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Prague : Vieille ville et quartier juif
in Les Explorers, on 2009-09-30
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...
En route vers le château de Prague
in Les Explorers, on 2009-09-25
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...
Prague, la bien-aimée de l’Est
in Les Explorers, on 2009-09-16
"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...
La place Wenceslas dans toutes les mémoires
in Les Explorers, on 2009-07-25
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 ...
If You LIKE the Clouds, You'll Love Google's Chrome OS (Maybe)
in Web 2.0, on 2009-07-10
© 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...
Chrome OS: The reflective phase
in The CIO Weblog, on 2009-07-10
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...
Chrome OS: The Fight is Finally on for Microsoft and Google...
in Bizinformer, on 2009-07-10
© RJL20
Two of the giants of the technology world have finally come to blows. And the battle may reshape the industry and impact every business that uses computers.
Okay, that sounded dramatic. And Google's move into operating systems has been a bit of a surprise to everyone but the ind...
Carbon market bonanza for accountants
in Sox First, on 2009-07-10
First it was Sarbanes-Oxley. Now it looks like accountants will find that carbon trading a license to print money. Earlier this week, we had reports that the Big Four accounting firms are beefing their expertise and setting up climate desks for their clients which include high polluting oil an...
G8 squibs it on climate change
in Sox First, on 2009-07-09
On the face of it, the news , the decision of the G8 leading industrial countries to try and limit global warming to just 2C (3.6F) above pre-industrial levels by 2050 is heartening. But look between the lines and you'll see it's nothing to get excited about. First, we don't know ...
Save On Car Insurance by Raising Your Deductible
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on 2009-07-06
© nalilo
Car insurance is one thing that few people like to change. Once they get it, they often leave it alone. Unfortunately, this can mean that you are throwing some of your hard-earned money away. Saving money, however, means that you need to be willing to analyze your current expenses an...
Can the G8 solve climate change?
in Sox First, on 2009-07-06
The G8 summit of world leaders is making a last ditch bid to come up with a solution on climate change in the lead up to Copenhagen at the end of this year and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now with JPMorgan Chase & Co, says that governments should focus on energy efficiency ...
ExxonMobil funds climate sceptics
in Sox First, on 2009-07-02
Fascinating to read the report of scientists warning Congress about "climate alarmism". It's fascinating because the crew includes retired manager for strategic planning at ExxonMobil Roger Cohen. Are ExxonMobil's footprints all over this? Maybe, when The Guardian reveals ...
What VCs Are Worrying About
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-01
• What VCs Are Worrying About
• FastStone Capture Portable 6.4
• China's Internet porn filter - no Garfield please by Reuters
• Here Comes the Video Shakeout: Joost Scales Down, CEO Mike Volpi Steps Out
• What's Next: The first signs of improvement for the tech economy
• With 3.5 ...
The Pirate Bay Sold...Woah
in Digital Music - The Future, on 2009-06-30
After losing the court case we certainly thought that something might have to change about TPB...but being sold was totally not in my mind at all! The site has been snapped up by Global Gaming Factory X, a sweedish company that plans to pay users in order to allow the transmission of data via a huge...
Fancy projecting with your phone? Soon!
in The Digital TV Weblog, on 2009-06-30
Portable mini projectors have always been something of a pipedream; those that materialize inevitably have poor brightness and often crap image quality; so the Fraunhofer Institute has developed a tiny little device that is set to change all of this through the use of OLED technology, allowing an ul...
conduire au Québec
in Location de Voitures Blog, on 2009-06-30
© scazon
C'est sûr qu'au vu de cet impressionnant amoncellement de panneaux, vous n'allez pas forcément me croire. Et pourtant, je vous l'assure, conduire au Québec , c'est facile ! Juste prendre quelques habitudes générales et garder quelques informations en tête...
Cô...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Dating Weblog, on 2009-06-30
© chrisdlugosz
A new domain you've discovered is offering a dating website and you're wondering who's behind the site and whether they're reputable. Where do you go to find out?
With the influence of the Web growing, transparency has become a major concern on the Internet. The ...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in Hidden Travel Gems, on 2009-06-30
© chrisdlugosz
A new domain you've discovered is offering a variety of hotel and airline booking services and you're wondering who's behind the site and whether it's reputable. Where do you go to find out?
With the influence of the Web growing, transparency has become a major c...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on 2009-06-30
© chrisdlugosz
A new domain you've discovered is offering a variety of banking and financial services and you're wondering who's behind the site and whether they're reputable. Where do you go to find out?
With the influence of the Web growing, transparency has become a major co...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Flyaway Weblog, on 2009-06-30
© chrisdlugosz
A new domain you've discovered is offering a name-your-own-price travel reservation service and you're wondering who's behind the site and whether it's reputable. Where do you go to find out?
