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The Problem With Freelance Work
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 27, 2009
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BusinessWeek ran a piece recently that highlights some of the dangers of freelance work.
What is freelancing? It is the idea of offering your services as a way for businesses to outsource their work to you on a task-by-task basis. It's a tempting way to make a little extra...
Where Are My Cufflinks? (The Glitz and Glamor of a State Dinner)
in The Jewelry Weblog, on November 26, 2009
All the incredible press coverage surrounding President Obama's first State Dinner has been fascinating to watch. The bow ties and tuxes and the evening gowns on the red carpet. I may not be on Barack and Michelle's guest list, but it still makes me want to find my best wrist watch and cuf...
National Geographic's International Photography Contest 2009 (25P)
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-25
• National Geographic's International Photography Contest 2009 (25P)
• For Search, Murdoch Looks to a Deal With Microsoft
• Displaying the best display ad with Teracent
• Generate Secure Links with Anonymous Referers & Anti-Bot Protection
• Google Acquires Teracent To Apply Machine Smar...
Bad economy, suicides and compensation
in Sox First, on November 23, 2009
Earlier this month, I looked at preliminary reports showing there has been an uptick in the number of suicides with the recession. Now there is further confirmation with a report from The Wall Street Journal showing that 19 of the largest states reporting a 2.3% increase in suicides. In...
US to pay $500 billion to service mega debt
in Sox First, on November 23, 2009
Earlier this month, I did a blog entry warning of worse times ahead with the US debt hitting $12 trillion. Just how bad is it going to get? As the New York Times warns, the US is now facing waves of debt payments. Servicing that debt will exceed $700 billion a year in 2019, up from $202...
Twitter Marketing
in BlogWealth, on November 22, 2009
Twitter is a phenomenon that is sweeping the globe. In the last year Twitter has seen membership growth well in excess of 1,500% as people swarm to use it and set up accounts. The basic premise of Twitter is that you post Tweets about what you are doing. The twist is that you only have 140 charact...
Detroit struggles to bury its dead
in Sox First, on November 22, 2009
While Michigan's unemployment is at 15.1%, Detroit's rate is at close to 28% , thanks to years of mismanagement by Ford, Chrysler and GM. Things are so bad in Detroit now that they can't even bury their dead. As The Times reports, the bodies have been piling up in the morgue and the tall...
Growl for Windows 2.00:00
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-20
• Growl for Windows 2.00:00
• An Early Look At IE9 for Developers
• 海岸线 (38P)
• The Dubai Airshow As Seen From Orbit
• AT&T loses first legal battle against Verizon ads
• Condé Nast's Offering for Apple's Mystery Tablet: Wired Magazine
• Dash to D.C.! Tech Guru Will Head Gov't Inc...
One in seven US home loans at risk of foreclosures
in Sox First, on November 20, 2009
What chances of a US recovery? Don't hold your breath. As reported here , foreclosures will keep rising through 2010 and one in seven US home loans is now past due or in foreclosure. The quarterly delinquency measure is at its highest level since 1972. br />All up, just over 14% of US home l...
Seen that? - AOPA Online Gallery
in The Aviation Weblog, on November 19, 2009
AOPA Online Gallery at The Aviation Weblog One of my favorite haunts on the internet is the AOPA online gallery. It contains hundreds of photos of all types of general aviation aircraft, professional quality photos too! I enjoy downloading several...
Christianity and the crash
in Sox First, on November 16, 2009
Did Christianity cause the market meltdown? Probably not completely but according to Hanna Rosin at The Atlantic , it fueled the housing bubble that created the crash. In her piece, Rosin talks about a different strain of Christian faith which has has grown in popularity, one that promises ...
Seen that? - Nanotech's for real in the building industry
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 16, 2009
Nanotech's for real in the building industry at Nanotechbuzz Nanotechnology is sometimes seen as all hype, with little real-world application. But nanomaterials are already all around us. Take the buildings that we live and work in, for instance. ...
Greenland melting fast
in Sox First, on November 15, 2009
In the lead up to Copenhagen, we have alarming news that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at an accelerating rate. According to the report, Greenland lost an estimated 1500 gigatons (one gigaton is equal to 1 billion tons) of ice from the year 2000 to 2008 and if it does lose all its ice...
