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Backing Up Your PC Online
in Web 2.0, on November 27, 2009
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Google Chrome Extensions: Aviary Screen Capture
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-27
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BBC iPlayer on Wii
in House of Nintendo, on November 27, 2009
...e use of it. What we were surprised with was the tiny amount of space it takes up on the Wii’s hard drive however, so for this reason alone, it’s worth the download (and, of course, it’s free).
... ...e BBC’s site, up for the same amount of time. Slightly less reliable though, it does sometimes give you error messages when trying to stream a program, but its worth going offline and trying again. ...
The Dubai con job
in Sox First, on November 27, 2009
...et up a bankruptcy court, assuming no one there would need it. How wrong were they? The New York Times paints an even worse picture of a kingdom on the brink of collapse. It reports: "With Dubai’s...
India Visa Rules Delay Power Projects
in Global Mobility Report, on November 26, 2009
...ime,” junior power minister Bharatsinh Solanki told lawmakers in a letter reported The Economic Times. “These projects are in advanced stages of commissioning and urgently required the services of Chi...
Seen that? - Interview with Alec Saunders on the Telephone Relevance Engine, Iotum
in The VoIP Weblog, on November 25, 2009
...s of iotum. Alec is well-known in the VoIP blogosphere with his Saunderslog blog. The conversation? Hardly about tech. It was about travel. All the cool places him and his family traveled. I have a ha...
Unemployment among blacks at Depression levels
in Sox First, on November 25, 2009
...ack men reaching Great Depression proportions. It was at 34.5% in October which is three and a half times the rate for the general US population. Not all of it is because of racial discrimination but...
Seen that? - What's a Network?
in P2P File Sharing, on November 24, 2009
...ViBOXX from Veritouch. But what about the entertainment fan who's PC-centric and running out of hard drive space for videos? Or his P2P software causes problems or slows his PC? Welcome to Patoh w...
US to pay $500 billion to service mega debt
in Sox First, on November 23, 2009
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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 faci...
Detroit struggles to bury its dead
in Sox First, on November 22, 2009
..., 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 tally has now reached a record ...
The war industry's victory: more tax to pay for Afghanistan
in Sox First, on November 22, 2009
...This is extraordinary stuff. As Gene Lyons says in the Santiago Times , the barbarians are hardly at the gate. "There are no battlefronts, no standing armies, and no immediate military threat to the ... ...the war is not borrowed." This is extraordinary stuff. As Gene Lyons says in the Santiago Times , the barbarians are hardly at the gate. "There are no battlefronts, no standing armies, and no immedi...
Verizon Targets Outdoorsy-Types With Their Latest Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 20, 2009
...s modes for activities such as fishing, hiking and climbing.
Tides Mode shows users tidal graph, times of ebb and floodtides, and graphs for 100 locations for the absolute best time to go fishing. ...
Seen that? - The Wind Report
in IfEnergy, on November 20, 2009
...nergy supply chain" campus to connect suppliers with assembly plants like Acciona, West Branch Times reported. The Iowa City Area Development Group announced recently that it has begun the proces...
Seen that? - Business Plan Archive
in Bizinformer, on November 20, 2009
...growing strongly since the bust. The site is devoted to build an extensive archive to reflect the times between 1996 and 2001 but does so without the often found "Schadenfreude". Some of the...
Hedge funds and brokers turn to poker
in Sox First, on November 21, 2009
...er. ""Both poker and investing are games of incomplete information," Mr. Einhorn told the New York Times . "You have a certain set of facts and you are looking for situations where you have an edge,...
Nigel Rides Again! He Drives a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Prototype
in Classical Drives, on November 20, 2009
...ian and he was in the parts department at the local Alfa Romeo and Renault dealership in Vancouver. Times have certainly changed for both of us. The photos are of the "second most incredible driving e...
China with the most English speakers
in Sox First, on November 20, 2009
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Which country will have the most English language speakers? It will be China with the Financial Times reporting that China is about to get more English-language speakers than India. Whereas an es...
Seen that? - Seen that? - Columns versus Rows
in Googlestack, on November 20, 2009
...age schemes. While still theoretical these will definitely serve as a good and thorough (but not so hard to read) explanation on the subject matter. Once we got through these we'll see some more p...
