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If You LIKE the Clouds, You'll Love Google's Chrome OS (Maybe)

© ewen and donabel This shows clearly what Google is making with the Chrome OS - a web, or cloud, OS that puts the bulk of all user activity firmly up in the web. No heavy lifting on the user's netbook; that will all take place up in the cloud with the Chrome OS handling it all. This is so...

Skype Updates Windows, iPhone, Windows Mobile Clients

Skype recently released a series of significant updates - Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile , Skype 1.1 for the iPhone , and Skype 4.1 for Windows . "[The] release of version 3.0 for Windows Mobile should get Skype users plenty excited," writes InformationWeek's Eric Zeman . &...

China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk

AMR Research, supply chain analyst firm recently published a report on countries' risk profile and interestingly, in a survey of 130 global companies China was the top contributing region for nine of 15 risks examined, including supplier and internal product quality failure, security breache...

It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license

It's harder to become a mortgage broker these days. Of course, it seems like an ever dwindling people want to be mortgage brokers today. Maybe, then, it's an example of everything working out the way it's supposed to. It's fairly obvious why there are fewer mortgage brokers out ther...

Good News for Liberal Arts Majors - StarCraft Classes Now Available

© leslie0809 If you have a pension for for playing an eleven year old RTS game, and you really want to kick some butt at it, then I have good news. Starcraft classes are available to you right now in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can learn to be the best, from the best, and it will only cos...

Suipo Navita: Map System Offering Real Time Information

Remember once I had told you all about RFID posters called SuiPo which used RFID technology for interactive marketing and now the extension of the service is Suipo Navita , a map system offering real time information on stores and services situated around train stations. These Navita station...

Chianti Rufina

© dottorpeni Tuscany is a place blessed with some of the world's best grapes. Sangiovese grapes. And they make some of the world's best wine, IMHO. Deb Harkness had a post recently on a 2005 Marchesi de' Frescobaldi Chianti Rufina Nipozzano Riserva. "Cherry aromas and flavo...

Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?

If your home lost half of its value — not too unbelievable of an occurrence in today's housing market — would you be willing to simply walk away from your mortgage? Would you have any qualms about not making that monthly payment and simply leaving your house behind? Surprisingly, a ...

Selective Focus Lens Now Available For Digital SLR Cameras

There have always been specialty lenses available for whatever particular types of cameras are currently available and now the same is true for digital cameras. Close up lenses, auxiliary wide-angle and telephoto lenses, add on fisheye lenses and untold numbers of others have been available fil...

She's Allergic to Eggs

© cursedthing My daughter is already 14 months old and just as I thought we've escaped the curse of food allergies that was imposed by genes and fate on my older son, she breaks out in hives. The culprit? Eggs. Because of our experience with food allergies with my first-born, we've bee...

Madoff's jail survival guide

Bernard Madoff, 71, gets sentenced on Monday and the tips are coming in on how he could best survive jail. Whether it's 12 years, as his lawyers have asked, or longer. Lawyers have told CNN he is unlikely to leave prison alive. Madoff is likely to be sent to a medium security jail. And ...

MyTireMonkey: Online tire supply chain management

This is a very cool! case which I came across recently: MyTireMonkey is basically another online business selling tire to the customers but what they do is facilitating the link between local dealers and tire distributors. The customers who need to change the tire go to the company's website a...

In Search of a Cool Summer: Da Lat, Vietnam

Da Lat is the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. It is a romantic French Provincial town snuggled into the cool hills of Southeast Asia. Detailed day-by-day weather records are not available for Da Lat, but the temperature in the city is consistent throughout the summer months: lows drop into the upp...

Beware of loan-modification scams

As the number of housing foreclosures across the nation continue to rise, something else is on the upswing, too: loan-modification scams. The scammers target homeowners who have fallen behind in their mortgage payments or those who are facing foreclosure. They promise to modify these homeowners'...

Improving working capital through effective supply chain management

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 ...