Get your game on, CIOs
in The CIO Weblog, on November 13, 2009
McKinsey says it's "Time to raise the CIO's game" and I couldn't agree more. Don't get me wrong, I am as hesitant as ever to jump on the "this changes everything" bandwagon. I didn't buy into the "we don't need a business plan, we're on the Internet!" game that fueled the dot-com bubble, and I'm...
Does calling it ice cream make it less garbage?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 12, 2009
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Microsoft's new CIO Tony Scott likes the idea of using the company's in-development products operationally within the business as they are being developed, but hates the traditional label attached to the practice, "dogfooding." "I decided very quickly that dogfooding just d...
US unemployment to hit 13%
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
We've been hearing lots of commentators say that US unemployment will peak at around 10% and that the recession is over. But former Merrill Lynch economist David Rosenberg says unemployment will hit 13%, the highest since monthly records began in 1948. According to this report , Rosenb...
Seen that? - How Much Is Your Blog Worth?
in BlogWealth, on November 10, 2009
How Much Is Your Blog Worth? at BlogWealth Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tomislav ForgoEver wonder how much your blog might be worth? Now you can find out. Stop by the Business Opportunities Weblog and plug your blog's url into their special ...
Seen that? - New AOL Homepage Launched
in The Search Engine Weblog, on November 10, 2009
New AOL Homepage Launched at The Search Engine Weblog Aol has launched a brand-new layout to their site...it's really nice! It definitely has more of a portal fee, in the Yahoo! vein. Lot's of interesting tools like weather, AOL Radio, and...
Seen that? - Portable dialysis machines on the horizon
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 9, 2009
Portable dialysis machines on the horizon at Straightfromthedoc Portable dialysis machines have been recently approved by the FDA. Currently, people have to go to dialysis centers several times per week. If at-home dialysis takes off, many lives o...
Seen that? - Online social networking
in The Dating Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Online social networking at The Dating Weblog One of the best paths one should follow is socializing. Meet as many people as you can, make yourself pleasurable.Networking is probably a word you hear a lot while on the internet. No matter what you ...
TechFlash discusses roadblocks to innovation in America
in The CIO Weblog, on November 2, 2009
Monica Harrington at TechFlash posts on "Innovation: Nine hurdles facing America as a center of tech" discussing our country's challenges in maintaining an education system, and therefore workforce, capable of maintaining the lead in global technical innovation.
This isn't really an article for...
Firefox 3.6 Beta 1
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-01
• Firefox 3.6 Beta 1
• F1 车手年薪榜：Kimi 高居榜首
• Promote on Twitter & Facebook-Cal Tweet
• OPM UK December 2009 Preview
• TheDailySearch.com
• stereomood – emotional internet radio - music for my mood and activities
• Recurring Billing, Subscription Billing, Web 2.0 and SaaS Billing - ...
Seen that? - $100 Hamburger
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 31, 2009
$100 Hamburger at The Aviation Weblog One of the reasons I wanted to learn to fly is so I could get what every pilot alive calls the "$100 Hamburger." One of the places I want to do that is Patti's Settlement at Grand Rivers, Kentuck...
Seen that? - Warning From a Student of Democracy's Collapse
in P2P File Sharing, on October 31, 2009
Warning From a Student of Democracy's Collapse at P2P File Sharing The following may appear to have nothing to do with P2P. But it does. There is a growing sense of entitlement, self-protection, and amnesia in this country ... and in the entertain...
Dad Joe says Michael Jackson is worth more dead than alive
in Sox First, on October 31, 2009
First we had reports from investigative blogger Gerald Posner reports that Michael Jackson's autopsy photos are being shopped around. If it's true, the pics would get a good price. According to this report , they could be worth $1 million. All this coincides with the release of the 90 m...
US housing probe and climate change
in Sox First, on October 26, 2009
The United Nations is sending in an investigator Raquel Rolnik to investigate the state of affordable housing in New York and six other places in the United States. Rolnick is a Brazilian architect and urban planner, and a professor at the University of Sao Paolo. She is also the former D...
Fewer Americans believe in climate change
in Sox First, on October 23, 2009
In the lead up to Copenhagen, pressure is mounting on the Untied States to take a stand on global warming instead of doing the usual and digging its heels. Writing in The Guardian , Jeffrey Sachs says US dependence on coal stands in the way of getting any sort of traction at Copenhagen. "T...
