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Seen that? - Poll ranks nanotechnology second most influential technology
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 27, 2009
Poll ranks nanotechnology second most influential technology at Nanotechbuzz Asked which technology they believe will have the greatest impact on their everyday life ten years from now, respondents to a recent poll ranked nanotechnology number two...
Fuji Finepix W1 3D Digital Camera Review
in Digital Shot, on November 22, 2009
Here’s a new digital imaging product from Fuji That I had great hopes for but the initial product reviews are less than encouraging.
Fuji promised us a digital 3D camera a year ago as I reported here .
What we got is a great looking camera with great specs and a lot of promise but so far...
A Good Read for the Tech Lover
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 20, 2009
Well it may not technically be a gadget, it is a book about how gadgets have changed the world we live in. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in a Silicon Valley garage 11 years ago with ambitions of changing the world.
Did they succeed? In the opinion of the author, absolutely only t...
Two Mercedes 300SL Coupes Where Something Went Very Wrong
in Classical Drives, on November 13, 2009
Is this 300SL the real thing or is it the product of some very skillful computer imaging? If someone did actually cut and section such a valuable car for the purpose of adding a back seat we have to admire the execution, though not the concept. Knowing how difficult it is to get into the front se...
Seen that? - Business School for Startups?
in Small Business Unplugged, on November 10, 2009
...s to be included in an undergrad entrepreneurship program at any major university. Obviously, in my opinion, we can always use more of these though even here in Pennsylvania in the United States such ...
Seen that? - Sophos daily Top 10 hoaxes
in I got Spam?!, on November 10, 2009
Sophos daily Top 10 hoaxes at I got Spam?! sophos has a list of the top 10 hoaxes and an RSS feed. They are quite funny! People are so gullible. http://feeds.sophos.com/en/rss2_0-sophos-hoaxes.xmloriginal [...] Read More High volume ...
Big profits: How Goldman Sachs bet on the US housing crash
in Sox First, on November 5, 2009
...markets that product or very similar products to unsuspecting customers without disclosing its true opinion," Kotlikoff said. Gordon's investigation is deeply disturbing because it suggests the bank ...
Design Analysis: 2010 Buick LaCrosse
in carzz.org, on November 4, 2009
The 2010 Buick LaCrosse may be one of the most pivitol cars in the marque's long history. As a survivor of GM's massive brand cutting Buick needs to restablish itself in the upper middle-class market, showing that it can compete against offerings from Lexus, Mercedes, BMW, and the rest. The LaCro...
Rafa - "I Don't Have To Win A Trophy"
in The Soccer Weblog, on November 1, 2009
What a difference a week makes. After having romped to victory over bitterest rivals Man Utd at Anfield, somewhat taking the heat off “in-the-firing-line” manager Benitez, Liverpool have themselves imploded in dramatic fashion against a team in the Premier League which, it must be said, don’t do mu...
Seen that? - The Tricked Out Kitchen
in Do you like to cook?, on October 27, 2009
The Tricked Out Kitchen at Do you like to cook? Whether gourmet cooking is your hobby or your profession, it's tempting to fill your kitchen with every gadget on the market but for most of us that's just not practical. There are a few thin...
Ambulances charge more for obese
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
Another sign that the US health care system is truly screwed with reports that ambulances are jacking up fees to take the obese. The ambulance companies say transporting fat people costs 2.5 times more than normal, requiring extra people and special equipment. As a result, they've nearly d...
UNESCO, TripAdvisor Want Your Opinion
in Hidden Travel Gems, on October 24, 2009
© kevinpoh
The World Heritage List includes 890 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.
According to USA Today , TripAdvisor and UNESCO are now partnering to protect and pro...
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...
Seen that? - Pink Panther Cufflinks and many more
in Cool Picking, on October 21, 2009
...cutest, the better. This one is for the girl who loves cute, pink, useful kits: Pink Gym Kit In my opinion, the Pink Gym Kit is an extra help to keep you from missing your exercise appointments. You...