CIA recruits bankers

If you've been retrenched as a banker or hedge fund manager, don't worry. There's plenty of work out there, if you want to become a spook. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for bankers to come on board and "assess foreign economic policies and foreign financial issues&qu...

Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?

The shadow of economic downturn has decreased the attention and buzz around some previously hot topics: One of those areas is the subject of counterfeit drugs in pharmaceutical industry. Supply and Demand Chain Executive has recently published a piece covering this area highlighting the fact...

Free Entrance to U.S. National Parks on Weekends

If you hadn't noticed it yet, U.S. National Parks have waived thier fees for people who visit the parks on some weekends this summer. The weekends when visiting the parks is free are: June 20 and 21 July 18 and 19 August 15 and 16 That will save you between $3 and $25 per person (or ve...

Other Money Saving Tips for Your Air Conditioning

© redjar Probably one of your biggest monthly expenses comes from either heating or cooling of your house. This also means that it is an area where a lot of money can be saved, too, if you follow some money tips. If you buy window air conditioning units, it is not a good idea to buy one that...

On the Shores of Lake Geneva...

© peuplier Jaunted had a piece recently that looks like a great vacation idea - wine tasting in Switzerland, in an area where the vineyards are a UNESCO world heritage site. It's called The Lavaux Vineyard Terraces. Thirty kilometers of UNESCO World Heritage site stretch along the...

Drug pushing Eli Lilly

With drug companies around the world set to make millions selling vaccines to stop swine flu, it's worth looking at how they are pushing drugs. Bloomberg reports that drug giant Eli Lilly pushed drugs for dementia, specifically Zyprexa, on to elderly patients even though it knew the stuff...

In Search of a Cool Summer: Lake Baikal, Siberia

One of the least noticed natural wonderlands in the tourist world today is Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia. During the 52 days between June 20th and August 10th it usually breaks 85F degrees in Ulan-Ude (on the shores of Lake Baikal) less than a dozen times each year. The high temperature is more...

MGB-GT, Yours for Just $20 in Museum Charity Raffle

It isn't often that I participate in so-called "lucky draws," especially those where the first prize is a brand-new million dollar+ home. What would I, a bachelor of considerable years, do in an 8-room house, anyway? I could barely afford the taxes let alone the services of a cleani...

Art Funds

According to Friedrich Kiradi, head of Merit Alternative Investments GmbH and director of the world-wide first Art Photography Fund. "Investments in material assets such as real estate, commodities, as well as art, continues to be an area that investors seem to be focusing on, with the gro...

Apple 公布 iPhone 3G S 和 iPhone OS 3.0

在刚刚结束的 WWDC 2009 开幕演讲上，Apple 全球营销高级副总裁 Phil Schiller 发布了第三代 iPhone 手机，名字就叫做iPhone 3G S。其中，字母"S"代表了 Speed 速度。顾名思义，Apple 这一次将注意力放在了提升系统性能方面。 iPhone 3G S的外观设计和上一代产品iPhone 3G完全相同，整机、屏幕尺寸没有进行任何修改，重量从133g略微增加到135g。而在内部，iPhone 3G S对硬件配置进行了全面升级。根据苹果在发布会上的说法，iPhone 3G S启动短信应用程序的速度是iPhone 3G的2.1...

Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference

"How supply chains are helping to improve health and living conditions in sub-Saharan Africa?" That's one of the main topics which is going to be discussed this year at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP) 2009 Global Conference. The conference will be ...

Recession Forces More Golf Deals

Necessity is the mother of invention. How true, especially these days. If you have wandered through your favorite department store recently, you've probably seen some pretty amazing deals: 60 percent off, buy one, get two free - that kind of thing. Retailers are desperate to move mercha...

Venture Capitalists Fight for Carried Interest

• Venture Capitalists Fight for Carried Interest • The Sims 3 for iPhone • 时代周刊：Twitter如何改变我们的生活 • Beautiful High-Quality Free Fonts For Your Designs • Bing vs. Google face-off, round 5 • In downturns, Internet cos look to sell start-ups • La. House backs 15-cent charge on Internet acce...