Cisco Agrees: P2P Use Declining
in P2P File Sharing, on October 22, 2009
© Per Ola Wiberg (Powi)
A new study by Cisco comes to the same conclusion as Arbor Networks' study, discussed below -- P2P traffic is declining.
"The Cisco research shows that P2P use has dropped, comprising only 38 percent of the total traffic in the third quarter, compared...
Bailed out banks continue to live it up
in Sox First, on October 21, 2009
Like pigs at a trough, the US banks were wallowing in US government bailout but at the same time, they were handing out perks to their executives that had taken them to the brink of disaster. While 8 million jobs have been destroyed in this recession, perks for executives at the bailed out ba...
US Immigration Reform: Maybe Next Year...
in Global Mobility Report, on October 12, 2009
© humbertomoreno
The Hill is reporting that immigration reform is dead. At least for this year. Republicans failed last week to keep provisions addressing illegal immigration in the Homeland Security spending bill, the latest sign that Democrats want to hold off on that debate until n...
What can newspapers learn from the music business?
in Sox First, on October 12, 2009
It's a pertinent question. And media proprietors could do worse than look at how the music business coped when it was hit with technology, combined with changing tastes and consumer patterns. It's a theme taken up by Nick Crocker on the Mashable site and it's definitely worth reading. Th...
Seen that? - Fake Office background noise can help your home business
in Home Based Business, on October 11, 2009
Fake Office background noise can help your home business at Home Based Business A lot of times, our client's perception of a business run from home is inferior compared to a business run in a usual office. An office setting provides them the c...
The Goldman Sachs lie
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
How can you believe Government Sachs, I mean Goldman Sachs? During the week, Goldman's CEO Lloyd Blankfein told The Wall Street Journal
that the investment house received no special treatment in the bailout, despite the presence of so many Goldmanites in the top echelons of the US Govern...
Turbo: The Movie Is Better Than Most Street Fighter Films
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-11
• Turbo: The Movie Is Better Than Most Street Fighter Films
• 《华尔街疯人日记》连载69
• Google Chrome 4.0.221.6 Beta
• Microsoft mulling 128-bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 9
• A Windows to Help You Forget
• EU to Settle Microsoft Case by Year End
• One Hundred Linked to International Computer...
Seen that? - Digital music is 6% of industry sales
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 9, 2009
Digital music is 6% of industry sales at Digital Music - The Future IFPI, the international music industry association issued its report for the state of digital music in 2005. Key findings: * There are 2 million songs online, double from last ye...
Four ways to create jobs in the recession
in Sox First, on October 6, 2009
Unemployment in the United States will keep rising and will push beyond 10%. So how to fix it? And where can people find work? The Wall Street Journal reports that while it will be years before lost jobs return, health care and education will remain the key areas for jobs growth. These areas...
Seen that? - The Robin Hood Awards Round #1.5
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 2, 2009
The Robin Hood Awards Round #1.5 at Audeamus - How dare we... (Picture from Herra) Okay, so I only had two people vote in our first Robin Hood Awards, and they each voted for two different people. An appalling turnout, or simply a statistical dead...
Seen that? - Stream DivX to the 360 without re-encoding
in XboxSpace, on October 2, 2009
Stream DivX to the 360 without re-encoding at XboxSpace The type of files you can stream to the 360 has been the achillies heel of the 360's media center experience. Well, it turns out that it is possible to do, but it requires a bit of comput...
Seen that? - DEPP BUYS ISLAND!
in The Celebrities Weblog, on October 2, 2009
DEPP BUYS ISLAND! at The Celebrities Weblog It's often said that, "No man is an island," which is a quote from John Donne's, "Meditation XVII." However, some men, and women, can own an island, and you don't have to ...
Security breaches up in 2009
in The CIO Weblog, on September 30, 2009
A confluence of circumstances have led to an explosion of security breaches in corporations over the past year, according to a study by Canadian security researchers. The number of breaches tripled the 2008 findings in a survey of 600 Canadian IT security professionals.
The report also indicates ...
