Doc Ott’s Life Hack Blog

A wiki updated list of free software
Broken down by broad categories, This Wiki entry is a go first step when you are looking for a piece of software to do a particular job. It is not exhaustive, but fairly full.

The ‘I want to’ Page
This page gives a simple correlation of what you want to do (electronically) and what tool you should use to do it. Short and sweet. Updated often I think.

Joe’s Music
My good friend and colleague, Joe Shackelford, is a budding musician. He has recorded some cool music and you can find some here. It’s worth a listen.

MapMyRun
This is a cool program that will calculate the distance you have run as setup by simple mouse clicks on a Google Map.

I have been looking for podcasts to listen on my iPod as I go to work, run, whatever. I tried books, and that’s ok for entertainment purposes, but why not learn a little too?
I was thinking about maybe listening to some academic lectures. But I did not want to necessarily sit through and listen to […]

Flightaware
Ever want to see how many airplanes are up in the air t any give time? This site allows you to see all the flights, watch their path, and monitor traffic at a specific airport. Pretty cool stuff.

Risk Board Game with Google Map
The site and game is still being tweaked, but here is an online version of the board game Risk using the Google Maps API. I haven’t figured out how the computer takes its ‘turn’…

City Data
This website is chock full of information for zillions of cities in the US. It contains all sorts of statistics that you would not think of. Very complete, even for Jackson, MI, my town.

I found this awesome site on How to Live Simple. It’s a easy to follow e-book that gives good suggestions to de-clutter your life and how to get more out of it. A must read for those of us who are too busy to live.

Benefits of Meditation
Here is a cool explanation as to why meditation is good for you. Good ideas there and the ‘net is loaded with meditation exercises and ways to get started using meditation.