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LaMetric
LaMetric is a customizable ticker (similar in appearance to old digital clocks) that lets you track metrics (or life events) and display stats in real time. This smart display can show you a wide variety of notifications, including those from social media, email, weather, PayPal, stocks, your calendar, and many others.
MockFlow
MockFlow is an online wireframing tool that enables designers and developers to design and collaborate on user interface concepts for apps and websites. Features include an app planner; tools to create banners, brochures, and annotated images; and a platform to create and publish your website. Pricing ranges from a free basic account to a team account for $39/month.
6 SEO Services You Shouldn’t Waste Your Money On
SEO Manager Travis Biffen recently published an article with a list of 6 things you shouldn’t waste your money on when it comes to SEO. These include GoDaddy’s SEO services, Yelp’s purportedly exploitative practices, and anything to do with the Yellow Pages. For the full list, click on the link below.
6 SEO Services You Shouldn’t Waste Your Money On
Napwell
Napwell is a sleeping mask designed to help you nap efficiently and wake up refreshed. To accomplish this, Napwell wakes you slowly and gently by using interior lights to simulate sunrise–supposedly eliminating post-nap headaches and lingering tiredness.
Ajenti
Ajenti is a Linux and BSD web admin panel for your servers. With Ajenti, it’s possible to configure operating system specifications like users, files, or services. You can also modify and control open source apps, and Ajenti has virtual web hosting capabilities.
How a Password Changed My Life
Creative Director Mauricio Estrella recently published an article that describes how he used a simple password–which he had to type in multiple times a day to access his work computer–to change bad habits, thought patterns, and accomplish goals. He began with the primary pain point in his life at the time: his divorce. In order to attempt to get over the anger and betrayal he felt when his wife left him, Estrella made his new password “Forgive@h3r”. He describes the changes he was able to make (and some of the limitations of his experiment) over the next few years.
How a Password Changed My Life
Authority
Authority is a Ruby gem that helps you authorize actions in your Rails app. It has minimal syntax, and is ORM-neutral: users simply group their models under one or more Authorizer classes and write plain Ruby methods on them.
Title Capitalization
This site does one thing, and does it quite well: it automatically capitalizes titles for you. Just type in the title you have a question about, and it does all the work.
Secrets of the Creative Brain
Nancy Andreasen is a leading neuroscientist and psychiatrist who has spent decades studying the link between creativity and mental illness. In this Atlantic article, she shares her insights, theories, and research on that topic. She also discusses her experiences interviewing and studying renowned subjects like Kurt Vonnegut, George Lucas, and novelist Jane Smiley.
LEO
LEO is a wearable device that uses “Fitness Intelligence” to monitor your body’s biosignals; this includes analyzing muscle activity, fatigue, heart rate, lactic acid, hydration, and calories. LEO then sends that information to you through its mobile app and makes suggestions on how you can improve your technique or efficiency.