Writedowns reduced but bad loans to increase
in Sox First, on September 30, 2009
First the good news! The International Monetary Fund has scaled back the global writedowns for banks and other financial institutions to a mere $3.4 trillion. So that's $600 billion less of writedowns. The bad news is that the number of bad loans will increase because of unemployment and p...
PlayStation Store 更新
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-27
伴随着 TGS09 的举行，Sony 对其 PlayStation Store 进行了更新：
PS3 STORE
Downloadable Games
Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander's Challenge ($9.99)
Zombie Apocalypse ($9.99)
Game Demos
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Demo
Zombie Apocalypse Demo
Lost Planet 2 Co-Op Campaign Demo
Wolfenstein Demo
Punishe...
Square-Enix: The Next Gaming Innovation Will Be Billing
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-26
• Square-Enix: The Next Gaming Innovation Will Be Billing
• South Korea to Allow iPhone Entry
• New Firefox 3.7 Design Suggestions Posted
• Microsoft To Open Cafe In Paris To Build Windows 7 Buzz
• Google 服务本月内出现两次大范围故障
• Help and learn from others as you browse the web: Google Sidewiki
...
Royal Caribbean International holt die große Bühne an Bord des neuesten Schiffs
in Kreuzfahrten, on 24.09.09
Es gibt viele gute Gründe, eine Kreuzfahrt auf der Oasis of the Seas zu buchen. Sei es die schiere Größe, sei es das grandiose Gastronomie-Angebot oder die komfortablen Kabinen - oder eben das Entertainment-Programm. Und genau diesem Thema hat Royal Caribbean International eine spannende Press...
The phoney bull market
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
Is this a bull market or a bear market rally? Commentators like Clem Chambers at Forbes say the market rally seems to have all the hallmarks of a bull market. "Another good augur for a bull market is that no one is calling this,'' Chambers writes. "You really know the end i...
Will Outsourcing Affect the Recovery?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 20, 2009
© Alex E. Proimos
One of the questions that have been going through the minds of many is whether the U.S. will have a "jobless recovery" as the recession begins to recede. A "jobless recovery" concerns many American economists because so much of our economy has moved away f...
Murdoch predicts the end of newspapers
in Sox First, on September 16, 2009
Ink might run in his veins but Rupert Murdoch has admitted that the newspaper as we know it is dead. As reported here , Murdoch told the Goldman Sachs' annual media conference that electronic reading devices will replace paper. "I do certainly see the day when more people will be buy...
喜马拉雅南麓风光美如画
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-15
• 喜马拉雅南麓风光美如画(组图)
• 1亿网购用户上半年花钱千亿 同比激增94.8%
• Goodbye, Gobbledygook
• Google Economist Sees Positive Signs in Search Term Trends
• How To: Back Up All Your Stuff, For Free
• Google主页11年变迁之路
• Some Notes On iTunes LP
• Microsoft: Windows 7 upgrade can take nearly a day
• Yep, Motorol...
Unemployment boosts marijuana trade
in Sox First, on September 11, 2009
Back in July, I did a blog entry looking at how there was a push to legalize marijuana in California to get that state out of the pits. California is the trend-setting state of the US, so it's not surprising to read reports that struggling entrepreneurs are now growing bumper crops of ...
The US consumer economy is dead
in Sox First, on September 9, 2009
It had to happen. It's no great shock that Switzerland has overtaken the United States as the world's most competitive economy. The World Economic Forum also ranked Britain at number 13, well behind Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands. Also, the record plunge in b...
Electric cars - no one will buy without Government backing
in Sox First, on September 6, 2009
The push for electric cars seems to be gathering pace with Japan's Mitsubishi and France's Peugeot-Citroen signing a contract to develop and market electric cars next year. Meanwhile, Hyundai has announced its plans to reveal its all-electric car at the Frankfurt motor show this mon...
Megan Fox bio. Sex sells
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-05
• Megan Fox bio. Sex sells
• Mugasha: Listen to Dance Music Sets from DJs Around the World
• YouTube in Talks to Stream Rental Movies
• The Shanghai Corporate Pavillion for World Expo 2010
• Google Doodle: ドラえもんの誕生日
• 《华尔街疯人日记》连载44
• Twitter Hires Another Googler for Executive Team
• ...