Seen that? - Fusion Anyone
in IfEnergy, on October 20, 2009
Fusion Anyone at IfEnergy Are we there yet? Or more exactly, is fusion power feasible yet? Well we know how to make a fusion reaction occur, the problem is that temperatures reaching into the millions of degrees either C or F must be generated to ...
Goodbye Long and Low, Hello Function
in Classical Drives, on October 19, 2009
The other day I was looking through a back copy of Collectible Automobile magazine and came upon an article about the 1957 Chrysler cars. In his story author Jeffrey E. Godshall recalled "...a bold new line of cars whose soaring fins and low roofs made everything else on the road look like ye...
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 ...
Shared folders and more in Google Docs
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-14
• Shared folders and more in Google Docs
• 世界眼中的中国 (38P)
• iSweat4 where YOU make sports happen | iSweat4
• Typedia: A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces
• Plogger | open source photo gallery PHP script | free image gallery script
• Only 17 venture capital firms raise money in Q3 — few...
Tweetie 2 Lives! Get It While It's Hot
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-12
• Tweetie 2 Lives! Get It While It's Hot
• CrowdPicks
• Trendero: Find & Follow Trends
• NeighborGoods.net - Keep It In Your Neighborhood
• Social statistics 2.0: Surveys of social aspects of people's life from around the world. Opinion polls
• AppBank | Making Money for Social Netwo...
FTC Steps in to Regulate Bloggers
in Web 2.0, on October 12, 2009
...d newspapers... You get the idea.
Is it a free speech issue? If it was, in my opinion, similar rules would have been struck down long ago for other media.
Under the new rules, bloggers who endo...
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...
Microsoft Office Lashes Back at Google
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 10, 2009
..., we will continue to leave.
The ad supported office will not have PowerPoint or Outlook. In my opinion, that is a plus; while I might miss PowerPoint, I have not used Outlook in years. Users who...
Torvalds Calls Linux 'Bloated'
in HackITLinux, on September 24, 2009
© Commodore Gandalf Cunningham
Speaking at LinuxCon , Linus Torvalds has called Linux "bloated" and "huge"...
"Torvalds said that Linux has gotten a bit porky despite having been developed as an alternative to bloated Windows ware," writes The Inquirer's ...
Journalists Dislike Honda Crosstour but Public May Disagree
in carzz.org, on September 23, 2009
Not since the launch of the Pontiac Aztec have I seen a car so thoroughly trashed by the automotive press, even before the official introduction. Of course, we'll have to wait until it's on the street to provide an unbiased opinion but judging by the official photos, the new Honda Cros...
Famitsu China: 11 New Final Fantasy XIII Scans
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-16
...r Ring
• 《华尔街疯人日记》连载52
• comScore Announces Promotion of Gregory Dale to Chief Operating Officer
• Enterbrain Prez Expects PS3 Surge From Final Fantasy XIII
• New in Zoho Sheet: Insert Buttons...
LA's analysis of Google Apps
in The CIO Weblog, on September 10, 2009
...A. Those are common questions and concerns, and whoever put together the ITA memo did, in my humble opinion, a better job than most IT staff in answering them. It may offer a template for your own dis...
Fennec Alpha 3 for Windows Mobile
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-08
• Fennec Alpha 3 for Windows Mobile
• Old WordPress Versions Under Attack
• AT&T's 'Blogger Guy' Faces Public Backlash - Customers apparently not accepting AT&T's apology
• Regarding the Brouhaha Over the Version of Flash in Snow Leopard
• Confirmed: Foursquare Gets ...
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 ...
Lessons in Cooking From Julia Child, Timeless
in Do you like to cook?, on August 31, 2009
In 1961, the book Mastering The Art of French Cooking by Julia Child was published.
The said book was the result of a collaboration among the three authors (American Julia Child, French Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, as well as illustrator Sidonie Coryn and Child's husband Paul)....
宇宙八大最强磁体：中子星磁场为地球百万亿倍
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-28
• 宇宙八大最强磁体：中子星磁场为地球百万亿倍
• Apigee
• First look at Nokia N97 Mini
• 手机SNS天下网获得DeNA等千万美元战略投资
• New in Zoho Calendar : Print View and Free/Busy
• Linkedin 创始人 Reid Hoffman：成功的三个秘诀
• Pockets Sends Private Voicemails via Twitter
• Yahoo! will soon speak Arabic
• Apple taps 'Puddy'...
