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10 Apps That Made My Life Better

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At its best, technology makes your life easier, more productive, or more fun.

Seamless

It used to be that ordering takeout was a pain. Unless you kept a paper menu on your fridge, you had to look up the restaurant online to see its menu. Then you had to call it up and place your order. This meant talking to someone on the phone, which is the worst, especially if the person on the other end doesn't speak great English.

Now: I get out of the subway. I open up Seamless. I use my thumb to order to dinner from any of the two dozen nearby restaurants in 2 minutes. It shows up at my door 30 minutes later. My wallet stays in my back pocket the whole time. Magic.



Evernote

I use Evernote to remember everything from what kind of Oysters I like to eat, gifts ideas for my wife's birthday next October, what kind of golf clubs I like to use from 100/75/50 yards out, and notes from my last meeting with a source. 

All of it is searchable and organized into clearly labeled notebooks.

Evernote also has other neat tricks.

You can take a picture of a hand-written note, and the words on the page will become searchable later.

It's aware of your calendar. If you have a meeting on your calendar, it will automatically label notes you take during that meeting "Notes from meeting with Henry."

Just awesome.



Clear

Clear is a to-do list app. It's very simple.  I use it to list out the stories I should write or assign. I use it to remind myself of things I need to do at some point during the afternoon that day. I use it to list out the unhealthy food I'm going to allow myself to eat each month. 



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Russia's Fourth-Generation Jet Fighter Could Be The Best Thing In On The Market

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AIR_SU 35_Armed_AAMs_Test_Flight_lgOf the jets in production that promise to take military fighters deep into the 21st century and beyond, the U.S. F-35, the Chinese J-20, and the Russian Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA are at the top of the heap. 

Unfortunately, there are problems with all three fifth-generation planes and the F-35 in particular is having global buyers back away much faster than it would like.

Russia is looking to fill this gap with a known and dependable jet, the Su-35, to which it added cutting edge avionics and amenities for the 21st century.

Dewline reports that a pilot who took the Su-35 for a spin was blown away by the jet's abilities and its low fuel consumption even at speeds faster than the speed of sound.

It's not a fifth-generation plane like the F-35, with all the attendant problems. It is a 4++ generation plane with all the tried and true basics overlaid with cutting edge avionics and navigation equipment.

It's hard to tell which is the better jet, but one of them has no problem flying and that's an issue the F-35 can't seem to shake.

While America uses the F-22 fifth-generation fighter and struggles to get the F-35 in the air, Russsia is beefing up the Su-35s into 4++ generation fighters.



The Su-35s employs the known technology of fourth-generation fighters with additions at the fifth-generation level that could in fact make them an all-around better jet.



A US pilot with Tactical Air Support took the Su-35 for a spin and was shocked at its abilities.

 http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2013/04/flying-the-flanker.html



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Top Female Execs Tell Us Whether It's OK To Burst Into Tears At Work

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg gave a speech to Harvard Business School in which she said it was OK to cry at work.

Work can be stressful, and people do cry. That goes double in the advertising business, where clients can be capricious with deadlines and creative types often have huge, fragile egos (and the tempers that go with them).

Not everyone agrees with Sandberg that the occasional meltdown is OK. When someone starts sobbing at their desk it can bring the entire office to a halt. It's tough to ignore. People want to know: Has there been a death in the family? Is work too stressful? Is this person unable to handle the job?

Crying at work has, traditionally, been regarded as a weakness. It's especially something that men don't do. Forty-one percent of women have done it, but only 9 percent of men.

So we asked a handful of senior female ad execs in the agency biz what they thought of the issue.

Before we get to them, here's what Sandberg told Harvard:

I’ve cried at work. I’ve told people I’ve cried at work. And it’s been reported in the press that Sheryl Sandberg cried on Mark Zuckerberg’s shoulder, which is not exactly what happened. I talk about my hopes and fears and ask people about theirs. I try to be myself. Honest about my strengths and weaknesses and I encourage others to do the same. It is all professional and it is all personal, all at the very same time.

