Comments for Tyler Whitaker's InfoTech http://www.tylerwhitaker.com Technology, Thoughts, & Opinions Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:27:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Jellyfish Wind Appliance by Thomas http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2009/03/19/jellyfish-wind-appliance/comment-page-1/#comment-7173 Thomas Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:27:18 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2009/03/19/jellyfish-wind-appliance/#comment-7173 I'm a home owner who would love to see a product like this available at my local HomeDepot store. I'm intrigued to say the least, its a chance for the average homeowner to afford green technology that works fairly well. With two or three of these sitting on my roof top I might be able to completely eliminate my electricity bill and dare I say have the electricity company paying me for power that I've sold back to the grid. I would like to see or hear from some one that owns one. I wonder if it does what it says. Any one out there feel free to email me on this. Sheares@sbcglobal.net I’m a home owner who would love to see a product like this available at my local HomeDepot store. I’m intrigued to say the least, its a chance for the average homeowner to afford green technology that works fairly well. With two or three of these sitting on my roof top I might be able to completely eliminate my electricity bill and dare I say have the electricity company paying me for power that I’ve sold back to the grid. I would like to see or hear from some one that owns one. I wonder if it does what it says. Any one out there feel free to email me on this. Sheares@sbcglobal.net

]]> Comment on Solar Power on Peru’s Eros Islands by Tyler http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-6681 Tyler Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:01:43 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/#comment-6681 Depending on how many people you have in your group, booking a boat in advance could be a good thing. But their are usually plenty of boats waiting to take tourists out to the islands. Depending on how many people you have in your group, booking a boat in advance could be a good thing. But their are usually plenty of boats waiting to take tourists out to the islands.

]]> Comment on Solar Power on Peru’s Eros Islands by Robert Isaksen http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-6680 Robert Isaksen Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:56:13 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/#comment-6680 Oh, and did you have to book a boat in advance btw? Oh, and did you have to book a boat in advance btw?

]]> Comment on Solar Power on Peru’s Eros Islands by Robert Isaksen http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-6679 Robert Isaksen Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:53:49 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/#comment-6679 Thank you very much for the info! Thank you very much for the info!

]]> Comment on Solar Power on Peru’s Eros Islands by Tyler http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-6668 Tyler Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:14:24 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/#comment-6668 Apu Inti isn't hard to get to if you can make it to the city of Puno on Lake Titicaca (flight from Cusco or Lima to Juliaca, then take a taxi to Puno.) From the waterfront in Puno you can catch a boat out to the Eros Islands. Just tell your boat captain that you want to stop at Apu Inti. The of the Eros Islands are within a few minutes of each other and each have a big sign at the dock. Have fun! Apu Inti isn’t hard to get to if you can make it to the city of Puno on Lake Titicaca (flight from Cusco or Lima to Juliaca, then take a taxi to Puno.) From the waterfront in Puno you can catch a boat out to the Eros Islands. Just tell your boat captain that you want to stop at Apu Inti. The of the Eros Islands are within a few minutes of each other and each have a big sign at the dock. Have fun!

]]> Comment on Solar Power on Peru’s Eros Islands by Robert Isaksen http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-6667 Robert Isaksen Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:35:24 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/solar-power-on-perus-eros-islands/#comment-6667 I will be going to Peru in march this year and would love to go visit the saints on Apu Inti. How did you get to their specific island? From Norway I will be going to Peru in march this year and would love to go visit the saints on Apu Inti. How did you get to their specific island?
From Norway

]]> Comment on Date Palindromes by Tyler http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2010/01/04/date-palindromes/comment-page-1/#comment-6598 Tyler Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:18:23 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2010/01/04/date-palindromes/#comment-6598 Harold Nolte over at Examiner.com wrote an article about this post. Check it out at: <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2010m1d5-Program-lists-dates-that-are-palindromes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2010m1d5-Program-lists-dates-that-are-palindromes</a> Harold Nolte over at Examiner.com wrote an article about this post. Check it out at: http://www.examiner.com/x-6207-Using-Computers-Examiner~y2010m1d5-Program-lists-dates-that-are-palindromes

