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Re: 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice

Mark Krynsky — Fri, 01 May 2020 00:22:45 -0000

Happy birthday Kevin! My favorite piece of wisdom which you've shared before and has become my mantra is "Acquiring things will rarely bring you deep satisfaction. But acquiring experiences will.". So true and I continue to pile up amazing experiences. Thank you and I wish you many more great years ahead.

Re: Consuming, curating, and creating (or, I see what @garrytan @krynsky and @empoprises did there)

Mark Krynsky — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 16:36:55 -0000

Great way to add your thoughts and continue the discussion around this topic John.

Re: Testing the Fitbit Alta HR vs. Samsung Gear Fit2

Mark Krynsky — Mon, 15 May 2017 21:06:36 -0000

I can totally sympathize with those feelings. As I mentioned, I went through a few Charge HR's as well and due to the faulty devices was compelled to try the Gear Fit2. However I was seduced back in by the Alta HR and so far I'm pretty happy. We'll see how I feel a year from now.

Re: A Retrospective on the 10th Anniversary of Lifestream Blog

Mark Krynsky — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 01:39:31 -0000

Thanks Trae and your contributions are appreciated :)

Re: Top 5 Smart Journal Apps

Mark Krynsky — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:47:50 -0000

I don't recall all the functionality offered by Momento but I would say that you should take a look at the Day One app. That is probably the premier journal app now on iOS and OS X.

Re: Thoughts on Building a Lifetime Personal Data Collection App

Mark Krynsky — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:20:32 -0000

Hi Geoffrey! So I don't think there is a single "point" with regards to the need for us to backup and archive our data. While I think everyone should do it, how that data will be accessed and used could be different for everyone. I haven't thought about a ranking of each type of data but backup everything anyways. I think it would be great to create a flexible permissions based model for accessing the data that could define what's accessible based on roles. For example, public, friends, and family would each have varying access levels.

Re: Thoughts on Building a Lifetime Personal Data Collection App

Mark Krynsky — Tue, 31 May 2016 19:19:46 -0000

Thanks for being a reader Renaud. If you want to consider submitting your software as an open source project you can learn more about the process here: https://opensource.com/reso... Maybe you can write a blog post that discusses how your software works too which others might find helpful.

Re: Thoughts on Building a Lifetime Personal Data Collection App

Mark Krynsky — Wed, 18 May 2016 21:36:48 -0000

Thanks for the feedback Joel. I similarly organize my data into a "collection" such as yourself for my local data but trying to find or discover information based on manually navigation a folder structure isn't ideal. My data collection also includes data imports from external apps and services that contain important data that I want incorporated as well such as my location history from Google as an example.

Re: New Site! · Trae Blain

Mark Krynsky — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:09:20 -0000

Nice job! I like it. Now I'd like to see a post detailing how you're incorporating all the 3rd party content into your home page.

Re: Top 5 Smart Journal Apps

Mark Krynsky — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:35:07 -0000

Unfortunately Mishell I'm not aware of any digital journal apps.

Re: Lifelogging / Quantified Self

Mark Krynsky — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:09:14 -0000

Hi Spencer and Daniel. I'll try to update this list soon and remove any items that are no longer available. I never meant for this to be comprehensive but highlight just a few of the services or devices out there. The guide at the quantified self website is a good resource http://quantifiedself.com/g...

Re: How Memorial Services are Being Transformed by Technology

Mark Krynsky — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:05:02 -0000

Thanks Bonnie, I appreciate the kind words and hopefully you find more resources here.

Re: Discovering Google Maps New Location History Features

Mark Krynsky — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:41:04 -0000

I'm not aware of how to get the values for the distances traveled.

Re: Top 5 Smart Journal Apps

Mark Krynsky — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:50:48 -0000

Eve, I'm not aware of a journal app that can import Facebook status history but I do use an app called Digi.me https://digi.me/ that I use to import all my Facebook (and other services) data which it then lets me store on my computer.

Re: Top 5 Smart Journal Apps

Mark Krynsky — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:44:49 -0000

Tac, several of them use cloud drives for syncing the data. Diaro and DayOne use Dropbox and Journey uses Google Drive. I'm pretty sure all of these can export your data to PDF files.

Re: Beautiful Visualizations of Lifelogging and Quantified Self Data

Mark Krynsky — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:24:11 -0000

You're welcome Mitchell.

Re: Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up, Fitbit One, and Bodymedia Armband Comparison Review

Mark Krynsky — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 00:59:45 -0000

Ann, I've now moved on to the Garmin Vivofit which I plan to post a review of soon. It is waterproof and can be used while swimming however it won't track the swimming activity automatically. You may also want to look into the Misfit Shine device which I believe can track swimming.

Re: Sony Expects High-End Compact Camera Sales To Grow

Mark Krynsky — Fri, 23 May 2014 06:39:27 -0000

I'm definitely one of the target customers. I owned the first generation RX100 and recently switched to the new Panasonic GM1 which is a mirrorless compact. I had a DSLR but got tired of carrying a large camera and didn't take it out much. Now I often take my compact out. Like they say, the best camera is the one you have with you.

Re: Goodbye Canonical, Hello XPRIZE

Mark Krynsky — Wed, 21 May 2014 00:32:34 -0000

Great to learn about your endeavors with the Ubuntu community. Looking forward to working with you at XPRIZE.

Re: Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up, Fitbit One, and Bodymedia Armband Comparison Review

Mark Krynsky — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:59:33 -0000

Hi Marie. I used them both simultaneously for a while. I was importing my Fitbit flex for steps and Aria scale to show my weight logging in Myfitnesspal. No special tips but it worked well.

Re: Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up, Fitbit One, and Bodymedia Armband Comparison Review

Mark Krynsky — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:13:01 -0000

I mention in the review that I only briefly looked at food tracking and did mention that the Bodymedia app allows you to track food intake in my review. I wasn't aware of whether this feature required a subscription.

Re: TicTrac is a Great Personal Data Aggregation Dashboard and Reporting Service

Mark Krynsky — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 21:22:57 -0000

Peter, they don't have a blog and I haven't read anything about their roadmap for new features. They have a Twitter account and Facebook page which you can check for updates and I'll reach out to them and see if they can provide any updates.

Re: Nike Fuelband, Jawbone Up, Fitbit One, and Bodymedia Armband Comparison Review

Mark Krynsky — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:16:14 -0000

I personally did not have any issues with charging with my Fitbit. I did have an issue with my Jawbone and they replaced it for me free of charge without any hassle. I then had an issue with the wristband of my Flex breaking and Fitbit replaced that for free as well.

Re: The Blog is Dead. Welcome to My New Blog.

Mark Krynsky — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:02:41 -0000

Thanks Nithin.

Re: TicTrac is a Great Personal Data Aggregation Dashboard and Reporting Service

Mark Krynsky — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:01:01 -0000

Eric, I feel that simply aggregating data and presenting it to a user isn't compelling for most mainstream users. The ability to analyze the data in the background and then pro-actively notify users of insights to improve their life with specific behavior changes will be the holy grail but we still have a long way to go. In the meantime presenting data and graphs in a manner that's easy to digest is the best we can currently get and I feel TicTrac does that well. Good luck on your continued work at Zenobase. I look forward to seeing what your service progress.