Live video apps for your site or blog | OpenTok A suite of advanced capabilities that power real-time communication for your websites and apps. Record, archive, and access every OpenTok session. OpenTok’s Archiving API makes it easy to record your OpenTok sessions. Rich with features The Archiving API include a number of convenient features such as start-and-stop capabilities, server-side recording, and a simple, informative UI. High quality Session recordings are output as MP4 with H.264 video and AAC audio to ensure crisp, high-quality playback. Cross-device compatibility & security Archiving is compatible with all OpenTok-supported web clients and mobile endpoints. Industry leading We're constantly striving to push the scope and power of the OpenTok Platform to deliver the capabilities you need in the real world. "We’ve had a lot of demand from our students for the ability to review their past tutoring sessions, and even share those conversations with their friends. — Kevin Law, Co-Founder, Cambly Inc. Straightforward pricing Learn how
Meebo: More of What You Love 2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 March 12 The Scale of the Universe - Interactive Flash Animation Credit & Copyright: Cary & Michael Huang Explanation: What does the universe look like on small scales? Tomorrow's picture: dust before galaxies Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important NoticesA service of:ASD at NASA / GSFC& Michigan Tech. - StumbleUpon Developing good habits is the basic of personal development and growth. Everything we do is the result of a habit that was previously taught to us. Unfortunately, not all the habits that we have are good, that’s why we are constantly trying to improve. The following is a list of 30 practical habits that can make a huge difference in your life. You should treat this list as a reference, and implement just one habit per month. Health habits Exercise 30 minutes every day. Productivity habits Use an inbox system. Personal Development habits Read 1 book per week. Career habits Start a blog. What do you think? Update: A reader put together a downloadable copy of all these habits.
8 Things Everybody Ought to Know About Concentrating - StumbleUpon “Music helps me concentrate,” Mike said to me glancing briefly over his shoulder. Mike was in his room writing a paper for his U.S. History class. On his desk next to his computer sat crunched Red Bulls, empty Gatorade bottles, some extra pocket change and scattered pieces of paper. In the pocket of his sweat pants rested a blaring iPod with a chord that dangled near the floor, almost touching against his Adidas sandals. On his computer sat even more stray objects than his surrounding environment. Mike made a shift about every thirty seconds between all of the above. Do you know a person like this? The Science Behind Concentration In the above account, Mike’s obviously stuck in a routine that many of us may have found ourselves in, yet in the moment we feel it’s almost an impossible routine to get out of. When we constantly multitask to get things done, we’re not multitasking, we’re rapidly shifting our attention. Phase 1: Blood Rush Alert Phase 2: Find and Execute Phase 3: Disengagement
How to Become an Early Riser - StumbleUpon It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom. – Aristotle Are morning people born or made? In my case it was definitely made. In my early 20s, I rarely went to bed before midnight, and I’d almost always sleep in late. I usually didn’t start hitting my stride each day until late afternoon. But after a while I couldn’t ignore the high correlation between success and rising early, even in my own life. … and the next morning, I got up just before noon. Hmmm… I tried again many more times, each time not getting very far with it. It’s hard to become an early riser using the wrong strategy. The most common wrong strategy is this: You assume that if you’re going to get up earlier, you’d better go to bed earlier. It seems there are two main schools of thought about sleep patterns. The second school says you should listen to your body’s needs and go to bed when you’re tired and get up when you naturally wake up.
Learn How to Run Programs From Your Flash Drive Reader Patricia has a question: "Why can't application software be put on USB drives instead of [hard] disks?" Actually, some software can indeed run from a USB drive (a.k.a. flash drive). And that's mighty handy, as it allows you to carry your favorite programs in your pocket and use them just by plugging the drive into any PC. But this doesn't work for everything; many programs need to reside on the same physical drive as Windows. That said, there are hundreds of apps that qualify as "portable," meaning they're designed expressly to run from flash drives. For example, there are portable versions of OpenOffice, Foxit Reader, Firefox, KeePass Password Safe, and Skype, to name just a few. One of my favorite uses for a flash drive is to rid a PC of malware infections. If you're really ambitious, you can use a flash drive to temporarily boot an entire Linux operating system. Contributing Editor Rick Broida writes about business and consumer technology.