]]> Comment on My Attempt to Find the Ecuadorian Equator by cris http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/my-attempt-to-find-the-ecuadorian-equator/comment-page-1/#comment-6478 cris Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:17:37 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/my-attempt-to-find-the-ecuadorian-equator/#comment-6478 You should visit the real one, quitsato.org You should visit the real one, quitsato.org

]]> Comment on Small Distributed Nuclear Power Generation by Thomas A. Palmer http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/10/14/small-distributed-nuclear-power-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-6124 Thomas A. Palmer Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:39:17 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/10/14/small-distributed-nuclear-power-generation/#comment-6124 I like the concept of this. The only concerns are security, and spent fuel. I assume they've worked the 'fail-safe' into it (graphite dump?) The ,logistics of removal of spent fuel could add a significant cost (how to handle a 'hot' reactor in 10 years / facility to open and remove spent fuel). -TA I like the concept of this. The only concerns are security, and spent fuel. I assume they’ve worked the ‘fail-safe’ into it (graphite dump?) The ,logistics of removal of spent fuel could add a significant cost (how to handle a ‘hot’ reactor in 10 years / facility to open and remove spent fuel).

-TA

]]> Comment on 2009 Families Supporting Adoption Conference by Tyler http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2009/08/04/2009-families-supporting-adoption-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-5926 Tyler Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:22:47 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2009/08/04/2009-families-supporting-adoption-conference/#comment-5926 Yeah, it's amazing how many people are adopting now days. Adoption is becoming a normal way of life. There must be something in the water. :-) Yeah, it’s amazing how many people are adopting now days. Adoption is becoming a normal way of life. There must be something in the water. :-)

]]> Comment on 2009 Families Supporting Adoption Conference by Pete Abilla http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2009/08/04/2009-families-supporting-adoption-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-5925 Pete Abilla Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:11:51 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2009/08/04/2009-families-supporting-adoption-conference/#comment-5925 Hey, we've adopted too -- 3 kids and we're in the process right now of adopting a sibling group of 3. It's nice to see others with the same life experience. Hey, we’ve adopted too — 3 kids and we’re in the process right now of adopting a sibling group of 3. It’s nice to see others with the same life experience.

]]> Comment on My Attempt to Find the Ecuadorian Equator by FER http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/my-attempt-to-find-the-ecuadorian-equator/comment-page-1/#comment-5767 FER Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:25:46 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/my-attempt-to-find-the-ecuadorian-equator/#comment-5767 Cheryl wondered how they do the trick. It's actually an easy thing to do in a couple of different ways. Unfortunately, the video doesn't show enough to decide among the alternatives. The simplest approach is to angle the stream of water that you use to fill the sink. Aiming slightly left of center will yield a small net clockwise rotation of the water. When it drains out, conservation of angular momentum increases the speed as the water approaches the drain hole. The initial rotation can be quite low. A casual observer would be unlikely to notice a rotation of the water as slow as once per minute, but that would be enough to become amplified into a nice little whirling vortex when it reaches the drain. By comparison, the rotation of the Earth (responsible for the Coriolis acceleration) induces a rotation of only once in 24 hours. This is completely insignificant compared to the residual motions from filling the sink. Also note that near the equator, this Coriolis rotation occurs about an axis which is horizontal while the circulation of a vortex going down a drain is around a vertical axis. So Coriolis has essentially zero effect near the equator. Even in middle to high latitudes, the Coriolis effect is much too weak to influence common sinks and drains. It is, however, critically important in larger systems away from the equator (like tropical cyclones). Cheryl wondered how they do the trick. It’s actually an easy thing to do in a couple of different ways. Unfortunately, the video doesn’t show enough to decide among the alternatives. The simplest approach is to angle the stream of water that you use to fill the sink. Aiming slightly left of center will yield a small net clockwise rotation of the water. When it drains out, conservation of angular momentum increases the speed as the water approaches the drain hole. The initial rotation can be quite low. A casual observer would be unlikely to notice a rotation of the water as slow as once per minute, but that would be enough to become amplified into a nice little whirling vortex when it reaches the drain. By comparison, the rotation of the Earth (responsible for the Coriolis acceleration) induces a rotation of only once in 24 hours. This is completely insignificant compared to the residual motions from filling the sink. Also note that near the equator, this Coriolis rotation occurs about an axis which is horizontal while the circulation of a vortex going down a drain is around a vertical axis. So Coriolis has essentially zero effect near the equator. Even in middle to high latitudes, the Coriolis effect is much too weak to influence common sinks and drains. It is, however, critically important in larger systems away from the equator (like tropical cyclones).

