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Palin shoots the media

The Sarah Palin sideshow continues to amaze the world. Last week, I did a blog entry looking at bloggers speculating whether her resignation was about averting an investigation into whether she embezzled funds. Now, Palin has hit back on Twitter : "Critics are spinning, so hang in ther...

Taking out a mortgage loan without going mad

There's one secret to taking out a mortgage loan without losing your mind: Don't obsess over those mortgage interest rates. Unfortunately, this is the one piece of advice very few borrowers listen to. You can't really blame homeowners for focusing so intently on what their mortgage int...

Apricorn Promises to Beef Up 5th Generation iPod Storage

My new iPhone has 32GB of storage space, and I have about 25GB free. My entire music collection only takes up 9GB of space, which is why the 120GB on a 5th Generation iPod Classic just blows my mind. I know some people use them as portable storage, but I know some people just need hundreds of GB'...

已经确认 Windows 7 RTM 于本月 13 日完成

• 已经确认 Windows 7 RTM 于本月 13 日完成 • Wireless Network Scanner inSSIDer • Force Firefox To Open Links In Same Tab • IE7pro 2.4.6 • Opera Unite 10.0 Build 1622 Beta • Mozilla 宣布 7 月 7 日发布 Firefox 3.5 补丁 • Windows Live Planet • Mui Cache View • Tech blog titan Michael Arrington's next...

The Pirate Bay Sold...Woah

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...

Jackson's estate: the blooduckers zero in

Michael Jackson had a weird life so it's not surprising that the story about the battle over his estate is getting stranger by the day. Now we are told that no will for Jackson has emerged and that his father, Joe Jackson, has issued a statement saying he and his wife, Katherine, have the...

Pro Digital Photographer Gives Advice On What It Takes To Make It In The Business

There's a whole lot more to being a successful digital photographer than just mastering the technical end of the business. In fact in order to utilize your technical skills to their greatest extent you have to approach each job or assignment with the correct mind set to achieve maximum crea...

RFID in every cell phone by 2010?

© Pink Sherbet Photography This is what Hakan Djuphammar, VP of systems architecture at Ericsson predicts for the technology. Let me quote the exact words of Hakan: A year from now basically every new phone that's sold will have [Near Field Communication]. It's a two-way, bio-direct...

Motorola Karma Has Texting in Mind

AT&T and Motorola are working on a device with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard aimed at consumers looking to use their phones to send text messages and access social networking sites like Facebook. Calling this new handset the Karma, Motorola says that the design will be especially pleasing t...

Wanted: Oldest Pontiac Plus Oldest Pontiac With Original Owner

Pontiac, soon to become one of the Lost Marques of America. Just this day I read that GM would shortly discontinue the Solstice and the Vibe. Mind you, the former was a niche car whose image was diminished by sharing it with Saturn and a British Vauxhall , while the latter was a Toyota Matrix...

Kostenlose Office-Tools für den Mac

© mkosut Nicht immer müssen gute Programme etwas kosten. Und es gibt für den Mac gute Freeware bzw. Open Source Software, die wirklich überzeugt. Heute möchte ich Euch vier gute, kostenlose Programme vorstellen, die in den Bereich "Business & Büro" gehören. OpenOffice D...

Free your mind

© charmainezoe Heute möchte ich den kreativen Lesern unter Euch eine tolle Open Source Software ans Herz legen. Jeder von Euch, der täglich Ideen entwickeln muss, kennt bestimmt die Technik des Mindmappings. Dabei handelt es sich um eine Methode zur Visualisierung von Ideen und Gedanken. Das ...

Taking a Chance

© mahalie Let me start off by making it clear that I don't know what a woman goes through when they have a miscarriage. I know what I think they're going through, but as we all know, a woman's mind is much more complex than that. That being said, I'd like to share what turn...