YES, BUT ... —  Marla Kaplowitz, CEO of MEC North America: "Just don't let it become habit forming."

We spend a lot of time in the workplace where we are passionate and committed to doing great work and receiving recognition for a job well done. This creates a variety of emotions and on certain days, some people just need a good emotional release that can include crying.

During my first year out of college, I worked in an entry level role for a very tough person. I knew I would learn a lot and that she would potentially make me cry - as she had done to others. And cry I did one day! But it was the greatest release, and from that moment on, I was stronger in dealing with her as well as with challenging situations.

So if crying is what you need to feel better and move on - and maybe even make a statement (help - I'm exasperated and at a breaking point!) - then cry away. Just don't let it become habit forming.



NO — Sara Rotman, Founder, CEO & CCO, MODCo Creative: "It’s really only acceptable privately in one’s office (with the door securely closed) or in the ladies room."

Crying does happen and it happens often. We're all human, and as the saying goes: shit happens. Over the course of my 25-year career, I've had many occasions where crying was a realistic and appropriately human response. For instance: I’ve had news of a close colleague’s death delivered to me at work; I received another call that a very close friend had a terrible riding accident; I’ve gone through a messy divorce. In each of these instances, it would be socially acceptable to cry in public, or as the case may be, at work.

But while a whole lot of crying will indeed be found in the work place, it’s really only acceptable privately in one’s office (with the door securely closed) or in the ladies room if one can find a way to do so without alarming or otherwise disturbing fellow co-workers. As Tom Hanks once said, 'there is no crying in baseball.'

I don’t take this position because I am some kind of insensitive hard ass. But I do believe that post kindergarten, our own misfortune – be it real or imagined – should not be inflicted upon those around us. It is a selfish and indulgent position to take, and is distracting and unfair to the people who we work with.

I feel this is even truer for women who are sadly still laboring to be considered as equal to our fellow male coworkers. Ladies, let’s not give them anything to point to that looks like a weakness or lack of professionalism. When was the last time that you saw a male coworker cry?

Of course, it has taken me 25 years to master my own advice and I am not proud to say that I’ve not always made it to the ladies room before my lip began to quiver. But I endeavor to do so daily because leading by example is the only fair way for a manager to behave. Even as this year brought me one of my worst personal tragedies (a colleague’s suicide), I returned from his funeral to lead a huge presentation that was impossible to reschedule. And although I did have qualms about having the emotional strength and composure to do a pitch on that day, not having a choice forced me to take my own advice – and in doing so, preserved my dignity as well as the respect of my staff.

As a manager, I often have the concerns of my staff to deal with, as they too experience tragedies that drive them to the threshold of my office with a quivering lip. I always invite them in and close the door with a gentle, “Don’t cry – just tell me what’s going on.” All are surprised to be flatly told not to cry, and are relieved to share whatever is bothering them. Further, without a tearful and messy crying jag in front of their boss or coworkers, they’re able to preserve their own sense of control and dignity in the workplace.



YES — Sarah Watson: Chief Strategy Officer, BBH New York: "Leadership in particular is about making an authentic stand that others relate to. And crying could be a powerful part of this, at the right moment."

For all the management speak and matrix slides, we forget at our peril that organizations are primarily emotional organisms and that people are emotional creatures. This goes way beyond a question of women - it is about organizational emotional intelligence in general. For someone to cry in the workplace (for work-related matters) could be for any number of reasons; we are socially awkward around crying, but it has an evolutionary, bio-chemical and social importance of its own. Some are authentic and legit - e.g.because the pressure has become too much, they haven't been acknowledged for their hard work, they are bullied - all of which are valid feelings, regardless of their source, and which hold productivity back.  To clear out this tension and to move on can be useful to people even beyond the cryer. It is a public, physical statement of the underlying emotional tension and as such can be cathartic.

