Doc Ott’s Life Hack Blog

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.

Here is a cool site with free podcasts under all sorts of categories. Pretty cool, although it takes a bit to get to the file and download it.

Ok, this site has a Google video picked every day. Some of the videos they choose are freaky, but some are pretty darn cool. This amateur car chase is pretty sweet.

I am bored is a fantastic site loaded with fun stuff when you need to kill time and you have a high speed internet connection.

What do you get when you mix a electrician, a geek, and a lover of music? This marriage of music and Christmas trees lights on someone’s house. A way cool video.