Seen that? - Let's Get Natural
in Pretty Things, on November 19, 2009
...ere out there is my perfect clutch that will force me to leave my kitchen sink at home! It's so hard but when you go out, you really don't need to have so many things with you. I love Cole Haa...
Seen that? - Silicone in our hair
in Busy with Style, on November 19, 2009
...s Before, silicone bracelets were popular because they're oftentimes used by cause-oriented groups in fund-raising programs. These bracelets are worn by people who...
Seen that? - Self-Employed have CPP Woes Bigger Problem is Income Taxes
in Small Business Unplugged, on November 19, 2009
...nsionable earnings to the CPP, which amounts to $1,910 per [...] Read More (Un)Taxing Times in Canada? at Small Business Unplugged Tax cuts ...
Seen that? - Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment is trying to develop and own the next iTunes-but for films.
in The Digital TV Weblog, on November 18, 2009
... DSC-W300 is close to being the perfect pocketable digital camera. This camera can be a bit slow at times in its reaction to settings changes and menu acquisition but that's the only negative foun...
Cooking on the Road
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 18, 2009
...ack down on talking on the phone, texting, or even putting a cell near one’s head. As such, as hard as it is top believe, one company believes there will be a market for those individuals who wish to...
Cooking on the Road
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 18, 2009
...ack down on talking on the phone, texting, or even putting a cell near one’s head. As such, as hard as it is top believe, one company believes there will be a market for those individuals who wish to...
Economy to get worse with debt hitting $12 trillion
in Sox First, on November 18, 2009
...ed States is more grim where the going is slower than expected . The US economy is facing a long hard haul back with debt levels now topping $12 trillion . That only adds to pressure on the econom...
Free Wi-Fi from Yahoo and Google
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 17, 2009
... Internet access at 47 airports across the U.S., and Yahoo is sponsoring free Wi-Fi in New York's Times Square .
"This is the second Wi-Fi promotion Google is offering this season -- previou...
Seen that? - Water Cooled 360
in XboxSpace, on November 16, 2009
.... There are those whose tap water just tastes strange, for lack of better word. Or those which have hard water- generally considered safe for drinking, but leaves tough scales on fixtures and applianc...
Hitachi Offers 2TB Version of its SimpleDrive
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 16, 2009
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Hitachi realizes that there’s no such thing as too much storage space when it comes to external hard drives. The firm has just introduced a 2TB (terabyte) edition of its popular external SimpleDrive...
New fair value rule to face test
in Sox First, on November 16, 2009
... not over yet. The new standard has to get past the Europeans who, led by France, have been working hard to undermine the global standard setters. The world of accounting rules is about to get even mo...
Christianity and the crash
in Sox First, on November 16, 2009
..., it means that America will inevitably head into another bubble because religious views are so hard to shift. And that should be a concern for economic policy makers....
Seen that? - Nanotech's for real in the building industry
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 16, 2009
...may affect the way we design and make buildings. It's already happening, as you can see from Richard Meier's Jubilee Church, pictured here, which uses a titanium dioxide nanoparticle coating t... ...ilding industry at Nanotechbuzz Nanotechnology is sometimes seen as all hype, with little real-world application. But nanomaterials are already all around...
Climate change and Big Brother
in Sox First, on November 15, 2009
...t more credits. It's definitely Orwellian although proponents of these schemes would say desperate times require desperate solutions. It does make you wonder though what that would do for the cash ec...
Seen that? - Wi-Fi TV over Satellite
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 14, 2009
... Wireless Weblog By way of the Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times' Matt Richtel and Ken Belson note that with Time Warner, Comcast, Cox Communications, Echo...
StarCraft II Expansions, Diablo III Coming in "Next Few Years"
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-14
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The last tuna?
in Sox First, on November 14, 2009
...en told that stocks of the giant bluefin tuna are close to collapse with catches in 2008 at three times the ICCAT limit. The problem is in the Mediterranean where there is lots of illegal fishing....
Gold price rises as supply runs out
in Sox First, on November 13, 2009
...gold production is in terminal decline despite record prices. And with the financial crisis hitting hard, it's likely that exploration companies will be shelving plans to discover fresh sources of ore...