Leadership in particular is about making an authentic stand that others relate to. And crying could be a powerful part of this, at the right moment. True leaders mine their own experiences for the universal stories that will speak most directly to people. When they do this right, we are all left feeling that we are being addressed individually. For staff to know that their leader has been extremely affected by something could be a powerful part of how they bring people with them - as long as the feelings are authentic."



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The First Email, The First Tweet, And 13 Other Famous Internet Firsts

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When was the first email sent, and who sent it?

What was the first ad to ever run on a web page?

How about the first picture uploaded to the Internet?

Here are 15 famous Internet firsts that were monumental in shaping web history.

The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971. "The test messages were entirely forgettable. . . . Most likely the first message was QWERTYIOP or something similar," he said.



We can blame ARPANET for the first spam email, which was sent to 393 people on May 3, 1978.



The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985. Now it serves as a historic site.



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Powerful Pictures Of Earth Being Destroyed

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It's Earth Day!

The tradition of honoring our special blueberry on April 22 has been alive since 1970. 

Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin organized the first Earth Day 43 years ago in response to the growing assault on the nation's environment. 

Twenty million Americans participated in the first Earth Day, which helped launch the modern day environmental movement. 

In December 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was created, and for the first time, anti-pollution laws were enacted to control the decline of our country's land, air, and water. 

But there's still work to be done. 

Around the globe, factories continue to spew toxic sludge into vital waterways, earth is ripped up to feed our energy needs, and entire villages are literally being washed away as a warming planet causes ocean levels to rise. 

These images serve as a potent reminder of how easy it is to destroy our precious home, and why we need more holidays like Earth Day. 

A truck is loaded with iron ore at a mine in Western Australia.



On July 2, 2007, raging floodwaters led to a significant oil spill at a refinery in southeast Kansas. An aerial view shows the damage.



An oil-covered brown pelican sits in a pool of oil after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.



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REPORT: Steve Cohen Bought An Apartment In This Super Swanky West Village Building

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Billionaire hedge funder Steve Cohen, whose SAC Capital has come under scrutiny lately, has been snapping up real estate left and right.

He recently purchased a $60 million Hamptons home.  He also bought 145 Perry Street in the West Village, the New York Post reported citing property records. 

He's not only buying. He also put his Upper East Side duplex penthouse on the market for $115 million.

Now the latest chatter, according to the Post, is that Cohen snapped up an apartment in The Abingdon located on 320 West 12th Street by Abingdon Square Park in the West Village. 

We called The Abingdon up to confirm this.  They had no comment. 

Street Easy's website shows that there are nine listing currently in contract at the ten-home apartment building.

There are two penthouses — East Penthouse and West Penthouse, according to the Abingdon's website.  There are two "mansions"— East Mansion and West Mansion. 

The lowest priced unit in the building is a three-bedroom 3,263 square-foot apartment for $8.75 million and the most expensive is a three-bedroom 5,602 square-foot penthouse for $25 million.  There is also a 9,600 square-foot West Mansion costs $25 million, according to Street Easy. 

The most recent sale at The Abingdon was for $13.2 million, the site shows. That was the 5,951 square-foot East Mansion. 

The Abingdon is a newly converted condominium building. The building was originally a home for working women and later a nursing home with 200 beds for its residents, according to the New York Times. 

It looks super nice, according to promotional photos posted on Street Easy. We have included those pictures in the slides that follow. 

Here's a sample of the dining room in an apartment at The Abingdon.



This looks like an inviting place to relax.



Here's what a living room in the The Abingdon looks like.



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11 Vastly Different Movies That Actually Have The Same Plot

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Tom Cruise's "Oblivion" came out this weekend, and movie critics repeatedly compared it to nearly every other Sci-Fi film including Disney and Pixar's "Wall-E."

