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Pandora is Charging So Consider Aluratec Internet Radio
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 13, 2009
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If you didn't hear, last week Pandora struck a deal with the recording industry that is a sort of win/win. The recording industry is going to be paid a royalty for songs played, and Pandora...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...e meltdown. Moderation is not Taibbi's strong point but hey, it reads well. And the Empire has struck back. Reuters blogger Felix Salmon has a response from Goldman Sachs flack Lucas van Praag ...
Preview: So sieht der neue Opel Astra aus
in Das AutoWeblog, on June 23, 2009
Im September wird Opel auf der IAA in Frankfurt den neuen Astra präsentieren. In einem Design Workshop konnte ich mir bereits gestern ein Bild machen. Insgesamt erkennt man sehr stark die bekannte Designsprache der Opel-Produktpalette wieder: sportlich akzentuierte Linienführung, fließende Formen un...
Swine flu hits business
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...here is little hope of having enough antiviral treatments for all who would need them if a pandemic struck, it might only be a matter of time before it hits the economy. And it's not just the pork...
Model-Making Klutz Admires 1-6th Scale Corvette Engine That Runs
in Classical Drives, on April 17, 2009
...ays been a klutz with my hands so the mini Ferrari had a short life.
Thus you can imagine how awe-struck I was when learning of a near-finished 1/6th scale Chevrolet 327 cu. in. V-8 that actually ...
Classic Motorcycles to Appear at Pebble Beach
in Classical Drives, on April 15, 2009
...new world record for unstreamlined and unsupercharged bikes. The bike was subsequently called Black Lightning and a similarly named series of race bikes was introduced. First owned by racing enthusias...
Is the US becoming like Russia?
in Sox First, on April 15, 2009
...for a meeting, could be forgiven for falling under their sway. Throughout my time at the IMF, I was struck by the easy access of leading financiers to the highest U.S. government officials, and the in...
How to Get Federal Contracts for Your Business
in Bizinformer, on March 27, 2009
...al Their Secrets . I've been involved in the past in applying for federal grants. So this quote struck a chord with me: "Applying for government contracts is a complex, confusing and often in...
Looking at Career Renegade
in TJ's Weblog, on February 10, 2009
...bs up. Mark Shead (Productivity 501) was also impressed. Lynn Truong at WiseBread says it "struck a deep chord." And Jennifer Roland at Suite101 gave the book high marks. From Jennifer...
Stimulus Hype: Will the Stimulus Work? (Part I)
in Bizinformer, on February 7, 2009
...sion was by Alan Schram , a hedge fund manager. His article at the Huffington Post back in January struck me as a condescending regurgitation of Far Right Republican thought. Some quotes: Economic gr...
Security is just broken
in The CIO Weblog, on January 15, 2009
...the first half-hour: the recommendation to apply whitelisting to application execution; but it also struck me that this is just an extension of the regular arms race by another name. Because while you...
Steve McQueen and Our Collectible Hudsons
in Classical Drives, on January 8, 2009
... both worked in the film business. We both collected vintage cars.
If it sounds like I'm star-struck let me put this in perspective. McQueen drove the fastest Porsche racers of his period, where...
Terrorism's Shadow on VC in India
in TJ's Weblog, on December 9, 2008
...When terrorists attacked The Taj Mahal Palace and the Oberoi-Trident in Mumbai, they struck at the heart of venture capitalism in India. As Ken Schachter pointed out over at Red Herring late las...
Engagement Rings, Celeb Style
in White Lace Wedding, on November 24, 2008
...I was viewing this slideshow of Celebrity Engagement Rings and what struck me, even more than the GINORMOUS rocks, was how many of the rings are so traditional in shape (if not in size). They we...
New Lori Bonn Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on November 4, 2008
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Champagne Quartz
$148
Mixing bold silhouettes with intricate detailing, Lori has struck upon a style that has won her a loyal following - including celebrities like Alicia Silverstone and Hi...
Men and Infidelity
in The Dating Weblog, on October 31, 2008
...ren't. Cheaters aren't.
But back to the figures about infidelity... a couple that really struck me were these:
"40% of cheating men met the other woman at work"
and
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More Online Movies for Netflix Subscribers
in Web 2.0, on October 2, 2008
...#39;re a Netflix subscriber, you may be able to watch even more movies online now. Netflix just struck a deal with Starz Entertainment, which means more mainstream movies for its members. Up until...