DOJ Approves Oracle-Sun Deal
in Java Entrepreneur, on August 22, 2009
© Mark Coggins
Oracle Corporation this week announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved its proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems .
"Oracle announced its bid for Sun in April, after abandoning plans to combine businesses with IBM," writes PC Mag's Chloe...
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...
Who says you are a CIO?
in The CIO Weblog, on August 13, 2009
...SA; a practical application useful to non-technical people. And the special remit of the CIO, in my opinion, lies not in developing or praising technical breakthroughs (that being the realm of the C...
Startup Models: Push or Pull?
in BootStrapMe, on August 12, 2009
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Young Entrepreneur examined two contrasting startup models recently. If you have thought much about the difference between a "push" model and a "pull" model for your startup, you should.
The difference between the two models is this:
In a push model an ent...
Vodafone Launches Samsung C6625v Windows Mobile Smartphone
in The Smart PDA, on August 9, 2009
Vodafone has launched a new Windows Mobile Smartphone known as the Samsung C6625v. It comes with affordable Vodafone packages, Windows Mobile 6.1 OS and MS Exchange support making it a perfect device for any company's mobile force. Ben Robinson of Into Mobile had the chance to play around wit...
Google 出价 1.065 亿美元收购 On2
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-06
Google 表示 将斥资 1.065 亿美元收购数字视频压缩技术提供商 On2 Technologies。
根据协议规定，每股 On2 股票将转换为价值 0.60 美元的 Google 普通股。交易规模大约在1 .065 亿美元。整个交易预计将在今年第四季度完成。
Google 拥有广受欢迎的视频共享网站 YouTube。而 On2 是一家数字视频压缩技术提供商，在网络视频日益盛行的今天，数字视频压缩技术已成为一个重要法宝。
Google 产品管理副总裁 Sundar Pichai 在声明中表示，"现在视频已经是 Web 体验的一个重要组成部分，我们相信高品质的视频压...
黑执事 塞巴斯蒂安钥匙扣
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-01
• 黑执事 塞巴斯蒂安钥匙扣
• Never Use Hotmail Inactive Webmail as Your Secondary Email Account
• 打败 Google 的灵童今在何方？
• Cool Firefox Extension: Save documents on the web to Box
• Will Apple CEO Headline CES '10?
• Steve Jobs - Big Man on Campus ... Again
• TWITTER TAKEOVER: Twitter Overwhelms Fa...
Paulson, Goldman Sachs and the four tiers of US Government
in Sox First, on July 18, 2009
Hank Paulson's testimony before Congress raises serious questions about the governance of US government. His testimony, combined with the record quarterly profit of Goldman Sachs, confirms a suspicion I've had for some time about the US Government. It has four tiers: executive, legis...
Microsoft and The Zune Might Be Fighting Back
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 17, 2009
...applications, and (here is the kicker) Xbox media and games, it will be a serious contender. In my opinion, the Xbox user base is Microsoft's secret army. If they can leverage Xbox users and inter...
CalPERS sues ratings agencies
in Sox First, on July 16, 2009
Ratings agencies have been prime targets for litigation as their conflicts of interest contributed to the global market meltdown. But they have always defended their actions, hiding under the First Amendment of the US Constitution protecting freedom of speech. As Nathan Koppel wrote in The Wal...
An X-shaped recession
in Sox First, on July 14, 2009
Last month, I did a blog entry explaining why the real unemployment figures are worse than what the official statistics tell us. Now The Wall Street Journal takes it one step further and gives us 10 reasons why the US economy is worse than we think . More companies are asking people to take ...
Skipping Seven
in The CIO Weblog, on July 13, 2009
I'm not sure I want to hop on this bandwagon yet, but it sounds like someone is already trying to start up a "Skip Seven" movement in the same way that some of us argued for skipping Vista.