With the influence of the Web growing, transparency has become a major ...
Explaining Page Rank
in The Search Engine Weblog, on 2009-06-29
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 dofollo...
Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on 2009-06-27
By the narrowest of margins, Congress has passed the "cap and trade" energy bill which will bring in tough new greenhouse gas emissions standards for US companies. Given that it passed by the narrowest of margins and business opposition, we can expect to see it open up a spate of lit...
MyTireMonkey: Online tire supply chain management
in Supplychainer, on 2009-06-26
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...
Dick Cheney's memoirs
in Sox First, on 2009-06-24
Can't wait to read it!! Associated Press reports that former puppet master and vice president Dick Cheney is writing his memoirs. According to that report, Cheney will be paid a cool $2 million for the book. Reading his spin on how he dragged the US into a destructive war will be fascinat...
camper au Québec en parc national
in Location de Voitures Blog, on 2009-06-24
© abdallahh
Le Québec tel qu'on le rêve ne connaît pas d'arrière-saison. C'est un paysage de neige arpenté en skidoo ou en traîneau à chien, ou c'est un paysage grandiose de forêts et de lacs à perte de vue qui profite de toutes ses forces d'un soleil et d'un été touj...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. mit „Clean Sea Award“ ausgezeichnet
in Kreuzfahrten, on 2009-06-22
© tomsaint11
Es gibt einmal mehr einen Grund, Stolz zu sein. In diesem Fall handelt es sich jedoch nicht um ein neues, bahnbrechendes Schiff der Reederei sondern um einen ganz spezielle Auszeichnung, mit der die Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. bedacht wurde.
Die Rede ist vom "Clean Sea Awar...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on 2009-06-22
About two years ago, I did a blog entry predicting that climate change would become a big corporate governance issue. Directors can get into all sorts of trouble for failing in their duty of care to shareholders. That's what makes a court case in Australia so fascinating. The result will ...
The Cloud Is Coming - and With It, Change for Business
in Web 2.0, on 2009-06-21
© rappensuncle
BusinessWeek ran a couple of pieces recently on how cloud computing is changing both business and management .
The concept of cloud computing is one of a user sitting at a terminal taking advantage of services, storage space, and resources provided somewhere else - on anot...
Conduire à l’étranger : tout un programme !
in Location de Voitures Blog, on 2009-06-21
Les vacances approchent et avec elles, les occasions de prendre le volant dans un autre pays que le sien. Attention aux habitudes de conduite locales !
Le fait de rouler à gauche en Angleterre ou d'allumer ses phares en pleine journée dans les pays scandinaves relève du répertoire des classiq...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on 2009-06-20
So bankers forecast that the recession will end in the third quarter of 2009. Big deal!! Don't crack open the champagne yet. The next few years will be hard. If you expect it will be anything like the boom years, you're kidding yourself. First, the market will be a completely differen...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in Bizinformer, on 2009-06-20
© chrisdlugosz
Whether it's online commerce, advertising or trading in Internet properties and domain names, the Web has come to play an important role in 21st Century business.
With the influence of the Web growing, transparency has become a major concern on the Internet. The ability to ...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in Web 2.0, on 2009-06-19
© chrisdlugosz
You've found a new interactive website that you really like. It allows you to post information about your hobby or business and it lets other users build on what you post, adding to the content. But you're not sure how much traffic it actually gets and, more importantly, ...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Search Engine Weblog, on 2009-06-19
© chrisdlugosz
A new domain you've discovered is offering a variety of Web hosting services and you're wondering who's behind the site and whether its bandwidth will adequately serve your clients. Where do you go to find out?
With the influence of the Web growing, transparency has ...
The Philoneist Tells You Who's Behind that Domain, and More...
in The Social Networking Weblog, on 2009-06-19
© chrisdlugosz
You're looking at a new social network. You've been invited to join it, but you're not very familiar with it. Is it safe? How do you find out?
With the influence of the Web growing, transparency has become a major concern on the Internet. The ability to find out just...
Virtual Goods and Real Value
in Bizinformer, on 2009-06-19
Have you paid money recently for a new outfit for your Second Life avatar? Or to send a friend a teddy bear on Hi5? We talked not long ago about virtual currencies . Now VentureBeat has an article out on virtual goods. And they say that while the actual good might not be "real," their v...
Change Your Thermostat’s Setting to Save Money on AC
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on 2009-06-19
© bunky's pickle
Another great way to save money on your air conditioning bill this summer is to change the setting on your thermostat for your central air conditioning. If you do not have one that you can automatically set, then you may want to get one.
It is a good idea to set it at a...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on 2009-06-19
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...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on 2009-06-18
With the Waxman-Markey discussion draft, "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" now going before Congress, the Obama Administration has released a timely report on climate change , designed to warn Americans about the dangers of not acting. It's politically loaded...