Arsenal's youngsters look the part
in The Soccer Weblog, on September 24, 2008
... twice as he begins to look as though he may fulfill his promise, nineteen year old Carlos Vela struck an excellent hat-trick and sixteen year old Jack Wilshere added another.
There is no doubt t...
桌面壁纸：Lightning 2560x1600
in Wangtam, on September 20, 2008
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Lightning 2560x1600 by ~ hermik on deviant ART ...
Bootstrapper's hall of fame: Printing with promise
in BootStrapMe, on August 19, 2008
... had limits in the small community, at least in its conventional form, but soon inspiration struck and the printing business will never be the same.
• The shape of things to come. Investing only t...
GM Goes Back to the Future For 2008 Pebble Beach Concours
in Classical Drives, on August 18, 2008
...embled aircraft on wheels, leading to the first Cadillac fender fins (inspired by the P-38 Lockheed Lightning twin-boom fighter). The 1954 Firebird XP-21 was never intended as a serious road car but i...
Who says SaaS is hard?
in The CIO Weblog, on July 31, 2008
...S space than that turned out by larger shops. Whitebirch's on-demand product is browser-based, lightning fast, and has possibly the best drag and drop, on-the-fly report writing component I have e...
NFL Division Previews: NFC East
in End Zone Buzz, on July 21, 2008
...deep at wide receiver, their running game should offer opponents the newest version of thunder and lightning with Marion Barber and rookie Felix Jones. Let's not forget Pacman, er, Adam Jones, who...
Jewelry Sale at Nordstrom
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 20, 2008
...rafted bronze cuff with a woven cutout design.
$315
Betsey Johnson Stretch Bracelet
Stars, lightning bolts, and peace-sign hearts surround an attention-getting charm bracelet that stretches f...
hlp I M bn mugged!
in The CIO Weblog, on July 18, 2008
...ages.
Of course, I'm not really writing about 911 or text messaging particularly. Instead, it struck me that this is just a rather obvious example of social technologies wedging themselves...
The Open at Royal Birkdale
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 17, 2008
...re really be another?"
Royal Birkdale is the home of this year's Open. The first ball was struck on Saturday, October 5, 1899.
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Adoption language
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 30, 2008
...is something that we are happy to share about with people. However one of the things we are usually struck by when talking about it is that the language used by some people is outdated. With the push ...
A Roof for War, a Landscape for Peace, Lockheed to Subaru
in Classical Drives, on June 27, 2008
...nds of planes, among them the Hudson bomber/trainer, the Lockheed Harpoon, and the magnificent P-38 Lightning twin-engine fighter. Military authorities believed it might be vulnerable to attacks by Ja...
The Links At Crowbush Cove
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 22, 2008
Our recent golf trip to Prince Edward Island took us to a course we hadn't played in previous visits - Dundarave (see my previous post) - and to a long-standing favorite that we'd played twice before. The Links at Crowbush Cove.
The Links at Crowbush Cove represents an interesti...
Dundarave Golf Resort, Prince Edward Island
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 21, 2008
Dundarave Golf Club, P.E.I.
During U-S Open week, my wife and I had the pleasure of spending 4 days in one of our favorite golf destinations - Prince Edward Island .
I have written before about golf on PEI in this space and how rewarding an experience it is but it had been several years s...
Saturday Link Love: Best of the Outdoor Blog
in The Outdoor Weblog, on June 14, 2008
.... Rainer Tragedy Reminds Us To Be Prepared (especially helpful is the section on being caught in a lightning storm).
Speaking of lightning, ever tried to start a campfire in the pouring rain? Mungo ...
The Importance of Email Reliability
in On Storage, on June 14, 2008
... experienced a primary email server crash as a result of some planned maintenance. When the problem struck, the secondary server kicked in and users remained completely unaware of the situation. The b...
Las Vegas Palms Casino Gets Bigger And Better
in Play Las Vegas, on June 13, 2008
... well, or better than the ones that are, but they're not resting on their laurels.
Maloof has struck back by opening the new condo-hotel, "Palms Place", with help from Ashlee and Jessi...
HP 发布全球最薄本本 Voodoo Envy 133
in Wangtam, on June 11, 2008
除了 一体式触控屏桌面电脑 Touchsmart PC ，HP 今天还发布了不少引人关注的产品，或许不少人都在紧盯着 WWDC，包括 HUNG 在内差点都快把他们在德国柏林举行的新产品发布会忘记了。这次介绍的是目前全球最薄本本 Voodoo Envy 133，仅 0.7 英寸厚度，外加华丽的镜面设计，简直像是一个艺术品。
在配置方面，高性能的 CPU 和 SSD 固态硬盘少不了，显示屏尺寸为 13.3 英寸，还配有 HDMI-VGA adapter，支持 WiFi N，触摸板与 MBA 一样支持多点触控技术，包括外置光驱等方面的类似，很容易被拿来和 MBA 作比较。标配的预计售价...