Here's what Variety had to say:

"It all looks and sounds a bit like a live-action remake of “Wall-E,” right down to the way the protagonist, spurred by natural curiosity and an unexpected love interest, finds himself on a dangerous unauthorized mission."

That isn't the first time two vastly different titles have been compared.

A recent thread on Reddit asked users to name completely unrelated films that share similar story lines.

We've compiled a few of the best.

1. "Oblivion" and "Wall-E"

Plot: One of the last drone repairman on Earth finds a spacecraft which leads to a discovery that puts the fate of mankind in his lap. 

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(Universal/Disney, Pixar)



2. "Terminator/Terminator 2" and "Looper"

Plot:"A mom Sara(h) protects her son from a guy sent back in time intent on killing her son. The killer is trying to prevent the son from growing up and ruining the future for him. Sara(h) and her son are being protected from the time-traveling killer by the younger version of the killer."

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(Source: Reddit(Orion/TriStar)



3. "Alien" and "Juno"

Plot: "An unplanned pregnancy leads to a sticky situation." 

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(Source: Reddit, Lobster456(Fox/Fox Searchlight)



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Tour The Brand New Plant Where GM Is Building Motors For Its Electric Car [PHOTOS]

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General Motors is getting ready to roll out the Chevrolet Spark EV, the all-electric car it is bringing to the market this summer for under $25,000 (after a $7,500 federal tax credit).

While the Spark is built in South Korea, GM decided to built its motors in the United States, at a brand new facility at its plant in Whitemarsh, Baltimore.

The Spark EV is billed as a city car, with a 0 to 60 mph time of under eight seconds. GM has not announced its range yet, but it promises the ability to charge its battery up to 80% in just 20 minutes.

For the opening of the new facility, GM invited us down to Baltimore to see how its employees and a fleet of 27 robots build the motors that will power the new Spark.

The body of the Spark has not been greatly modified for the new electric model. GM chose it for electrification because it is light enough to be moved by a small motor, and its body is relatively aerodynamic.



The area of the plant we toured, where the motors are made, covers 55,000 square feet.



It was active the day we visited, though GM had stopped fork truck traffic for safety reasons.



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12 Basic Shortcuts That Will Make You An Excel Guru And Add Hours To Your Life

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Microsoft Excel is a crucial tool for anyone operating in modern business. 

But there are risks.

For one thing, it can be intimidating for beginners.

Furthermore, Excel errors can have devastating consequences, such as the one that undermined one of the most famous economics papers of all time.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

There are a few basic skills and shortcuts that can really save you a bunch of time.

It takes years to become an Excel expert, but if you're trying to justify putting it on your resume you should at least know these 12 shortcuts.

Let's say you have some ugly raw data that needs formatting ...



Ctrl + Shift + $ makes the number format into currency, with commas at the thousands and two decimal places



Control + Shift + ! automatically formats them into a number with two decimal places and commas



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8 Outdoor Bars To Try In New York City This Spring

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hudson terraceBefore you plan your whole summer away make sure to squeeze in some time for what may be the city's best bar hopping season.

While you can always visit your tried and true favorites and local watering holes, there are some outdoor options you should try out this summer- especially since most will be closed come Labor Day.

Here are our picks for the outdoor bars you should keep on your radar for the next three months.

A60

60 Thompson Street

Scoring a spot at this exclusive roof top terrace may be a bit tricky- A60 is only open to hotel guests (at 60 Thompson in SoHo), members and private parties.

If you manage to score an in, you will be rewarded with stunning views of Lower Manhattan and Midtown as well as an extensive cocktail menu and Thai inspired hors d'oeuvres.

The vibe is romantic and dimly lit, making A60 the perfect date spot as well as a great place to meet someone new.



Press Lounge

653 11th Avenue

Located in Hell's Kitchen's Ink48 Hotel, Press Lounge's 16th floor location guarantees unbelievable views of both upper and lower Manhattan.

