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There is still no good business for transport companies...
in Supplychainer, on November 17, 2009
Christmas period is always the time of good business for logistics and transport companies: People are ordering lots of stuff online, lots of new goods should be transported to the stores, etc.
However, this year is different: According to About.com Logistics, there is still not clear sal...
Cost cuts hit auditors
in Sox First, on November 17, 2009
The economic crisis is having an impact on financial statements and auditors with Britain's Financial Reporting Council (FRC), as reported here , warning that accounting firms could sacrifice audit quality when they're cutting costs and scrambling to get more cash in through the door. In fa...
Climate change and Big Brother
in Sox First, on November 15, 2009
The age of Big Brother is upon thanks to climate change. Yesterday, I did a blog entry looking at how the Dutch government plans to introduce a road tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Significantly, every car will be equipped with a GPS device to track the distance and how much the dr...
Jaguar D-Type, a Most Beautiful Race Car
in Classical Drives, on November 11, 2009
The Jaguar D-Type was not only the fastest sports-prototype of the 1950s, it was the most beautiful. Curvaceous, purposeful and, for its period, very aerodynamic. Look at the photo above and dare tell me I'm wrong! Indeed, if you've got enough spare cash in your jeans you can buy it with the high...
Seen that? - An Annuity Primer
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 10, 2009
An Annuity Primer at The Personal Finance Weblog The SEC has a a quick primer on annuities. As the boomer generation focuses more attention on income streams this product will be even more prevalent. [...] Read More Quick Primer on t...
Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-06
• Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store
• Tumblr 开始限制每天上传图片的容量了
• 35 million netbooks to ship in 2009
• 4 Ways News Organizations are Using Twitter Lists
• Personal Droid Data Will Cost $30, Even With Exchange
• Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 NAS
• Amazon aff...
Buffett bets big on US recovery
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
Warren Buffett has taken a giant wager on the US economy recovering with Berkshire Hathaway announcing it's buying the rest of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, America's second biggest railroad, that he doesn't already own. As the New York Times says, the Sage of Omaha is betting that a...
Seen that? - HARRAH'S CASINOS EXPANDS TO ENGLAND
in Play Las Vegas, on November 3, 2009
HARRAH'S CASINOS EXPANDS TO ENGLAND at Play Las Vegas Source:www.vegas-infos.de The race is on, everyone wants a bit of Las Vegas in their country. "Harrah's" took the plunge and bought out the prestigious London Clubs International ...
Seen that? - Putters, Putters Everywhere
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 21, 2009
Putters, Putters Everywhere at Eagle Par Birdie I was searching for some news on the latest golf equipment so I could pass it along here. I came across a site called Golf Review.com on which you can read or write reviews of equipment. I clicked...
Times dismisses Microsoft
in The CIO Weblog, on October 19, 2009
The New York Times has published a scathing critique of Microsoft's current status and prospects, marking a new low in the prevailing conception of the company's chances as the industry spins slowly on an axis leading away from the traditional desktop market it dominates. While haters such as mys...
Did brilliant minds create the recession?
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
Did smart people cause the financial meltdown? It's a point raised by Calvin Trillin in the New York Times . Brilliant people entered the world of derivatives and credit default swaps, lured by the prospect of the kind of money they could never make working as academics or legal-services ...
Ways to Make a Budget Work
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on October 14, 2009
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Its that time of year, when the holidays come around and everyone starts trying to squeeze each penny for all its worth. It makes you wonder where all that money from the summer time went. You had it and now you're wondering how you'll make it to tax season.
There is a sub...
Failed Lehman bankers pursue $100 million in deferred pay
in Sox First, on October 14, 2009
Questions really need to be raised about long term deferred pay structure with reports that ex-Lehman bankers are claiming over $US100 million in lost deferred compensation from the administrators of the collapsed US bank. These are failed bankers. And to reward them, when investors lost a f...
Greentech Sees Venture Capital Growth
in TJ's Weblog, on October 11, 2009
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Renewable Energy World is reporting that venture capital investment is on the upswing - at least in the green technology sector of the economy.
Third quarter numbers are out, and they're encouraging for both VC's and the greentech sector. Q1 this year saw 59 deals wo...