Pretty please don't skip Vista?
in The CIO Weblog, on June 4, 2008
... a Vista service pack which will be marketed as a full-price OS product? Or was Microsoft suddenly struck with fear that they might be giving people ideas, and that the reasoning in the whitepaper was...
Eee
in The CIO Weblog, on June 3, 2008
© Insegrevious1
I rarely do Product Reviews in this space, and I'm not sure how many CIOs this is relevant for anyway, but I wanted to rave a bit on my little Asus 2G Surf Eee PC.
As mentioned previously, I'm on an extended sailing trip up the Inside Passage, and while I broug...
Marriage of Dell and Sun: Will they or Wont they?
in Java Entrepreneur, on May 30, 2008
...g away from expensive servers to inexpensive servers being offered by HP and Dell in case a deal is struck it wont be of much benefit to the latter.
Secondly if you consider the financial status of ...
Saving Ugly
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 19, 2008
... © spierzchala
This post over at The Weight of Money struck a chord with me, especially this line:
The decision to not drive my accident-damaged car is mostly based on vanity issues. I d...
Great Expectations: How Genre Affects Critical Reception
in House of Nintendo, on May 5, 2008
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Image from Metacritic.com
image from Metacritic.com
Something struck me as funny when playing the recently released dungeon crawler for the Nintendo DS, Shiren the Wanderer (excellent game, a re...
Cink's Close Call and My First Round
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 4, 2008
Courtesy: BBC
First, mea culpas for some tardy postings of late; a new job is taking up a lot of my time at the moment. I apologize.
As regular tour stops go, the wachovia Championship has proven to be very interesting. We are witnessing the emergence of a very talented young player in...
Free Wifi for iPhone users
in The Smart PDA, on May 2, 2008
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It is in the news that AT&T is offering free Wifi services to its iPhone users. AT&T has struck a deal with Starbucks and Barnes & Nobles to allow its iPhone users free access to high s...
Here are RFID robots to assist in rescue operations
in The RFID Weblog, on April 23, 2008
...eed to worry as RFID is out there to act as a helping hand in the rescue operations.
After Katrina struck America rescue personnel used to write codes on buildings to give groups coming behind them i...
China - A New Business' Best Friend, or Not?
in China Venture News, on April 22, 2008
... ago (April 6) I saw this piece by Mark Gilroy on the current state of the Chinese economy and it struck me that the two pieces provide an interesting contrast...
McMullen is almost bubbly in his ...
Charmingly helpful
in WebKinzBlog, on April 12, 2008
...l and Fairy Fountain forests
Wizard Hat found in Creepy Eyeball and Fairy Fountain forests
Lightning Cloud found in Rainbow, Fairy Fountain, and Glittering Pink forests
Snowflake found in R...
Seidel Wins His First WPT Title
in Internet Poker, on April 11, 2008
... The quietest superstar of poker has struck again. Eric Seidel showed his poker chops and can add another bracelet (as shown here at Pokerati , which sadly doesn't include leather chaps ...
It's Too Easy to Spend Money on the Internet
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on March 28, 2008
... © Marc Shandro
This passage from J.D.'s post on Get Rich Slowly today struck me:
Last fall I was talking to a friend who worked at the corporate offices of The Sharper Image. He told me t...
Tata Buying Jaguar
in Bizinformer, on March 26, 2008
...Rover in 2006. Now, Tata Motors, the Indian car company that offers the cheapest car on Earth has struck a deal with Ford to purchase Jaguar Land Rover for $2.3 billion in cash to be closed by nex...
NFL Mock Draft - Updated
in End Zone Buzz, on March 24, 2008
...ted tackle duo on the edges of the offensive line.
28. Dallas Cowboys - RB Felix Jones
- The new lightning to Marion Barber's thunder.
29. San Francisco 49ers - WR Devin Thomas, Michigan Sta...
Dirk Kuyt - Liverpools....what exactly?
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 24, 2008
...res. Reina varying between brilliant and abysmal. Having said all that, there was one question that struck me more than any other. Why is Dirk Kuyt a premier league footballer?
I often hear it said w...