There is ample outdoor space and the sleek, understated decor lets the breathtaking cityscape take center stage. A glass roof ensures that you can enjoy the lounge regardless of the weather, although it is best to go when you can soak up the summer rays on the rooftop hang out.

A list of seasonal cocktails offers promising and whimsical choices like The Cortland Standard and El Nuevo Dia in addition to the variety of wines and beers offered.



The Mulberry Project

149 Mulberry Street

When the owners resumes include Milk and Honey, Bagatelle, and GoldBar it's not surprising that the Mulberry Project is quickly creating the same kind of super cool atmosphere in the heart of Little Italy.

The master mixologists here craft all sorts of fruit based concoctions like pomelo sours and chipotle cucumber whiskey daiquiris. There is also a menu that includes upscale favorites like crispy pork belly and creme brulee.

While the space is open year round, stopping by in the summer gives you access to the outdoor patio, which is styled after NYC parks and offers about 50 seats at communal wooden booths and more intimate red tables.



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12 Steps To Pick Out Your Dream Home

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Interview, couch, chilling, man, businessIn the hunt for the perfect house, it's easy to get swept away by a home's most charming details (a gracious front porch) and play down the important stuff you'll be kicking yourself for later (the price is over budget).

And if you are touring multiple open houses each weekend, keeping everything straight can get complicated.

Set your priorities and streamline the house-hunting process early on, and you can breathe easier knowing you have a handle on things.

It's probably the most important purchase you will ever make, so take a few deep breaths and make a plan before diving in.

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More from Houzz:

1. Streamline your budget by picking your top five must-haves.

Before taking a look at any houses, sit down and write out everything you want in a home, with input from all members of the household.

Then choose your top five, or even top three, must-haves.

Once you start looking, all sorts of charming features are bound to sway you; keeping your priorities list close at hand can help you stay on track.



2. Bring a comparison chart or checklist to each home you visit.

After you have seen a dozen or more houses, it becomes very difficult to keep track of the features in each one.

Make things a little easier by creating your own comparison chart or checklist to bring along to each home, and make notes on it during or immediately after each tour.

Beyond the basics (beds and baths) consider including notes on landscaping, the condition of the roof and exterior, natural light in each room, storage space and cost per square foot.

Consider this chart a personal tool — something you can look back on to help guide your decision making, not a substitute for a good home inspection.



3. Walk through once and let yourself soak it all in.

When you tour a home for the first time, the excitement can make it difficult to focus on ... well, anything at all. So I say, just go with it.

Have fun, wander around and mentally note your first impressions of the space. Once the butterflies have died down, it's time to get to work.



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Stunning Aerial Photos Of Florida's Famous Amusement Parks

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It's one thing to experience Florida's amusement parks from the ground  crowds, noise, and all.

Photographer Jason Hawkes gives us another perspective, looking at Universal Studios, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, Sea World, and other Orlando-area amusement parks from above.

London-based Hawkes, who has specialized in aerial photography for more than 20 years, shared some photos from his collection with us. Photo captions are in his own words.

Seuss Landing forms part of Universal's Islands of Adventure. It includes six attractions based on the famous Dr. Seuss books and like in the books, you will not find a single straight line on this "island."



More of the curvy attractions at Seuss Landing, part of Universal's Islands of Adventure.



Aimed at young children, Seuss Landing has many themed attractions including the 'One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish' ride which has a musical riddle that you can solve to avoid getting wet.



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Meet Corinne Bishop: Jamie Foxx's Social Media Savvy 19-Year-Old Daughter

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corinne bishop jamie foxx oscars 2013Jamie Foxx introduced his 19-year-old daughter Corrine Bishop to the world at this year's MTV Movie Awards.

While accepting the show's popcorn trophy, the "Django Unchained" actor took the opportunity to showcase his single, attractive daughter to the audience much to her dismay.