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...
Harleys, tattoos and other hotel deals
in Sox First, on October 5, 2009
Want a ride in a Harley? Check into a hotel. The Los Angeles Times reports that hotels are now giving away rides on Harley Davidsons, and in Mercedes, Porsche or BMW convertibles to attract patrons. Times are tough and hotels are coming up with all sorts of sweeteners to attract cash-strappe...
Seen that? - Do erectile dysfunction drugs cause blindness?
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 2, 2009
Do erectile dysfunction drugs cause blindness? at Straightfromthedoc We can't know for sure. The FDA recently asked for a label change in the erectile dysfunction medications: A small number of men have lost eyesight in one eye some time after...
Prague : Vieille ville et quartier juif
in Les Explorers, on octobre 1, 2009
Si certains se lancent à la conquête ascensionnelle du château royal de Prague, d'autres préfèreront pénétrer les secrets du plus ancien quartier juif d'Europe de l'autre côté du pont, côté Vieille Ville.
Le quartier juif de Prague fut fondé au XIIème siècle et appelé Josefov, en ho...
The Merger Wave
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 28, 2009
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The past week has seen two mega-deals where U.S.-based outsourcing providers Perot Systems ( PER ) and Affiliated Computer Systems ( ACS ) have been purchased by Dell Computer ( DELL ) and Xerox Corporation ( XRX ), respectively. Both acquisitions are interesting for what they ar...
Contract Length and Reluctance to Outsource
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 27, 2009
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Many economists believe that we have turned the corner on the recession. Whether or not offshoring companies can take advantge of that turnaround quickly may very well depend on whether they offer customers scalable flexibility (upwards and downwards) that is greater than the flexibili...
Is the G20 having a George Bush moment?
in Sox First, on September 27, 2009
The G20 seems to be having a George W. Bush moment. Remember when Bush landed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln back in 2003, arriving in the co-pilot's seat of a Navy S-3B Viking, to praise the US war effort in Iraq and then more or less proclaimed victory beneath a tower adorned with a big s...
Is Twitter really worth $1 billion?
in Sox First, on September 26, 2009
Bloomberg reports that Twitter has received $100 million in venture capital funding that actually values the social networking site at $1 billion, providing the investors with a 10% stake. Now how is that possible for a site that isn't even making any money? Indeed, you do wonder whether...
En route vers le château de Prague
in Les Explorers, on septembre 26, 2009
La rue Cihelnà vient quasiment chercher le promeneur au pied du pont Charles, côté Mala Strana. Étroite et élégante, elle propose toutes sortes de bibelots, marionnettes, objets de porcelaine ou bijoux de grenat à qui prend le temps. Les maisons et petits palais qui la bordent attirent le regard...
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...
Are you going back to business as usual?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 23, 2009
I guess I am only moderately suprised that with the economy verging out of the recession, many businesses appear to be heading back down the Upgrade Highway, as is indicated in the results of this Robert Half survey of CFOs (posted at ZDNet). Nearly half of respondents from companies with more tha...
Prague, la bien-aimée de l’Est
in Les Explorers, on septembre 17, 2009
"Praha" en tchèque, la capitale de la République tchèque comme de la Bohême, dévoile aux nombreux touristes qui arpentent ses rues le pittoresque de ses passages, de ses églises, de ses tavernes ou grands cafés. La ville de Kafka n'a subi ni grande destruction pendant la guerre, ni pla...
Twitter's advertising U-Turn
in Sox First, on September 12, 2009
In its search for profits, Twitter has finally opened the door for advertising. As The Independent reports, it's a significant U turn with Biz Stone, one of Twitter's founders, revealing that the site had opted to "leave the door open for advertising". br />This changes ...
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...
Apple's new OS geared for multicore future
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-03
• Apple's new OS geared for multicore future
• Alodia and her room
• 《华尔街疯人日记》连载42
• Leica M9 Appears for Four Blurry Seconds in Promo Video
• Computer Repair Flowchart
• Autograph: simple signature capture for MacBooks
• 《魔兽》停运九城二季亏7920万元
• Google CEO Eric Schmidt Interview: His ...