Barcelona: Things to Do

I've been to Barcelona , but not in this millennium/ I'd love to go back. I saw a piece in the NY Times not long ago on tings to do in the city. At least it was an article on things the author of the article (Stuart Emmrich) did while he was there. IN recent years, the once-gritty neighbo...

Wind in Virginia Gains Support

Wind energy is gaining support in Virginia's far west, according to the Associated Press . I live in an area where the proposed construction of 400-foot high wind turbines has become a contentious issue. Supporters of the region's coal industry see wind as a competitive threat. Local resi...

Food Allergy Support Groups

© lumaxart Lookign for an allergy support group in your vicinity? Check out the list compiled by the Food Allergy Initiative . It includes most allergy support groups in the US, listed alphabetically, as well as those in Canada, Greece, Hong Kong and Singapore. If you are a member of, or kn...

Palm Pre Review

Jason Chen of Gizmodo has had the chance to play around with the Palm Pre and he has posted a detailed review of the Palm Pre. Here are the positives of Plam Pre as mentioned in the review: The Palm Pre has the best Multitouch functionality compared to other phones in the market. It is also ...

Supply chain video: Innovations in air transport

Information technology has revolutionized industries such as air transport in the last years but probably the piece of technology which is getting real momentum is not PC but mobile phone. Today there are more than 3 billion mobile user in the world. Mobile technology has the potential to put all pa...

Social entrepreneurship: A three decade history

Skoll Foundation has created a n excellent video giving an overview of social entrepreneurship initiatives done in the last 30 years. Leaders from Acumen Funds, Skoll Foundations and some entrepreneurs like Mohammad Yunus offer their point of views about the opportunities in this area. ...

Antalya: Turkey's Mediterranean Playground

© mavi_melek Antalya is Turkey's Mediterranean playground. The beaches are beautiful. The water is warm. The nightlife is varied and moderately sophisticated. There are added attractions. The site is extremely close to some of the most beautiful mountains in the Mediterranean basin. Histo...

China's today national distribution capabilities

CHaINA web magazine has recently done a Q&A with Jean Pierre Chesse , the founder and CEO of Sinodis, a food importer and cold chain lo-gistics service provider in China. I went through the piece and even though the interview was more around cold chain in China, there were some interesting ...

The Solúcar Platform (PS20) Solar Power Tower - Now Operational in Spain

With all the focus on cars recently, solar energy seems to have moved to thirds place in the public mind, after wind energy. So when I saw this piece in Renewable Energy World I thought I'd use it to bring solar energy up front again for a moment... Abengoa Solar has started commercial operat...

Cheap Food in London

The nature of reality has changed. And it's good news. Not only can you now get cheap food in London, it's actually worth eating, according to Gridskipper. It used to be that travelers didn't look forward to eating in London because the food was both horrible and outlandishly expensive...

Social entrepreneurship in China

Kristi Heims of Seattle Times gives nice examples of how some Chinese companies are taking responsibility towards creating a socially responsible business and also the role of the entrepreneurs in this area. One interesting one was the following: In Guangxi Province in southern China , a w...

Palm Pre Knows How to Successfully Launch a Product

© Matt McGee There is a secret to successfully launching an electronics product, and Palm knows it. The secret is simple; you simply hype the heck out of product and then fail to deliver any to stores which will cause a massive shortage. The media storm will follow, and with any luck, you can...

Merced County California Looking for Entrepreneurs

As unemployment rises and economic growth continues to decline or sit stagnant, many local governments are asking themselves how they can encourage and attract entrepreneurs. Among them, according to BusinessWeek , is Merced County in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California. Organizations such...

Cashing in on the disgust with banks

Last week, I did a blog entry looking at how banks were going to face more intense competition in the wash-up from this financial crisis. To put it bluntly, banks will be losing market share to such forces as peer-to-peer lending, Islamic finance, boutique advisory firms and retailers setting ...

New survey launched to identify the current state of supply chain education

I have written several posts so far on the subject of suply chain education and the efforts some of the American schools and other International institutions are making to introduce more specialized programs. Supply Chain Management Review Magazine has taken the lead in this area and launched a ...