New Final Fantasy XIII Shonen Jump Scan
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-04
• New Final Fantasy XIII Shonen Jump Scan
• Apple approves Vonage mobile VoIP app
• Firefox 4.0 将于明年发布
• Microsoft and Intel start acting like Wintel on Windows 7 launch
• Koenigsegg CCX
• More on today's Gmail issue
• Panasonic Lumix GF1 Camera Improves on the Olympus E-P1... But N...
Commercial real estate to create a new mortgage crisis
in Sox First, on August 31, 2009
Be careful about this talk of recovery. Marc Courtenay at Seeking Alpha presents us a list of commentators saying this rally has a while to run yet. That's dangerous talk. Regardless of this talk, the reality is September-October are always dangerous times for the market. Lehman Brothers,...
New Wii Zapper Bundles for Europe and Japan
in House of Nintendo, on August 29, 2009
Wii gamers in Europe and Japan will get new Wii Zapper bundles set to be released on November 27th and September 17th respectively.The Wii Zapper bundle for Europe to be released on November 27th features 'Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles' and the one coming to Japan on Septembe...
Up to 1000 more bank failures
in Sox First, on August 28, 2009
Despite all the talk about good economic news, the plight of the US banks highlights the fundamental crisis confronting the world's biggest economy. And it's getting worse. According to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) statement , the number of "problem" banks...
Hedge Fund Journal’s Funds of Hedge Funds/ Newedge Release Top 50 Research
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 27, 2009
The top 50 funds are certainly managing less, but they are not out of the game. Smaller funds, of course, are facing an even tougher time. Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research (HFR) has reported that over 200 funds of hedge funds liquidated in 2009. This is a significant increase on the last qua...
Double dip recession looming
in Sox First, on August 24, 2009
Last week, I did a blog entry looking at the likelihood of this being a W-shaped recession, that we are headed for the double dip. Now Dr Doom Nouriel Roubini warns that a double dip looks increasingly likely. Writing in the Financial Times , says there are two reasons why a double dip rece...
Dirty oil
in Sox First, on August 22, 2009
We don't learn and that's frightens Sox First. Greed is pushing up oil prices which have reached their highest level for the year at $74.48. Forbes has jumped on that, claiming its a sign of optimism about the recovery. As things pick up, there'll be greater demand and that wil...
Headed for the double dip
in Sox First, on August 20, 2009
As reported here , the International Monetary Fund says the recovery has begun. It's just that it will be slow and unpredictable. And it's gone so deep that it will affect supply and demand for years to come. What that means is that the long term future is uncertain and we need to win...
Your Vision of Success
in TJ's Weblog, on August 20, 2009
© mind_scratch
I saw this piece recently at Women Entrepreneurs on vision and several thoughts came to my mind as I read throguh it.
It's almost impossible to hear that word, vision , used in the context of leadership or direction and not think of the Bible verse that gets used and ab...
Woods No Longer Invincible
in Eagle Par Birdie, on August 16, 2009
Courtesy: The Guardian
Well, well, well. History has been made; Tiger Woods has been defeated while leading on Sunday, while leading after 54 holes and while leading on Sunday in a major - where he WAS 11-0.
That's all over now. The streak is done. Turn the page.
Is a new era in golf abo...
Universal Charger for 2010
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on August 10, 2009
© mightyohm
You know the feeling: You're out of town, at a conference or even on vacation, but you're waiting for that one important call. You keep your phone on and near you at all times. Then that little beeping noise starts, alerting you to the inevitable death of your mobile batte...
Spooks and the financial crisis
in Sox First, on August 7, 2009
American intelligence has been monitoring the global financial crisis and its fallout. In answers to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence , the Office of the Director of National Intelligence says that global meltdown is a significant issue for US intelligence operatives. "While ...
US mortgages underwater
in Sox First, on August 7, 2009
The Washington Post reports that the US Government is considering plans to take hundreds of billions of dollars in troubled loans out of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, stick them into a so-called "bad bank" and create a new structure to support the home-loan market. That sounds fine i...
More good news for the housing industry
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 7, 2009
A rising number of U.S. residents in June signed contracts to buy homes. It's just one more piece of evidence that the U.S. housing market is finally recovering from its long slump.
And that's good news for the rest of the economy, too. Much of the fortunes of the U.S. economy are tied to t...