Google Chrome OS 最新截图
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-02
• Google Chrome OS 最新截图
• SNS网站错位发展 游戏化超越社交本质
• Br.st
• PortableApps.com Wins Big in the 2009 SourceForge Community Choice Awards
• Olympus E-600 announced
• PortableApps.com Hits 100 Million Portable Apps Downloaded
• Latest Design News and Articles for Web Designers and Graphic Design...
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,...
Costs of fighting climate change to treble
in Sox First, on August 30, 2009
We all know that fighting climate change will cost billions. But how much cash do we need? A new report from scientists says world leaders have massively underestimated these costs. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) estimates that annual global costs of adapting to clima...
Pre-Order Guitar Hero 5 with Johnny Cash - Trailer at Break.com
in The Wired Home Weblog, on August 25, 2009
Guitar Hero 5 - Johnny Cash - Watch more game trailers
I got my introduction to Guitar Hero late last year at school dance. Why wife and I were there to monitor the students. Most of them were out on the dance floor. But off in one corner someone had set up a PS3 and kids were lining...
Loan deals Italian style
in Sox First, on August 24, 2009
It's a sign of the times and just the kind of mouth-watering economics story that anyone would love. The Guardian reports that cash strapped Italian food producers plan to put up expensive wines and dry-cured hams as collateral on bank loans. Italian banks already store massive wheels of...
The smart meter revolution
in Sox First, on August 23, 2009
Much has been said about the shift to smart meters and the shift to an smart grid for electricity. This morning I had a piece in the paper explaining how smart meters will crank up the price of electricity. The scary thing about smart meters is that it delivers more power to electricity comp...
On the predictability of Search Trends
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-21
• On the predictability of Search Trends
• Final Fantasy XIII Scans Leaked - Odin's Gestalt Mode Revealed
• Future tourism may include robot sex
• California City, a ghost town?
• cTwitterLike
• Bing Search Share Rises Modestly In July
• Tweets and Treats
• Criticker
• Pandora T...
Cocaine dollars
in Sox First, on August 18, 2009
It's nothing to sniff at. US currency is drug money, literally. We now have reports has found that 95% of dollar bills in Washington DC bear traces of cocaine. Significantly, that's up 20% over the last two years. In other words, more people are using dollar bills to snort the st...
Facebook's Friendfeed acquisiton. What's next?
in Sox First, on August 16, 2009
All sorts of theories coming up now following Facebook's acquisition of Friendfeed. The acquisition reportedly cost Facebook $50 million, $15 million it in cash and the rest in stock. The Guardian's technology editor Charles Arthur argues that it helps Facebook bamboozle Google by ma...
VMWare Buys SpringSource
in Java Entrepreneur, on August 12, 2009
VMWare this week announced plans to acquire SpringSource for $362 million in cash and equity, plus the assumption of approximately $58 million of unvested stock and options.
"No open source code company has fetched such a price since Red Hat bought JBoss for $350 million in 2006...
Mobile VoIP: 'An Unstoppable Train'
in The VoIP Weblog, on August 12, 2009
Unstrung Insider has released a new report entitled Mobile VoIP: A Disruptive Service Goes Mainstream , describing the growth of mobile VoIP as "an unstoppable train."
As report author John Blau writes , "The penetration of smartphones, the emergence of new IP-based, voice...
Odds are good you'll be "underwater" by 2011
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 10, 2009
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If you own a home, the odds are good that you'll be "underwater" by 2011.
No homeowner wants this. It's when you owe more on your mortgage loan than what your home is worth. According to a news story in the Victorville Daily Press, nearly 48 percent of hom...
Sperm banking boom
in Sox First, on August 7, 2009
With the credit crunch, it's harder now for the banks to do business and make loans. But one type of banking business is booming. Sperm banks are doing a roaring business, according to this report . There's been a huge increase in inquiries from potential donors and most of them say i...
Students Can Save Money on Flights with an Air Miles Credit Card
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 6, 2009
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It is getting close to that time when students need to go back to college. This means that many will have to take to the air in order to get there. The good news is that you can save money by getting a discount on future flights with an air miles credit card.
If the student trave...