F1 2009
in Under My Helmet, on November 12, 2009
...p two spots. The fight for second place went down to the wire, and F1’s most experienced and hard-done by racer, Rubens Barichello, lost out on second place to Sebastian Vettel....
HP continues growth with 3COM acquisition
in The CIO Weblog, on November 11, 2009
...Hewlett-Packard has been making hard choices over the past year but the aggression seems to be paying off. The EDS acquisition has become the most profitable part of the company, market share has hel...
Wii HD
in House of Nintendo, on November 11, 2009
...House of Nintendo have heard these rumours before, but in an interview with the Financial Times, Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada (who is to Final Fantasy what Shigeru Miyamoto is to Zelda) has given cre...
Suicides: the real cost of recessions
in Sox First, on November 11, 2009
...ing to one psychology professor quoted in this piece, people who have lost jobs kill themselves two times to four times more as those who are employed. It's likely to be a trend felt around the worl...
Seen that? - How Much Is Your Blog Worth?
in BlogWealth, on November 10, 2009
...;I feel like I'm talking to an empty room," she commented. I can understand that. It's hard not to envy those bloggers who have a dedicated following. They've worked long and hard bui...
你见过？ - 官方免费！8款微软产品VPC镜像下载
in 西行资讯, on 2009-11-11
...应用程序兼容VPC镜像 at 西行资讯 该VPC镜像不仅包括IE，还具有预先激活的Windows XP SP2（正版），以及 IE6 或 IE7 及 IE7 Readiness Toolkit。VPC过期时间为：2007年12月7日。 注意：使用VPC镜像需要Virtual PC软件，可以在这里下载（免费）...
Seen that? - A global workout
in Are you a beauty?, on November 11, 2009
... about the importance of exercise, the good it does to your body, beauty and brains, here still are times when you just don't want to go out for the run, you're feeling too yuk to have anythin...
Seen that? - Big Sur Bonanza #2
in The Outdoor Weblog, on November 9, 2009
...about to find out just what I had gotten myself into. Putting my head down, I pressed my chest down hard on my board [...] Read More BIG SUR BONANZA #4 at The Outdoor Weblog...
Seen that? - Online social networking
in The Dating Weblog, on November 9, 2009
...isn't that online dating is dead. It's just that online dating sites need to step up to the times to offer a [...] Read More Online Social Networking Keeps Friends Together ...
Al Gore, climate change profits and civil disobedience
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
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Plenty has been written about Al Gore making mega profits out of global warming. As the New York Times reported last week, as a partner in Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Cauf...
Seen that? - What a Sexy Movie!
in Latina Viva, on November 8, 2009
... is fine. "They are still together, very together. Just because two girls go out a couple of times, it doesn't mean anything. Besides, [...] Read More Product Review Tuesday: ...
Seen that? - Let My Wine Breathe
in Celebrate Wine, on November 8, 2009
...ed, which has food from down under as well as various Yellow Tail wines (Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon to name a few); Back to [... ... of Colorado that has some nice, mild climate. More about wine making in Colorado from The Capital Times: Statistics for the Colorado wine industry, considered more than 100 [...] Read More ...
MBA turkeys and the market
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...n US history, George W Bush. Now Ray Soifer from Soifer Consulting , as reported in the New York Times DealBook , has put together an index showing the fewer numbers of MBAs flocking to Wall Stre...
RedLynx Intentionally Leaked Trials HD to P2P Sites
in P2P File Sharing, on November 6, 2009
...ailable for nothing on the day it launched."
"As this was quite a niche game, it’s hard to tell whether the upload actually stopped piracy of the full game," counters Geek.com's Mat...
Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
... for the money to get to the problem. Secondly, there are political machinations. As this New York Times piece point out, 84% of the $1.05 billion in "green" stimulus funding distributed since Septe...
Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-06
...e Hard at Work on Android 2.1
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Seen that? - France Tightens Family Immigration
in Global Mobility Report, on November 4, 2009
... In September, the French parliament is expected to consider an immigration bill that makes it harder for family-based immigration. Key provisions include: 1. French language and "values&quo... ...at's For Sure at Latina Viva Again, from The New York Times: Employers, who helped shape a major immigration bill over the last three months, said on Sund...