Apple Updates its Software While the Government Rethinks Law
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on 2009-06-17
Apple today officially released the iPhone OS 3.0 software, updating 45 software patches to address rare security vulnerabilities in its popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices.
The company said the new features include cut, copy and paste, MMS, and push notifications.
Analysts expect ...
A GM name change?
in Sox First, on 2009-06-17
Last month, Harvard Business School set off the debate about a name change for GM . It suggested going for an American theme, although somehow I don't think Stars and Stripes Automobile Manufacturing Co. is going to cut it in a global market. But a name change might be necessary. "If ...
How MySpace fell behind
in Sox First, on 2009-06-17
When Rupert Murdoch acquired MySpace four years ago for $580 million, there were questions whether the septuagenarian media baron would kill the Internet site's phenomenal popularity. Now, the latest figures suggest that might have happened. The latest figures, reported here , showing ComS...
Internet Gets Reinvented June 16th Thanks to Opera
in The Gadgets Weblog, on 2009-06-15
"With 15 years of continuous innovation, Opera will introduce a technology that will forever change the fundamental fabric of the Web,"
Now, that's a tease. If you haven't already heard, the Internet gets reinvented on June 16th thanks the engineers over at Opera . Not con...
Want a better credit score? Manage your money
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on 2009-06-12
If you want to become a homeowner, you're going to need a good credit score, unless you have piles of cash lying around. For most, though, the credit score is the key to determining whether they will qualify for a mortgage loan.
Lenders want to see a high credit score — a numerical f...
What economy? CEO private jets take off
in Sox First, on 2009-06-11
Despite unemployment in the US reaching 9.4% and foreclosure rates topping 300,000, as reported by Bloomberg , it's heartening to see some things don't change. Pay perks for chief executive officers, despite their abysmal performance, are soaring with reports that more are taking to u...
The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on 2009-06-10
On April 1, 2009, Bob Lutz, GM's vice-president of global product development, stepped down from his esteemed position. This move may have been unexpected but I think I know why he did it. First, for those of you unfamiliar with a man whom we automobile journalists affectionately dubbed "...
Will the Volt save GM?
in Sox First, on 2009-06-10
With Toyota unveiling its third generation Prius, it's time to ask whether GM's Volt will be able to match the competition. Or for that matter, save GM. We read in the report here that the car comes with a new four cylinder engine with more horsepower and special braking, which recap...
Apple 公布 iPhone 3G S 和 iPhone OS 3.0
in Wangtam, on 2009-06-09
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...
It's Not Called a Sunroof for Nothing
in Classical Drives, on 2009-06-08
Summer, for those of us who live up north, is special. It raises hopes for the future, gets us outdoors, even encourages a change of wardrobe. It's also the beginning of the sunroof season. Thus I'm about to have a hole cut into my 2003 Focus ZX5 so that a pop-up sunroof can be fitted. Am...
Planes, trains & automobiles & climate change
in Sox First, on 2009-06-08
Much has been said about using public transport to solve climate change. Basically, the argument goes that taking a train or bus produces fewer greenhouse gases than driving. But now a new study, reported here , suggests that not be the case. According to scientists, there are hidden emissions...
la question du deuxième conducteur payant
in Location de Voitures Blog, on 2009-06-08
© Brianfit
C'est l'association de consommateurs que choisir qui lève le lièvre dans son édition de mai . Pourquoi donc une option aussi essentielle que la possibilité pour un deuxième conducteur de conduire la voiture de location est-elle payante? L'association, qui relaie ain...
Twitter Attention This Month...
in The Social Networking Weblog, on 2009-06-07
© carrotcreative
Twitter always gets a lot of attention in the Blogosphere. But it seems like the past week has had a number of interesting Twitter stories.
BusinessWeek (of all people) published an article on why people use Twitter. (After all, it's really just a waste of time, ri...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on 2009-06-06
US accounting standard setters might be tightening the rules for banks, forcing them to take off balance sheet toxic vehicles on to their books but don't expect the banks to take that lying down. Up until now, the banks had kept assets and liabilities including mortgages and credit-card re...
30 Must-Have Tweaks For Your Mac
in Wangtam, on 2009-06-05
• 30 Must-Have Tweaks For Your Mac
• 6 Free PSD/(X)HTML-Templates
• Twitter联合创始人：人们不再谈论我们就成功了
• 深圳天使投资人资产须超500万元
• Windows Mobile 6.5 Developer Tool Kit
• RIM quietly acquires Dash Navigation?
• Apple working on adding multi-touch to iPod click-wheels
• Introducing smart navigation in...
louer une voiture électrique?
in Location de Voitures Blog, on 2009-06-05
© david_megginson
C'est un article de l'Expansion du 28 mai qui fait le point sur la voiture électrique. Et qui nous apprend que bientôt on pourra louer des voitures électriques chez certains loueurs. Chouette, non? On pourra bientôt rouler écolo pour quelques dizaines d'Euros ...