Sainsbury's selects Wesupply for supplier B2B services
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
According to a new release by Manufacturing and Logistics IT , Sainsbury's has selected Wesupply as the business-to-business (B2B) platform for connectivity to its 4,000 suppliers. Wesupply will work with IBM to provide a complete outsourced solution to Sainsbury's, and upgrade existing...
At the end, should we reduce costs or invest in supply chains?
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
This is kind of difficult question; at least it seems so. The answer is simple though: You should do both.
Looking at the overall market situation, companies are currently focussing on cost cutting but will fail to invest in supply chains becuase of the future problems and is now an opportune t...
死亡笔记 Death Note L标志 项链
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-30
• 死亡笔记 Death Note L标志 项链
• 苏宁电器成为惠普中国唯一直供渠道商
• Thanks for giving my pixels back, browser makers
• Sprint to buy out Virgin Mobile USA
• New York Times Article Skimmer
• Microsoft Proposal to European Commission
• Government releases 20-page guide to using Twitter
• Blip.tv Lands A Big...
Summer Diabetes Management
in Daily Diabetic, on July 28, 2009
Diabetic Care Services has partnered with Kent State University 's nutrition department to offer testing and nutrition tips for maintaining effective diabetes self-management during summer, when on travel, picnics and parties make it more difficult to stick to testing regimens and healthy...
La place Wenceslas dans toutes les mémoires
in Les Explorers, on juillet 26, 2009
L'histoire douloureuse de la République tchèque se laisse découvrir en filigrane à de nombreux coins de rue. La longue place Venceslas (Vaclavské naměstí), dans la Nouvelle Ville, fait partie de ces hauts-lieux de l'histoire du pays.
Ancien marché aux chevaux, la grande artère commerciale ...
Utterly Yours Pregnancy Pillow
in The Parenting Weblog, on July 24, 2009
Here's one for parents-to-be out there. I think I've never encountered a woman who has never complained of backaches during her pregnancy. As the belly grows, the pull against the lower back increases and even in sleep, it becomes difficult to find a comfortable sleeping position.
Sure...
Flycast gets funded
in Digital Music - The Future, on July 24, 2009
In the past few years a small Startup company getting a big 2million cash investment wasn't always a major thing; investors had money to chuck away and would eventually earn it back when something hit big, but nowerdays it's getting harder to comeby, and as such I was suprised to h...
ASCAP scrabbles for cash....
in Digital Music - The Future, on July 24, 2009
ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, is one of the groups that collects royalties when music tracks are played in public places, on the radio, the like. They have also made a rather wild accusation as of late, one which reaks of them scrabbling for cash as they struggle ...
地狱少女雕刻项链 / じごくしょうじょ 雕刻项链
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-24
• 地狱少女雕刻项链 / じごくしょうじょ 雕刻项链
• MySpace Music Appears To Be A Hit, Increases Traffic Tenfold Year-Over-Year
• Probably Not The Palm Pre Chart Roger McNamee Wants To See
• Sam Raimi plays 'Warcraft'
• 50 New Beautiful Blog Designs
• 网易闪电邮 1.1.1.0 正式版
• Hon Hai Suspends Security Offi...
死亡笔记 L 之 Q 版手办（可换脸）
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-22
• 死亡笔记 L 之 Q 版手办（可换脸）
• Mac Office gets service pack update
• Twitter Generates $48 Million of Media Coverage in a Month
• Apple, RIM Outsmart Phone Market
• Why Japan's Cellphones Haven't Gone Global
• Apps 'to be as big as internet'
• iPhone App Store roulette: A tale ...
Banks misused TARP funds
in Sox First, on July 20, 2009
Anyone who thinks the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailout money for the banks is being used by banks to write loans, should check out this Washington Post report . Taxpayers money is being misused. The Post tells us that a report from the special inspector general overseeing the gover...
Sun Shareholders Approve Oracle Acquisition
in Java Entrepreneur, on July 20, 2009
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With 62 percent voting in favor of the deal, Sun Microsystems shareholders have approved the company's merger with Oracle .
"Pending approval by the Justice Department, database titan Oracle is set to acquire Sun for $9.50 per share in cash, or $5.6 billion incl...