I say this not because of the recent poll that indicated, quite appropriately, that some s...
Mistresses of the universe: can women save the world?
in Sox First, on July 13, 2009
Back in February, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof speculated that things could have been very different if Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters. Less macho and testosterone driven. Now the Washington Post reports there is a growing view that global economic recovery will need a...
RIAA Wins Lawsuit Against Usenet.com
in P2P File Sharing, on July 10, 2009
The RIAA recently announced that it had won a copyright infringement suit against filesharing site Usenet.com .
"In October 2007 RIAA lawyers chucked a federal lawsuit at Usenet.com, in which it claimed that the Fargo, North Dakota newsgroup service 'enables and encourages' p...
Magellan Maestro 4700 is the Navigator You are Searching For
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 7, 2009
I have just returned from a road trip, and I thought I was smart because I didn't need a GPS device for my car because I have a iPhone 3GS. Needless to say, I was lost for half of my trip, not because the iPhone didn't work, but because AT&T simply does not exist in Wyoming or South...
Another stimulus package
in Sox First, on July 6, 2009
Last week, I did a blog entry saying that the appalling jobless figures in the United States were telling us one thing: that 19 months into this bad recession and the economic indicators are getting worse. So it's not surprising then to read Vice President Joe Biden telling George Stepha...
2010 年 F1 规则展望
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-04
• 2010 年 F1 规则展望
• HOW TO: Get Retweeted on Twitter
• Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
• Apple retail stores can now replace broken iPhone screens
• Twittering from the tractor: smartphones sprout on the farm
• New Blog Search tools: Feeds, Hot Queries and Latest Posts
...
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...
Sotomayor and the Supreme Counrt
in Latina Viva, on June 30, 2009
If you've been following the confirmation process of Judge Sonia Sotomayor you're probably aware of the ruling today in which the Court overturned a ruling in which Sotomayor was involved. The Right has been quick to try and make hay from the story. Some commentary:
Grasping at Straws: So...
Supply chain video: Massimo Marchi on supply chain risk and innovation
in Supplychainer, on June 29, 2009
... innovation in supply chain.
Risks to global supply chains are increasing. In Massimo's opinion, US companies importing most of their product from Europe are particularly at risk. Rising o...
CCTV焦点访谈曝光谷歌中国大量宣传色情信息
in Wangtam, on 2009-06-20
• CCTV焦点访谈曝光谷歌中国大量宣传色情信息
• 央视连续曝光谷歌传播色情和低俗信息
• 百联OK卡可向支付宝充值
• 《网络导报》今日创刊 国内首份纸质网络盛宴
• Another Music Start-Up Sued: EMI Takes Grooveshark to Court
• Munster: 500,000 new iPhones this weekend
• Collecta: True Real-Time Social Search
• AMobileFuture.com - A Healthy Future For All
• vRe...
FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
in Wangtam, on 2009-06-15
• FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
• Snack time with the new iGoogle for Android and iPhone
• Safari 4 Downloads Top 11 Million in Three Days
• No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe
• Tax Man's Target: The Mobile Phone
• DeepDyve - Search for Research
• iMapWeather™ | Local, National and Global We...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
It seems the recession is saving marriages. Or it might be prolonging the agony. In Britain, The Independent reports that accountants grant thornton have found that fewer couples are divorcing. Plummeting property prices means it's just not worth it, even if it means prolonging a bad ...
RM Offers Rarely Seen Chrysler Airflow Coupe at Meadow Brook
in Classical Drives, on June 3, 2009
It's not unusual to spot a Chrysler Airflow (or its DeSoto sibling) at an auction. Normally these would be 4-door sedans, much maligned for their unpopular "streamlined design." Often forgotten is that the Airflow was also available as a 2-door, which makes the appearance of this 19...
Blame the recession on Reagan: Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
Some fascinating comments from Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman blaming America's economic woes on Ronald Reagan. Basically, Krugman says deregulation, the piling up of debt and the scrapping of financially prudent rules like for example limiting the ability of families to buy h...
Dell Markets Insults Directly to Women
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...r lots of "stylish" laptops with plenty of "hot" designs.