Climate change and business costs
in Sox First, on 2009-06-03
How will an emissions trading scheme affect business? Company earnings could fall from less than 1% to 117% under a cap and trade, according to some new research released by not-for-profit Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute and Trucost, which analyzes environmental data, looks a...
Will you be riding Google's Wave?
in The CIO Weblog, on 2009-06-01
© rachel_thecat
Google's announcement last week of their new (and I believe revolutionary) Wave communications platform has taken a while to sink in with some commentators, but as it has, it has unleashed a torrent of contemplation and analysis. In my view, that's a good sign; it'...
So You're Still Single
in The Dating Weblog, on 2009-05-31
My friend Cherie Burbach over at Suite101 had a piece recently that looked at reasons why you might still be single , and how to address those reasons. They all have to do with attitude... If you're single and looking for the right person, perhaps you need a change of attitude. This is especial...
Google Wave to revolutionize chat, confuse us all.
in The Gadgets Weblog, on 2009-05-30
Do you know those moments when you are talking over instant messaging and you get constantly frustrating? Well Google's Wave is set to change that. Being developed for web, Android, and iPhone, the system allows instant transmission, word by word, of messages. It's pretty clever really...
How much is Facebook worth?
in Sox First, on 2009-05-30
Hard to comprehend the extraordinary $200 million investment in Facebook by Digital Sky Technologies, a private Russian internet investment group. As reported in the Financial Times , it values Facebook at $10 billion. It's extraordinary because it suggests Facebook is still relying on bail...
Is sacking people unethical?
in Sox First, on 2009-05-28
With all the layoffs going on, it's worth asking whether managers ever ponder the ethical implications of what they're doing. As the self-styled "ethics guy" Bruce Weinstein says , sacking people is an ethical issue because it impinges on the rights of others. ""No ...
Mächtiger Wortwechsel!
in Selbst und Ständig, on 2009-05-26
© apesara
Die Sprache ist, wie wir alle wissen, sehr mächtig. Mächtiger als uns manchmal lieb ist. Da vermag ein bestimmtes Wort bei dem einen oder anderen total unterschiedliche Gefühle und Assoziationen auslösen. Ist schon verrückt, oder?
Machen wir den "Wort"Test: Was löst das Wo...
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on 2009-05-26
It's clear that the Obama administration wants to see fewer housing foreclosures. That makes sense: Housing foreclosures help no one. The banks certainly don't want these homes back. Foreclosures devastate families. And they weaken neighborhoods.
Problem is, a key tenant of the administrati...
Put The Subject Of Your Digital Photographs Anywhere On Earth
in Digital Shot, on 2009-05-26
Do you have some digital photographs of a person, or persons, or an object, such as a car, that look great except for a distracting or unpleasant background?
Well, now you can change the background to one from another of your digital photos, or use some of the free backgrounds found all over th...
British Airways axes first class: more to come?
in Sox First, on 2009-05-24
Air travel has taken a hammering in this global financial bloodbath. International Air Traffic Association figures show a steep decline in passenger numbers. So it's not surprising to read the news report that british Airways has just got rid of first class. In hard times, there'...
Entering an Era of Virtual Currencies?
in Bizinformer, on 2009-05-23
There's money. People (me included) carry it around in their wallets and save small pieces of it in the ashtrays or cup holders of their cars. And they buy things with it - hamburgers, gasoline, and sometimes other small things. Then there's checks and credit cards. We pretend they're ...
Peak oil and lifestyles
in Sox First, on 2009-05-22
Peak oil is back and it will unleash seismic change. As The Wall Street Journal reports, global production of petroleum peaked in the first quarter of last year which means oil prices will soon be back up in the triple digits. And when that happens, it's likely to squash any hope of recove...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 3: Rolls-Royce Touring Limousine
in Classical Drives, on 2009-05-22
My field of dreams is filled with vintage automobiles, and so I was obviously in dreamland when surrounded by Rolls-Royce "motor cars" of all years and types at Vancouver's 2009 All British show. Just imagine being next to dozens of fine automobiles purchased originally by the rich ...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on 2009-05-21
BusinessWeek recently published an article that looked at our infatuation as a nation with the MBA and suggested that perhaps we should be more concerned with the talent of entrepreneurship than with training. Rarely have I seen the contrast spelled out so clearly... Now, I understand the us...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on 2009-05-20
The relationship of co-dependency between the United States and China is worrying and dangerous. American consumers buy Chinese-made goods, China piles up billions of dollars from US trade and buys US debt. That has flooded the market with cheap money and contributed to today's financial blo...