]]> Comment on My Attempt to Find the Ecuadorian Equator by Cheryl http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/my-attempt-to-find-the-ecuadorian-equator/comment-page-1/#comment-4648 Cheryl Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:46:39 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/05/23/my-attempt-to-find-the-ecuadorian-equator/#comment-4648 I was just at the Intiñan Solar Museum and saw the very same demonstration. All the information on the web makes it sound like the water draining clockwise/counter clockwise is a myth. What's the truth, I mean, I saw it with my own eyes, but was there some trick? I was just at the Intiñan Solar Museum and saw the very same demonstration. All the information on the web makes it sound like the water draining clockwise/counter clockwise is a myth. What’s the truth, I mean, I saw it with my own eyes, but was there some trick?

]]> Comment on Small Distributed Nuclear Power Generation by Ken Kaufman http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/10/14/small-distributed-nuclear-power-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-4290 Ken Kaufman Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:42:33 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/10/14/small-distributed-nuclear-power-generation/#comment-4290 From a business model standpoint, it would be interesting to see how to best commercialize a product like this. From a business model standpoint, it would be interesting to see how to best commercialize a product like this.

]]> Comment on 8 Great WordPress Plugins I’m Using by Jurgen http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/02/07/8-great-wordpress-plugins-im-using/comment-page-1/#comment-4178 Jurgen Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:18:37 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/02/07/8-great-wordpress-plugins-im-using/#comment-4178 Hi Tyler, thanks for the list on WP plugins, some very handy ones in there. Purely because I have a little free time, I thought I'd share a note to let you know how I got to your blog (in line with the marketing category for this post). I frequently visit Tim Ferriss's blog, and saw your comment there about his new TV show. I just clicked the title randomly - there wasn't any reason behind it. After visitng your site, I clicked on the marketing link then saw you had a Twitter plugin for wordpress. Looked around and saw your recent Twitter posts, then saw the link to Tim's tv show. That brought it around full-circle and made me interested enough to type this comment haha. I thought it would be interesting for you to know the path I took, as it could help us both understand online behaviour better. Anyways, thanks mate, looks like some useful information on your blog here. Will have a look around. Cheers Hi Tyler, thanks for the list on WP plugins, some very handy ones in there.

Purely because I have a little free time, I thought I’d share a note to let you know how I got to your blog (in line with the marketing category for this post).

I frequently visit Tim Ferriss’s blog, and saw your comment there about his new TV show. I just clicked the title randomly – there wasn’t any reason behind it. After visitng your site, I clicked on the marketing link then saw you had a Twitter plugin for wordpress. Looked around and saw your recent Twitter posts, then saw the link to Tim’s tv show. That brought it around full-circle and made me interested enough to type this comment haha.

I thought it would be interesting for you to know the path I took, as it could help us both understand online behaviour better. Anyways, thanks mate, looks like some useful information on your blog here. Will have a look around.

Cheers

]]> Comment on Small Distributed Nuclear Power Generation by Tyler http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/10/14/small-distributed-nuclear-power-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-3830 Tyler Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:02:49 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/10/14/small-distributed-nuclear-power-generation/#comment-3830 Rod, Thanks for the link. I'll take a listen. The more I think about it, the more I like this distributed approach to the impending energy crisis. Rod, Thanks for the link. I’ll take a listen. The more I think about it, the more I like this distributed approach to the impending energy crisis.