Reading the Microsoft tea leaves: Is the company turtling?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 4, 2009
...up-facing evangelist squad, and Dodge has been at their forefront as they have gone out to make the hard sell for Microsoft products in a community where a shoestring approach using free, open-source ... ...sses are today's startups.
It's easy to read too much into individual actions or events, and sometimes it's even easier to buy in to an emerging media narrative compiling a host of events. That ma...
Design Analysis: 2010 Buick LaCrosse
in carzz.org, on November 4, 2009
... opinion for the moment, while wishing Buick well. To help us appreciate the styling, the New York Times Wheels section offers this interactive design analysis . Just click on the link and you'll b...
Buffett bets big on US recovery
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
...hern 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 as the economy revives, so will the demand for goods ...
Free Software Lets You Give Your Digital Photos A Paint Job
in Digital Shot, on November 3, 2009
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How many times have you taken a great photo and then discovered power lines or some other unsightly or simply unwelcome item in the scene?
Well I’ve done it plenty of times, and with ...
TechFlash discusses roadblocks to innovation in America
in The CIO Weblog, on November 2, 2009
...ly, than off-shore competitors. But those are the same claims the Boeing troops make, and it's hard to see until afterward that they are generally specious objections. We're just people, we're not s... ...plied this rationality to places where it was long lacking in the philanthropic community. Sometimes you have to do things to succeed which are counter-intuitive. Perhaps the reality here is that in...
Waiting for the crash
in Sox First, on November 2, 2009
...olicymakers seem unaware of the monster bubble they are creating. The longer they remain blind, the harder the markets will fall."... ... headed for another major bust. That's the warning from economist Nouriel Roubini in the Financial Times where he says the marked rally in risky assets - equities, oil, energy and commodity prices ...
Seen that? - Seen that? - Open-source alternatives to BigTable
in Googlestack, on November 2, 2009
...age schemes. While still theoretical these will definitely serve as a good and thorough (but not so hard to read) explanation on the subject matter. Once we got through these we'll see some more p...
Seen that? - Corsair Releases 4GB High Speed Data Cards
in Tech Without Wires, on November 1, 2009
...ify to; they are sturdier. Until recently, there was a huge gap between the capacity of traditional hard drives an SSD. Today, announcements by both Corsair [...] Read More Quantenna Com...
Seen that? - Michelle Wie Blows Another Sony Open
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 1, 2009
...id. Rodriguez, formerly of TV's "Lost", has screwed up again, and she earned 6 months hard time for her shenanigans. Did the authorities really think that Michelle Rodriguez was going to...
Seen that? - House Cleaning Business, Cheap Way to Start Earning Big
in Home Based Business, on November 1, 2009
...ne? at The Parenting Weblog I have mentioned numerous times before, I may be a stay-at-home parent but I am by no means a domestic goddess. While I enjoy ...
Seen that? - Consider flats
in Busy with Style, on October 31, 2009
...t; So take your pick from the best of the three categories: flats, pumps and boots, and spend your hard earned money for something else. How [...] Read More Flats, flats, flats ...
Seen that? - Olympic Torch Hoax
in I got Spam?!, on October 31, 2009
...ardless of who sent it. It is a virus that opens an Olympic Torch which "burns" the whole hard disc C of your computer. ... While the Invitation virus is a hoax, the message is likely a good...
Seen that? - BIG SUR BONANZA #3
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...about to find out just what I had gotten myself into. Putting my head down, I pressed my chest down hard on my board [...] Read More Big Sur Bonanza #2 at The Outdoor Weblog...
Seen that? - Ever Wonder How Much a Casino Makes
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...ent prospectus recently published for 2 mid-sized greek-based Casinos, we can finally get some good hard numbers So in summary:Casino: Loutraki Casino, GreeceCasino Size: 70 tables, 700 slots Staff: 1...
Seen that? - Wireless Gadgets at CES
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...ut of the four ways I suggested was: Donate to Charity. Help battered women and seniors dial 911 in times of need. Old PDAs are also useful for students. Check out WirelessRecycling.com's FAQ for ...