Utterly Yours Pregnancy Pillow
in Next Nine Months, on July 18, 2009
I think one of the most, if not the most often complaint we hear from pregnant women is backache. As the belly grows, the pull against the lower back increases and even in sleep, it becomes difficult to find a comfortable sleeping position.
There are many pregnancy pillows and wedges out there...
Two New Google Trends Features
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-15
• Two New Google Trends Features
• New Tab Page
• QQ 邮箱国内首推"关闭邮箱"功能
• Twitter Nabs a Legal Eagle from Google
• How To Save Files In Different Formats
• Microsoft Has Turned The Corner
• What You Pay For
• Wine and Plastic Cups: Not a Perfect Pairing
• Favstar.fm
• Micros...
Raising Money for Your Start-Up
in TJ's Weblog, on July 13, 2009
VentureBeat had a piece earlier this month on fundraising: Startup Fundraising 101. The author, Bernard Moon, has been through three startups now.
The piece is an interesting, fairly personal account of what's involved in getting cash for a startup. And it comes complete with presentation sl...
Chrome OS: The reflective phase
in The CIO Weblog, on July 10, 2009
After the original explosion of Google Chrome OS related articles immediately after the announcement, today we get the day-after "thoughtful" posts exploring what it all means, and what will really happen with Google, Chrome OS, and the supposed arch-enemies of the two, Microsoft an...
Can dope save California?
in Sox First, on July 8, 2009
California's economy is in deep trouble and threatens to drag the rest of America down with it. So it was hard to go past Advertising Age running this brief commercial from the Marijuana Policy Project:
It's actually a stupid commercial as California's problems have absolute...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 3)
in Supplychainer, on July 6, 2009
This is the third part of Robert Hanfield's talk in PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times. In this part Robert touches upon issues such as early retirement policies, cash issues and synchronization with suppliers; Generally speaking, he doesn't consider early...
Did Palin quit to head off an embezzlement scandal?
in Sox First, on July 5, 2009
The blogosphere is buzzing with talk that Sarah Palin's shock resignation was to head off an embezzlement scandal. Brad Friedman at the Brad Blog broke the story. "I've now been able to get independent information from multiple sources that all of this precedes what are said to b...
Housing slump boosts population in New York City, other big cities
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 3, 2009
The housing slump has certainly had some unforeseen consequences. For instance, it may have actually helped boost the number of people living in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.
A story by Bloomberg News theorizes that falling home values in the suburbs of California and Florida may h...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
California has entered the new financial year in crisis with a budget deficit of $26.3 billion, up from $24.3 billion, because of the ineptitude of the legislature in missing a deadline and political incompetence of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The state has an unemployment rate of 11.5%, hig...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
So as expected, Bernard Madoff got the max : 150 years in the slammer for perpetrating his vile Ponzi Scheme. For his part, Madoff delivered a big apology to the victims. But interesting questions remain. Was there money laundering involved? And if so, wouldn't that make some of his vict...
Explaining Page Rank
in The Search Engine Weblog, on June 29, 2009
If you haven't seen the piece Matt Cutts did recently on page rank, you should take a look.
Matt provides one of the best explanations of page rank I've ever read. After a good look at how to think about page rank, Matt walks through a Q&A that touches on the differece between dof...
Swisslog introduces new solution for medication supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
PRWeb reported that Swisslog has released its next generation of Inventory Management Software (IMS) for the hospital pharmacy. The software controls inventory costs, improves workflow efficiency and enhances patient safety.
The software optimizes pharmacy inventory and provides a "per...
Boeing remains loyal to its supply chain procedures despite angry Wallstreet analysts' reports
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
It seems the wave of the anouncements from Boeing related to delays is not going to end; in this post comes another one! but I liked the detail analysis of the issues presented in this blog as the author Lisa Reisman describes in detail how the issue of supplier component integration has...
Improving working capital through effective supply chain management
in Supplychainer, on June 22, 2009
Aberdeen Group has responded to companies' needs in today's uncertain environment regarding tight credit situation and released a report titled "Inventory Management: 3 Keys for freeing working capital". The report highlights that today is the right time for financial innovation ...