The language, in my opinion, is completely a slap in the face. The insults do not stop there; Dell also goes out of thei...
GM Drops Pontiac, Journalists Miss the Point
in carzz.org, on April 29, 2009
By now the entire world, or least the world that actually cares, will be aware that General Motors will soon close the lid on its long-time Pontiac marque . Note that I said "marque" not "brand," the latter being a marketing maven's method of reducing a great product to j...
Future structural changes in supply chains
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
Bob Ferrari of Supply Chain Matters Blog recently had a Q&A with Kinaxis which he has published on his blog (Read it here ). The topic of the discussion was around the new trends in supply chain space and the structural changes which are coming.
I liked Bob's point of view a lot in th...
The Pirate Google
in Wangtam, on 2009-04-26
• The Pirate Google
• Nokia: We Don't Know Why Criminals Want Our Old Phones
• 'Causes' Social Networking May Be All Talk, No Cash for Nonprofits Seeking Funds
• 东方传统文化与民主
• Chris DeWolfe Likely To Step Down As CEO, News Corp. Talking To Facebook Veteran Owen Van Natta
• MINI ...
Are economists to blame for the financial crisis?
in Sox First, on April 24, 2009
How much are economists to blame for the financial crisis? Most of them, with perhaps the exception of Nouriel Roubini and Robert Shiller, failed to see the weaknesses in financial markets. They just didn't see it coming. It's hard to go past this piece in the Weekly Standard by Harvey...
Cardboard coffins and green funerals
in Sox First, on April 22, 2009
For the environmentalist who has everything. Back-to-Earth burials, low- energy, low-emission cremations, cardboard coffins and back-to-Earth burials and scattering cremated remains in state parks are now all the rage and the market is growing. Bloomberg reports that they are now even introdu...
Tiger "Rude" at Augusta
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 16, 2009
Courtesy: The Guardian
It's been four days since the dramatic conclusion to The Masters.
That's plenty of time for the dust to settle and the " reflective " opinion pieces to emerge in the golf media.
John Hopkins, golf writer for the esteemed Times newspaper in London, h...
Venture Capitalists' Confidence Creeps Back
in Wangtam, on 2009-04-09
• Venture Capitalists' Confidence Creeps Back
• @TwtCop - The Twitter Cop - "To Protect and Serve Twitter"
• Artistic Hub
• Girl Gamer
• Yahoo Returns to Roots with Directory-Like Music Service
• Google's Schmidt To Newspaper Publishers: Don't 'Piss Off' Cons...
Bossnapping: it's French for industrial action
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
If you're a boss in France, you better pack some clean underpants when you go into work. The latest poll shows that nearly half the French population think it's fine to kidnap the boss in protests over layoffs. Now that might be just a labor tactic and very French but it does raise so...
Fergus Wins With Alpha Driver
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 31, 2009
Courtesy: golfdigest.com
Heard from my buddy, Joe Simon, over at Alpha Golf today.
Alpha Golf makes some of the best drivers in the world - and that's not just my humble opinion. They're used by many of the long drive pros, including last year's champion.
At any rate, Joe contac...
Geithner's push for power and the law of unexpected outcomes
in Sox First, on March 27, 2009
With Bloomberg reporting that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is moving to tighten up the rules for monster hedge funds, private- equity firms and derivatives markets, it's worth looking at what's ahead and whether we should be preparing for the law of unexpected outcomes. The pla...
Google is Getting Serious With GMail Labs
in The Gadgets Weblog, on March 23, 2009
I use GMail for my personal email needs; in fact, my whole family does. If you aren't a GMail user, it is time to get with it. If you are a GMail user, then I hope you have checked out the major improvements to GMail over the past couple of weeks through the implementation of GMail Labs. Sp...
The story of the Kiva from its founder
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 22, 2009
Jessica Jackley Flannery, an MBA graduate who founded Kiva, the micro lending website has written the story of she came up with the idea of her company in Stanford Social Innovation Review (It's a bit old, from Sep. 2008, but interesting...the link is here ).
She got obsessed by the i...