Golden Rice is an Effective Source of Vitamin A

Golden Rice is a genetically modified plant developed to contain more beta-carotene in the grains, seen as a viable method of alleviating vitamin-A deficiency particularly in developing countries. In its current form, Golden Rice contains 35 micrograms of beta-carotene per gram. But how much o...

Ariba organizes spend management event in Sweden

Ariba, the provider of spend management solutions has launched a series of live events all around the world to share the lessons learned and best practices in the area of procurement, contract management and spend management in general. For those of you who live in Northern Europe, I came acro...

Integrated Pest Management More Effective in Reducing Conckroach Allergens in Schools

© Sarah Camp According to a study comparing different schools, integrated pest management is a much better strategy in controlling cockroach infestations and reducing the levels of cockroach allergens in the area. Here's an excerpt from the abstract of the study published in the Journal of...

Let Celebrity Wedding Planner David Tutera Enhance Your Wedding on WE TV

Making your dream wedding a reality can be almost impossible. If you or someone you know is getting married THIS SUMMER, then there's very little time left to make that dream come true. That's why "My Fair Wedding" , the newest lifestyle show from the Women's Entertainmen...

Microsoft needs LESS focus, not more

My apologies for two Microsoft posts in a row; yeah, they are starting to bore me too. But CIOs can't afford to ignore the prospects of the 800 pound gorilla in the industry. There is this meme going around that "Microsoft has lost its focus" and that it is this supposed rece...

Amazon 推出新款 9.7-inch 显示屏的 Kindle DX

如传言所预告，Amazon 今天推出了新款的 9.7 英寸大显示屏的 Kindle DX 电子阅读器 ，内置 PDF 阅读器，具有自动旋转功能，最多可存储 3500 本图书，售价仅为 489 美元。目前 Kindle 网店共有 27.5 万本图书，其中包括当下 112 部《纽约时报》畅销书中的 107 部，该类图书及新推出的图书以每本 9.99 美元的价格出售。 主要配置参数： • Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines • Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than...

All the Lego Star Wars Minifigs in History

• All the Lego Star Wars Minifigs in History • Sprint Nextel Reports First Quarter 2009 Results • NAVIGON stops PND business in North America • iPhone Outsold By BlackBerry Curve In U.S. Last Quarter • Highly Ubuntu 9.04 integrated GMail Notifier in Launchpad • KIDO'Z • Asustek to l...

Grocery Money and Fresh Vegetables

There's nothing like fresh spinach. I'm talking about spinach that has never been in a car or truck for any reason. Spinach that an hour ago was growing in the ground. Fresh spinach. There's only one way to get that: grow it yourself. Exactly two people live in my house. We have ...

S&OP in high tech companies should incorporates measures of risk

According to a recent article from Logistics Management based on this month's analyst reports, supply chain risk management has got new dimensions for high tech companies operating globally. Sourcing from low-wage countries like China seemed like such a logical idea before the world's ...

Taiwan Approves Three-Strikes Law

© Erik Charlton The Taiwanese government this week approved an amendment to its copyright laws, targeted specifically at P2P users. "The amendment makes it a crime to use P2P technology to facilitate the distribution of copyrighted works online, which sounds like pretty bad news for Ta...

Improving Indoor Air Quality

© gonzomama As a segue to my previous post on indoor air quality , here are some tips from Dr. Neil Schachter to give your home a healthier boost: 1. Avoid cleaning products with ammonia and chlorine -Some household chemicals may be irritants to the respiratory tract in people who are sens...

What's the State of Your Air?

The American Lung Association (ALA) has just released the State of the Air 2009 report card on air quality, ranking cities most affected by outdoor air pollution. Click here to see where your city ranks in outdoor particle pollution. While improving outdoor air quality is important, indoo...

Budget Mistakes to Avoid

Mark Kahler had a good post recently on mistakes people make when they're trying to travel cheap. His first tip highlights one of the most common mistakes budget travels make. Mark says don't feel like you have to trade either safety or cleanliness for a good deal. Budget travelers a...