And from there, her name exploded on social media sites Twitter and Tumblr.

"You know I have to put her in the spotlight, that's what daddies do," Foxx told MTV News' Josh Horowitz later backstage. "I'm just so happy to have her here. I'll catch a little bit of it later."

This wasn't Bishop's first time at an awards' ceremony. She's quite the red carpet veteran, appearing alongside her famous dad at events since 2005.

She's a voracious Twitter fiend often posting pictures with her famous dad, run-ins with celebrities, but mostly of just being a normal teenagerenjoying collegelife at the University of Southern California.

Corinne Bishop was born in 1994 out of wedlock to Foxx and an unspecified woman who has never been identified publicly.

(Source: Twitter, Contact Music)



2001: She's been heading to after parties since she was seven. Foxx and his daughter attended a laser tag party after attending the premiere of Disney's "Atlantis: The Lost Empire."

 




2005: Corinne's first time in the spotlight was with her father at the 77th Academy Awards.



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The Future Of Mobile Development: HTML5 Vs. Native Apps [SLIDE DECK]

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What's better? Native apps downloaded to our devices, and engineered specifically for Android, iOS and other mobile platforms? Or Web apps — written in HTML5 and related Web technologies — which are housed on the Web and run across all mobile platforms and devices? 

BI Intelligence tackles these questions in this deck on the future of mobile development. We look at the differences between HTML5 and native apps, and analyze the short-term and long-term prospects, as well as the current performance gap between the two.

We've posted the deck here. We hope you enjoy it. 

BI Intelligence is a new research and analysis service focused on mobile computing and the Internet. Subscribers can download both the entire deck as a PDF or PowerPoint and the individual charts from the presentation, as well as all of our reports on HTML5 and native apps. Please sign up for a free trial here.







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FuelBand vs Fitbit: Which Exercise-Tracking Device Is Really Better

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There are a lot of ways to track your daily activity, thanks to products like the Nike FuelBand, Jawbone UP, RunKeeper, and Fitbit.

I've tried three of them: the FuelBand, Runkeeper, and Fitbit. Runkeeper is best for tracking outdoor runs or biking by GPS, so the decision for indoor athletes and health enthusiasts often comes down to the Fitbit or FuelBand.

Fuelband has a powerful brand behind it, but Fitbit is earning quite a bit of market share. It has raised more than $25 million from investors, most recently raising $12 million at the end of January. Unlike the Fuelband, which can only be worn on a wrist, Fitbit offers multiple products that can either be worn as arm/wrist bands (launching this spring) or clips. It even offers a smart scale product that tracks weight and body fat percentage over time.

So, which company makes a better product? After trying both Fitbit and Fuelband for a few months, here's my honest assessment.

Full disclosure: BI was given both devices to try for free. We acquired the Nike Fuelband in August 2012 and the Fitbit in January 2013.

Price: All Fitbit products are significantly cheaper than the FuelBand.

Currently, Fitbit's clip products (the One and the Zip) are significantly cheaper than Nike's FuelBand.

The Fitbit One clip retails for $99.95; so does the Fitbit wristband that's expected to come out this spring. The Fitbit Zip retails for $59.95.

Nike's FuelBand retails for $149, and its higher-scale watch, Sportswatch GPS, retails for $169. Even Fitbit's smart scale, the Aria, is cheaper than the FuelBand at $129.

Nike does have a cheaper band, the Nike+ Sportband, that's in line with the Zip's price at $59. 

This round goes to Fitbit.

Fitbit: 1, Fuelband: 0.



Products: Both offer multiple fitness tracking products, but the Fitbit can track more things than the FuelBand. It's also available on Android devices; Fuelband is not.

Nike and Fitbit both have the same number of wearable activity-tracking products. The most popular are the Fitbit One and the Nike FuelBand, which are the two products this review focuses on.

