September 2011
2 posts
“Companies rarely die from moving too fast, and they frequently die from moving...”
– Reed Hastings
“Leaders are not what many people think–people with huge crowds following them....”
– John Holt
August 2011
2 posts
4 tags
Why are corporations failing? cc: @jeffjarvis...
“In one of the first chapters of “In The Plex”, Steve Levy says it’s the “superbrainy engineering mentality that represented the future of business in the Internet age.” How true! What is not driven by the technology today? Toothbrush - can be electronic, refrigerators could automatically re-order food for you (granted this one didn’t take off just yet),...
6 tags
1st ever Health 2.0 NYC Hackathon #gov20 cc:...
Well, Alex Fair from @FairCareMD and the rest of the great team at Health 2.0 NYC has done it again! Sold out event, star speaker and a mission - a mission to change our healthcare system. Please see below from Alex and re-tweet, blog, shout, poke and enthuse the health data geeks around you to participate!
“Announcing the first ever Health 2.0 NYC UXathon/ Hackathon
Health 2.0 NYC is...
July 2011
4 posts
“It has been just so in all my inventions. The first step is an intuition — and...”
– Thomas Edison
1 tag
“Thieves want your things… But neighbors want your time.. ” - haha”
– Larry David
June 2011
11 posts
3 tags
“You have to be run by ideas, not hierarchy”
– Steve Jobs
2 tags
“#quote - Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain’t the lead dog, the...”
– Lewis Grizzard
6 tags
A lesson in transparency @PadPivot style
On January 15th, I pledged towards a neat project on Kickstarter - PadPivot (http://kck.st/gmzC2U). Their goal was to raise $10k towards “the ultimate tablet stand for iPad, Galaxy Tab, Kindle, or other tablet device”. I love Kickstarter as a platform and once in a while contribute to other neat projects such as “Times Square into Art Square” (http://kck.st/caH6Lc)
What I...
Fred Wilson on disruption →
“Wilson highlighted Sal Khan who created more than 2,000 free online classes through his Khan Academy and noted that “the vast majority of people who are on Khan Academy are not in the United States.” Saying “if you really want to see how the world is changing go to Sub-Saharan Africa or go to Southeast Asia or go to Eastern Europe and parts of the world that have not had things that we...
5 tags
Is Groupon’s Business Model Sustainable? →
Some interesting facts here but my question is where are the local businesses NOT spending the $677M - local newspapers are dead in 3 years
What markets / players are getting disrupted by...
1 tag
“perfection is an iterative process”
– me,I think……..
2 tags
“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is...”
– Salvador Dali
4 tags
Simvastatin #justsaying
Not even sure how I ended up at PubMed Simvastatin page -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000911/ - but this drew my attention.. I think from now on this will be my test for any doctor (please note I do not take this drug :) )
“Tell your doctor if you are taking antifungal medications such as itraconazole (Sporanox) and ketoconazole (Nizoral); clarithromycin (Biaxin);...
1 tag
“Twitter is about the now. It’s about what the world is talking about,...”
– Daniel Tenner #guru
April 2011
3 posts
3 tags
Your success: it's all about people
People say that you are the one in control of your own destiny and in many way it is very true. Without your own zeal, persistence and the thirst for knowledge you will not get very far.
People also say that if you want something done, do it yourself. Well that also holds a piece of truth to it, but opportunity costs play a big role in that decision. Focus on what you can do best!
However, the...
February 2011
1 post
my @fitbit 's OLED died
Thanks to the great support team at Fitbit here is the resolution that worked painlessly. Now I am just curious why it just happened in the middle of the day:
For Mac:
1. Downgrade the Mac client by going to http://cache.fitbit.com/uploader/Fitbit-Uploader-for-Mac-1.0.2.dmg
2. Install client version 1.0.2
3. Close the Fitbit Tracker Set-up page
4. Update the firmware
a. Open a Finder window.
...
January 2011
5 posts
“It is much easier to criticize than create #quote”
– Wise man
“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”
– Tony Blair
“The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any moment to give...”
– W.E.B. Du Bois
Is there a comprehensive list of health & wellness...
Is there a comprehensive list of health & wellness #quantifiedself consumer devices? Write an answer on Quora Is there a comprehensive list of health & wellness #quantifiedself consumer devices?
9 tags
2011 is the year of self-reported health &...
I dont make predictions but I feel so strong about this one so I will!
2011 is the year of self-reported health & wellness #quantifiedself tools- there I said it!
I wrote about “Self-reported data portability” almost 1 year ago. Interestingly enough it was right around the time when New Year resolutions are set for weight goals, physical activities, quitting nasty habits - so...
December 2010
2 posts
2 tags
@fitbit macos logs
First of all - just realizes @fitbit uses ANT - lets see if I can try my digitfit sync as well with it. For some reason though it seems to only sync after an initial reboot. here are some logs:
Dec 19 14:07:53 eugene-borukhovichs-macbook-2 com.fitbit.fitbitd[46]: Sun Dec 19 14:07:53 eugene-borukhovichs-macbook-2.local MacUserInterface[46] <Info>: Setting network key [network:...
March 2010
1 post
“Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything...”
– Stephen R. Covey
February 2010
2 posts
6 tags
@Blippy: Instant Gratification - so far.. dont...
I love trying new stuff! I am not shy about sharing what I eat, where I go and what I think - so when Blippy just came out of beta - I signed up. I had no prior expectations set by media (just saw few tweets with the name).
I linked my netflix, godaddy and iTunes accounts… I followed a few people, 1 person followed me (sigh).
I forgot about it for a few days, then came back and guess what:...
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion”
– Hebbel
January 2010
4 posts
12 tags
Self-reported health data portability
I use LoseIT and I am not ashamed of it :), but I also have a slew of other apps that I started and stopped using and when I stopped - my data was left hostage (unless I wanted to re-enter all of it again).
With proliferation (see a list of 100 iPhone apps for Health & Fitness) and increased usage of mobile health applications - we, as consumers, are creating an abundance of self-reported and...
“Innovation—the heart of the knowledge economy—is fundamentally social.”
– Malcolm Gladwell
“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at results”
– Winston Churchill
December 2009
9 posts
Patient access for better health to start in...
Tons of tweets and blogs appearing on the ONC interim final publication for EHR & meaningful use. We got 60 (actually 59 days) to submit comments. I say we hold the next HealthCamp at 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 :)
Below is the extract from page 14 (out of 136) of “Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic...
“The scalable, profitable strategy is to change the game, not to become the most...”
– Seth Godin - http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
4 tags
Omnipacs - sharing radiology expertise
Just signed up for Omnipacs.com for a personal account. Lets see if I can upload my MRI image data and share with participating physicians. I am hoping these guys will present at the next Health 2.0 meetup (http://www.health20nyc.com/) but in the meantime here are the Personal Account Features:
Key Features
Collaborate with referring physicians
Collaborate with with specialists
Get 2nd and 3rd...
My health data x 5 times. Enter once and share
I had to go for a procedure at the Englewood hospital yesterday. While my overall experience was pleasant at the outpatient services desk and the actual procedure - what keeps on shocking me is how many times I need to enter the same information over and over again. I was never a patient at this hospital but when I called to make an appointment they took down all my information inclusive of a copy...
“Just read this : “Any intelligent fool can make things better, [and]...”
“If you don’t make mistakes, you aren’t really trying” - Coleman Hawkins”
“Some days I feel like I am rearranging chairs on a titanic”