Oh Noes! Where oh where did Rob go?
in House of Nintendo, on March 21, 2008
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Image from blog.dirkschuetze.de
Ugh. I hate to make these posts. But in a lightning like flash, I've noticed that I've let almost 6 full days slip by in between posts here at the House!
M...
Lightning GT: 英国首款电驱跑车
in Wangtam, on March 11, 2008
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Lightning Car Company 推出了英国收款的电驱跑车 Lightning GT。据称在测试中，Lightning GT 最高时速可达 210 公里，配备 700 匹马力的电驱系统可以让车子 60 公里时速的加速仅需 4 秒钟。预计售价为 3 万美元。以下是官方的新闻稿：...
Zoho's People
in The CIO Weblog, on March 10, 2008
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With all the thunder and lightning between Google and Microsoft on the Saas/S+S front, it's easy to lose track of some of the other, very competetive, players in the SaaS office market....
Golfer Charged with Cruelty to Animals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 7, 2008
...games.
Winfield had thrown the ball in from the outfield and, as it sailed towards the bat boy, it struck and killed a flying seagull.
...
微软推出 Silverlight 2 Beta 1
in Wangtam, on March 7, 2008
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- Silverlight 2 Beta 1 面世
- 700HP Lightning GT electric car available for pre-order
- Microsoft Mix Keynote One, Live From Las Vegas
- Apple 2.5GHz Penryn MacBook Pro 评测
- IE 8 将支持 WebSlic...
DATING MEXICO
in Latina Viva, on March 5, 2008
...very unlikely.
As you can imagine, a society of close-knit families and intimate friendships means lightning speed gossip that rivals any major newspaper. So, even those with a wilder streak tend to ...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 28
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 19, 2008
...uisitions that would add new and significant streams of earnings to the many we already have. But I struck out. Additionally, I found very few attractive securities to buy. Berkshire therefore ended t...
The Tour's New Reality
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 17, 2008
...uot;.
It was shades of the FBR Open - déjà vu all over again, as Yogi might say.
Then it struck me that this is the face of the PGA Tour this year and probably from now on: weekly tournaments...
Chris Rock, On Race and Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on February 11, 2008
...s weekend, and was happy to mine his act for a personal finance nugget I could re-use. The bit that struck me was when Rock talked about how much more a black person has to do than a white person to b...
WPT+EPT+WSOP = Lots of Money for Gavin Griffin
in Internet Poker, on February 4, 2008
...riffin was not about to let his grip on the title fall away and it was only a matter time before he struck a fatal blow to Tran's stack. Tran held the button on the hand, and he completed for 100,...
The Beginning of the End, How I Can Help You, and You Can Help Me
in Businesspundit, on January 16, 2008
...ter I reviewed the book "Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets" , of which she was a co-author. We struck up a conversation and she was looking to do more business writing. I think she will bring the...
Helmets of the Championship Game Participants
in End Zone Buzz, on January 15, 2008
...e and one blue. The white one is the better looking of the two. It is also simple, with a streak of lightning running across either side, which emotes power and speed.
We can basically lump the Packe...
The Age Of Turbulence
in Sox First, on January 11, 2008
...nd of an international monetary conference in Interlaken, Switzerland. As you do. And when the love-struck couple finally ended up strolling through Venice, he turned to her and asked: "What is t...
Aviation News Update: Mice on United Flight & New Fare Increases
in The Aviation Weblog, on January 9, 2008
...ce could do by chewing through wires on aircraft.
Passenger Jet Hit by Bullet
A stray bullet struck a passenger jet while it was landing in Montenegro, slightly damaging the aircraft, the state...
Your Turn to Respond
in On Storage, on January 3, 2008
... Right before Christmas, the gloves came off in the virtual storage network world. IBM struck the first blow, firing this quote to yours truly explaining why they beat the bejeezuz out of EMC in t...
Goals for 2008
in Celebrate Wine, on January 3, 2008
...hrough 100 different grape varieties. Dr. Debs' entry about Cross-Training Your Palate really struck a chord with me because although I do taste many different wines at work, but when it comes t...
Polymer Clay Bead Beauty
in The Jewelry Weblog, on December 21, 2007
... Lori Mendelhall makes beautiful polymer beads . As a lover of beads but a complete ingenue, I am struck with the glorious, swirling colors as well as Lori's whimsical shapes, like this abstract...
McAfee Releases GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange
in I got Spam?!, on December 21, 2007
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- In-memory scanning: GroupShield scans items in memory without writing them to disk, producing lightning-fast results and minimal impact to email server performance.
- Advanced spam management ...