But here's what each suite of products offers:

Nike: 

  • FuelBand ($149). Worn on wrist, tracks daily activity including steps taken, calories burned and the most active time of your day. Also functions as a watch. It comes in black, black ice, and white ice (transparent).
  • SportWatch GPS ($169). Instead of tracking daily activity, the SportWatch uses built-in GPS so you can see on a map where and how far you ran. It also tracks your heart rate, calories burned, and intervals. It comes in black, but the inside band can be either blue, white, or black.
  • Nike Running App (free). Like RunKeeper, it tracks where you are on a map via GPS location. It also tracks calories burned, pace, and plays music while you work out.
  • Nike SportBand ($59). To use the SportBand, you need a sensor to place in a Nike+ shoe. The sensor sends information from the shoe to the band about where you've run or walked, your heart rate, calories burned, and pace. It comes in white/black, red, yellow, and black/blue.
  • iPod Nano ($149 from Apple, syncs with Nike+ data.)
  • Nike+ Kinect Training ($39) from Xbox 360.
  • Nike+ Basketball shoes ($250). Shoes that are Nike+ enabled to tell you how high you jump and how hard you work out on the court.

Fitbit:

  • Fitbit Zip ($59.95).Tracks steps, distance, and calories burned. No sleep-monitoring or floors climbed. Also functions as a watch. Comes in blue, white, yellow, black, or pink. 
  • Fitbit One ($99.95). Tracks steps, distance, calories burned, floors climbed, and sleep cycles. Can also function as an alarm or watch. Calories and water intake can be input manually. Comes in red or black.
  • Fitbit Aria scale ($129.95)Measures weight, body mass index, percent of body fat for up to eight people. Comes in white or black.
  • Fitbit Flex Wireless Activity + Sleep Wristband ($99.95)Tracks steps, distance, calories burned, how long you're active, hours slept, and quality of sleep. Comes in black or blue and launches in Spring 2013.

If you're comparing the full suite of products, Nike has more variety than Fitbit, and its shoe technology is one-of-a-kind. But it doesn't have the Aria scale.

For the sake of this article, I'm just comparing the Fitbit One and the FuelBand; the two more popular devices by Nike and Fitbit. 

Between those two and their sister products, Fitbit and FuelBand track almost exactly the same things. Fitbit One tracks floors climbed, water consumed, calories eaten, and sleep though, while FuelBand does not. Fitbit's app is available for free on both Android and iOS devices. Fuelband is only available for iOS. Since Fitbit One tracks more things and is available on more devices, we give the point to Fitbit.

Fitbit: 2, Fuelband: 0.



Packaging: The FuelBand comes in sleek black packaging. The Fitbit One arrives in regular old plastic.

Nike has its packaging down pat. Unwrapping a FuelBand feels like you're opening an Apple product. It's sleek and exciting.

Fitbit One arrives encased in plastic. It wouldn't be alluring on a shelf.

Fitbit: 2, FuelBand: 1.



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Take A Tour Through The New York Stock Exchange's 221-Year-Old Archives The Public Never Gets To See

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The storied New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan's Financial District is rich with history. 

That history has been kept alive, in part, because the organization has kept thorough archives since 1792.

How many companies can say they do that?

We recently took an exclusive tour of all the cool things in the NYSE's archive collection. 

We've included our tour highlights in the slides that follow. 

The New York Stock Exchange archives are located on the 19th floor of 20 Broad, the building adjacent to the exchange.



The NYSE archives manages three collections — historical records, the corporate art collection and the corporate gift collection. NYSE archivist Janet Linde took us into the stacks to show us the historical records.



The archives date all the way back to the founding document, the Buttonwood Agreement from 1792. It's located the NYSE heritage gallery on the 7th floor of the stock exchange building.



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These Huge Brands' Early Websites From The 1990s Looked Terrible

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1996 Pepsi Website

Welcome to the Internet's embarrassing middle school yearbook. Flash update may be required.