Supply chain video: Best of Breed or ERP?

In this supply chain video on warehouse management, a series of of experts and consultants in the area discuss their point of view about the famous question of: "Best of breed or ERP, which one is the better alternative?" They all highlight the fact that, before deciding whether an ERP sy...

Webkinz Day 2009

Everyone remember Wednesday is Webkinz Day 2009, the fourth annual celebration of webkinz. Log into your account to get your goodies specifically realized for just this very event. Items are the same as last year but updated from third anniversary to fourth, so I'm not spoiling any surprise by p...

Save Money on Your Car Costs

© The Sierra Club Many people like the feel of a new car. Besides the nice feel and features, though, you also want to think about how much it is costing you. If you need to save money and reduce your current expenditures, then here is how you can do it with your car expenses. Before you ev...

Clothing Optional in Bavaria

TravelPost had an interesting spot earlier this month on the 32-room Hotel Rosengarten in the Black Forest region. It will soon become Germany's first nude hotel, "catering solely to those willing to shed clothing for the duration of their stay..." The project from entrepreneur F...

Sun, Oracle, WordPress, and MySQL

• Sun, Oracle, WordPress, and MySQL • iPhone OS 3.0 to feature voice control and feedback • Blo.gs Lives On • Dora • MySpace Finally Opens The Door To Application Notifications • Interview With Digg's Kevin Rose: The State of The Union • Mojiva - Mobile Advertising platform to buy a...

Five Fantastic Golf Locations

© Shaggy Paul It may still be a little cool in your part of Glasgow or Leeds, but much of our half of the world is warming up. And it's providing some marvelous weather for golf . Consider some of these fantastic locations where you could be walking the fairways... The Papillon Ayscha ...

Supply chain video: Waste management CEO discusses sustainability in SCM (Part 2)

This is the second part of the video related to the Wal-Mart's Sustainability Summit in Beijing, China . In this second part, one of the business executives in China talks about the need to put sustainability on the top of the agenda for Chinese companies and highlights that China, today, is ...

An Augusta Website Rant

Courtesy: daylife.com I haven't gone into "rant" mode in this column for some time. But nothing gets me ranting faster than seeing technology used to block the free flow of content on the web. Last year, at this very time, I wrote in glowing terms of how great the Masters webs...

Detroit's Beauty on the Lawns of a Mansion built by Matilda Dodge Wilson. Yes, that Dodge

Of all the North American 2009 concours, nothing could be more appropriate than one that takes place in Detroit and honours the best in American design, especially when the industry is threatened with collapse. But the 2009 Meadow Brook Concours is more than a saving grace, dating back 30 years...

Google to Invest in Biotechnology

Google is launching "Google Ventures" a new venture-capital fund which will invest across a range of industries, including consumer Internet, software, clean-tech, bio-tech and health care. According to the Boston Globe report : Google Ventures will scout for entrepreneurial oppor...

Unemployment to soar: bleak times ahead

If anyone thinks recovery is just around the corner, they should read this speech from OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría. He paints a very grim picture. With trade flows expected to fall by 9% in 2009 and foreign direct investment inflows to further contract, after shrinking by about 20% in...

The questions you should ask before going to implementation of SCM solutions?

One of the questions many people have asked me is: "How should we approach implementation of a SCM initiative, avoiding failure?". Well, I think we should even start from before the implementation: We should ask ourselves some questions to ensure we have all the readiness and necessary...

St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group Formed

© happysteve Four St. louis area schools have announced the founding of the St. Louis Institute of Nanomedicine Working Group. "By bringing together skills and expertise from several area institutions, the institute will promote joint research projects and permit sharing of equipm...

Online connection boom

There are lots of businesses that are cashing in on the recession and doing brilliantly. Not just pawnshops and discount stores but also alcohol, gaming and strangely enough, gardening supply specialists. Add to that the online dating business. Some businesses in that area have enjoyed double d...