014 05:00 pm edt reads: 1,275the power of real--time apis in the 'internet of things' -- apple watch and bmwby mark o'neillone of the most exciting parts of this week's apple watch launch was the example of the bmw watch app. this app allows you to see the charging status of your bmwi electric car, right from your wrist. you can also check the status of the doors of your car (important information such as if they are locked or not!). although the star of the show was the watch app, apis had a cameo appearance, since the information shown on the watch is fetched in real--time from apis.sep. 16, 2014 11:45 pm edt reads: 1,764@thingsexpo | intimate symbiosis – the apple watch (#iot)by jnan dasha recent time magazine essay on the apple watch said, “the apple watch represents a redrawing of the map that locates technology in one place and our bodies in another… the apple watch signals the advent of of an “always--on internet”, … continue reading →sep. 16, 2014 11:45 pm edt reads: 1,216@thingsexpo | the 'internet of things' is inspiring partnerships (#iot)by shelly palmerwhen it comes to the smart home, big names like nest and dropcam have gotten most of the attention due to their product success and lucrative acquisition figures. but as impressive as these products have been, there are a multitude of other unknown products ranging from door locks to basic thermostats that require connectivity and... read moresep. 16, 2014 05:15 pm edt reads: 1,410@thingsexpo | @jawbone apps will soon support everyone else’s hardwareby shelly palmerfor the past few months, i’ve done something which is dorky even by my own dorky standards: i’ve often gone out in public with two wearable devices on my wrist. one has been a smartwatch of some sort. (at the moment, it’s motorola’s moto 360.) the other has usually been jawbone’s up 24 fitness band.sep. 14, 2014 07:00 am edt reads: 1,432disruptive innovations in cloud computingby gilad parann--nissanythe global village, mobile devices, online marketplaces, social networks, and on--demand entertainment all have a part to play. people all over the world are increasing the time they spend in the virtual world. they’re buying, selling, sharing, studying, developing apps, hanging out in social networks, and starting to use digital currencies that bypass traditional banking.