February 2012
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Introducing Cunning Reports
You may have noticed a recent brief burst of posts coming from our feed. This is the beginning of a new feature here on the Cunning Tumblr.
What began as a monthly inter-office peek inside my Google Reader feed is now an external series of presentations. Click on the ‘Reports’ tab above to digest these presentation recaps as individual posts (PDF versions of the original formatted...
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MITx
MIT has announced its MITx initiative, the first truly free college education program. MITx, scheduled launch in prototype phase in spring 2012, will provide free MIT level courses to anyone in the world, regardless of academic background. A successful completion of the program awards an MITx certificate. The progress and successful of the program will be a study for resident MIT students, with...
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Indoor Mapping
The battle for detailed mapping has begun, and Google, with its head start on indoor positioning, is leading the pack. Other competitors include Nokia, Microsoft, Qualcomm and RIM. While Google is relying on cellular antennae and WiFi hotspots, other organizations are experimenting with gyroscopes, compasses, and movement tracking (analyzing location based on distance from a known location, such...
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IFTTT
IFTTT is the duct tape of the web. Following the format of a material conditional, If This Then That allows the user to set up triggers and tasks for 39 different media channels. The large buttons and simple layout make ‘programming your web’ a breeze. For example, if I star an article in Google Reader, it is automatically sent to Instapaper where I can read it later. IFTTT is positioned to be a...