]]> Comment on Small Distributed Nuclear Power Generation by Rod Adams http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/10/14/small-distributed-nuclear-power-generation/comment-page-1/#comment-3829 Rod Adams Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:56:23 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/2008/10/14/small-distributed-nuclear-power-generation/#comment-3829 Tyler - like you, I am very interested in the Hyperion Power Module. It has some appealing characteristics both as a heat supply and as a business concept. I really like the idea of achieving economy of scale by mass producing small, identical units in a factory. That concept is what underlies the entire industrial revolution - started by Eli Whitney and the cotton gin. If you want to learn more about Hyperion and how they intend to introduce their product and expand their market, you might want to listen to an <a href="http://atomic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2008/08/30/the-atomic-show-104-hyperion-power-generation-with-john-grizz-deal/" rel="nofollow">interview that I conducted with John (Grizz) Deal for The Atomic Show</a> Podcast. This is definitely one of the developments that gives me a great deal of optimism about the future - even in a time of economic turmoil partially caused by concerns over ever increasing energy prices. Tyler – like you, I am very interested in the Hyperion Power Module. It has some appealing characteristics both as a heat supply and as a business concept. I really like the idea of achieving economy of scale by mass producing small, identical units in a factory. That concept is what underlies the entire industrial revolution – started by Eli Whitney and the cotton gin.

If you want to learn more about Hyperion and how they intend to introduce their product and expand their market, you might want to listen to an interview that I conducted with John (Grizz) Deal for The Atomic Show Podcast.

This is definitely one of the developments that gives me a great deal of optimism about the future – even in a time of economic turmoil partially caused by concerns over ever increasing energy prices.

]]> Comment on About Tyler Whitaker by Tyler http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3280 Tyler Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:41:35 +0000 #comment-3280 Jason, Deciding to use PDAs or cell phones for time tracking can be a difficult task. The main point to remember is that measurement encourages improvement. My suggestion is to do a pilot with a couple of phones/PDAs to see if the benefits outweigh the added costs of the equipment, before you roll it out to the whole company. Jason, Deciding to use PDAs or cell phones for time tracking can be a difficult task. The main point to remember is that measurement encourages improvement. My suggestion is to do a pilot with a couple of phones/PDAs to see if the benefits outweigh the added costs of the equipment, before you roll it out to the whole company.

]]> Comment on About Tyler Whitaker by Jason Pugh http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3269 Jason Pugh Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:09:30 +0000 #comment-3269 I read your article in LM Magazine. It made me think about the pros and cons of technology - in particular cell phones with brains. We currently have blackberries for sales and managers and they all seem to like them. We are flirting with the idea of time tracking per cell phones for crews. The more I think about it the more I feel it will be a time waster, not a time saver. We already have a great time tracking culture, process, and custom MS Access program. To get to the next level I keep hearing a request form the field that they would like a PDA or a phone to track time. I feel that the tool to track time is just being used as an excuse for us to become disciplined enough to get to the next level of accuracy. Thoughts? I read your article in LM Magazine. It made me think about the pros and cons of technology – in particular cell phones with brains. We currently have blackberries for sales and managers and they all seem to like them. We are flirting with the idea of time tracking per cell phones for crews. The more I think about it the more I feel it will be a time waster, not a time saver. We already have a great time tracking culture, process, and custom MS Access program. To get to the next level I keep hearing a request form the field that they would like a PDA or a phone to track time. I feel that the tool to track time is just being used as an excuse for us to become disciplined enough to get to the next level of accuracy.

Thoughts?

]]> Comment on Current Projects by Tyler http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/current-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-3252 Tyler Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:15:08 +0000 http://www.tylerwhitaker.com/wordpress/?page_id=12#comment-3252 Thanks for the feedback. Let me know how your online business goes. Sounds like a fun idea! Thanks for the feedback. Let me know how your online business goes. Sounds like a fun idea!

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