Surfing the World Wide Web in the '90s was cool, or at least it felt that way at the time. A look back on the earliest versions of major company websites is downright laughable.

This retrospective is made possible through the awesome archives of The Wayback Machine, which documents early versions of many websites and makes it possible to view their gradual design updates.

In the interest of comparison, we've omitted the formative middle years to bring you just the earliest and latest versions of 10 major US brands' home websites, side-by-side for dramatic effect.

Coca Cola 1996



Coca Cola 2013



Budweiser 1996



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FRACKING: A Driller Gave Us This Up-Close Look At A Rig That's Tapping The Marcellus Shale

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Fracking, Cabot OilFracking remains a mysterious process to many.

It involves a lot of weird, arcane equipment. 

You can't see it happening (since it occurs underground).

And it's developed an air of danger around it, having been linked to water contamination, earthquakes and neutered farm animals. If you've been affected by it, you're sometimes not allowed to talk about it.

At the same time, oil imports are plummeting. The shale boom has boosted employment. And it's reducing energy costs.

We've also argued it helped President Obama get reelected.

And some say it's actually helping the environment by reducing emissions

Houston-based Cabot Oil and Gas recently agreed to give us a tour of their main outpost in Northeast Pennsylvania, in a sweetspot of the gas-rich Marcellus Shale formation, to see fracking up close. 

Cabot's regional office is about 10 minutes south of the town of Montrose in northeast Pennsylvania, near Scranton. It's remote country.



We arrived at the drilling site, this one called The Bray. All pads are protected by security, and visitors must sign in and out.



Here's a drilling pad nearing completion. This one's called The Bray. Even from afar, it's pretty breathtaking.



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The Most Amazing Catches By Baseball Fans In The First Month Of The MLB Season

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pirates big glove fanThe baseball season is only three weeks old and amazingly there have already been a number of great catches by fans on foul balls and home runs.

It is not clear if fans are upping their game, or if camera people are just getting better about tracking the balls. But it does seem these great catches are much more frequent this season.

On the next few pages we will take a look at some of our favorites so far in 2013...

Simple: 1) Catch ball with beer cup; 2) Chug beer while ball is still in beer cup

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This fan lost his popcorn and later told a reporter that the ball did end up in the bucket

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A Pirates fan had a little help with his oversized glove, but that didn't stop him from taunting the outfielder



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The 45 Best Restaurants In America

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A great meal at a fabulous restaurant can be a memorable and maybe even life-changing experience.

We looked at five notable restaurant rankings made by food critics, diners, and experts, and combined these rankings to come up with the ultimate list of the best restaurants in America.

The rankings we used were The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants, OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants, Foodie 100: USA, the World's 100 Best Restaurants, and James Beard Semifinalists for "Outstanding Restaurants" and "Best New Restaurants."

We gave each restaurant a numerical rating based on how many lists it appeared on and how high it appeared on lists that were ranked. Restaurants that appeared on all five lists ranked higher on our list, while restaurants that ranked on only one of these lists ended up closer to the bottom. You can read our complete methodology and see numerical scores here.

#45 Bouchon Bistro

Location: Yountville, CA

Chef: Thomas Keller

The Yountville location of Bouchon Bistro took the 23rd spot in The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants list. It didn't make any of the other lists.

The restaurant serves traditional Frech bistro fare and has a raw bar with oysters and other seafood.



#44 Osteria Mozza

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Chef: Nancy Silverton

Osteria Mozza ranked 22nd on the 101 Best Restaurants in America list. It didn't make any other lists.

The restaurant serves fresh, home-made Italian food. Renowned Chef Mario Batali is part of the Osteria Mozza team.



#43 Animal

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Chefs: Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo

Animal was ranked 20th in The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants, but it didn't make any other lists this year.

As its name suggests, the restaurants serves all sorts of animal parts, with dishes like crispy pig head, beef heart, chicken liver toast, and veal tongue.



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