ASUS 与 Disney 联手打造儿童用 NetBook

当前经济衰退中，许多玩具公司避免推出高价产品， Disney 却逆势而行，打算在假期销售旺季来临前推出售价 350 美元的儿童 netBook 。 这款 netBook "Disney Netpal"将于7月底起在美国和加拿大的 Toys "R" US 店铺和 Amazon 销售。 美泰和孩之宝(Hasbro)等玩具公司以及 Toys "R" US 等零售商则认为，因失业率上升、楼市低迷及信贷紧缩影响到父母的消费能力，因此价格便宜的玩具会更受欢迎。 Disney 表示，这是该公司首次在北美推出笔记本电脑，五年前该公司曾试图...

Keep Your Computer Clean & Make Better Digital Photographs

I'm not talking about cleaning your computer monitor's screen, so you can discern colors and detail better, although that helps too. What I'm referring to is cleaning your computer's memory so it will operate quicker and more efficiently. The reason for this is simple. When you...

NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul

With another hot summer on the way, proper hydration is on the top of everyone's mind. However, here is a unique twist on the classic summer water story: An estimated 75% of Americans suffer from mild, chronic dehydration. But that number is nothing compared to the 20% of the world's p...

Who would buy a newspaper?

Last month, I did a blog entry on Warren Buffett warning that newspapers had no future and that they would go the way of the horse and buggy. In that context, it's fascinating to read the reports of how the New York Times is now selling the Boston Globe after cutting journalists' pa...

Nokia Hopes Cell Phones will No Longer Require Chargers

Quick- what's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of charging your cell phone? If you said a cord, an electrical outlet or even a docking station, you may want to read on. Nokia researchers are working on development of cellular phone charging by simply capturing ambient rad...

Western Digital My Book Studio Edition is 4TB Worth of Peace

Speaking for someone who has a few computers and has had substantial data loss on everyone, 4TB (yes Terabytes) of data storage does not sound like overkill. I could run Time Machine for years on that sucker, and never lose anything. At the end of last semester, there was massive water damage i...

Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans

Whenever I tell people that borrowers shouldn't always be blamed for the bad mortgage loans that they take out, I get sneers. These borrowers should have done their homework before taking out a mortgage loan that they eventually wouldn't be able to pay, people will say to me. What they...

Prepare Your Kids Against Head Lice This Summer

© downing.amanda LiceMD® is introducing pediatric doctors and nurses to a pesticide-free breakthrough treatment that will help take control of lice outbreaks while restoring households with some peace of mind! Why the peace of mind? Because LiceMD's primary ingredient is dimethicone , a...

A Week With the 2010 Subaru Impreza 5-door Proves Hatchback Superiority

They say that Americans don't care much for hatchbacks and have fallen out of love with station wagons. If that's true, then I say Americans are pretty dumb when it comes to making choices of the automotive kind because 90% of car buyers are seeking sensible solutions to their needs and n...

伊朗封锁Facebook和Twitter

• 伊朗封锁Facebook和Twitter • 李嘉诚郭广昌欲竞购国美电器股权 • 商业周刊 ： 挖掘网络友情背后价值 • Palm Eos on track for AT&T release second half of 2009 • HTC Lancaster is a QWERTY slider with Android for AT&T • Apple changes its mind, accepts Eucalyptus app • Hither Eucalyptus! • PatchMateXP Creates a Windows ...

LG Glance Coming Soon To Verizon

While the slim candy bar-style handset may not be the first form factor that comes to mind for business use, but apparently that isn't slowing Verizon down any. The company is set to launch an all-new candy bar from LG next month aimed at business users known as the Glance VX7100. The han...

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...

National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots

Around the beginning of May I saw two different pieces of news on the NVCA that have hung around in my mind as I've read through other piece of economic news. The first piece, at Red Herring , simply outlined some suggestions the NVCA made at its annual meeting in Boston at the end of April...

Entering an Era of Virtual Currencies?

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 ...

WANTED: Amanda Panda's Spicy Chocolate Cake

I'm looking for the rare item Amanda Panda's Spicy Chocolate Cake. It was a feature code prize and is obviously not a slice of the plain regular chocolate cake. If you have it and want to trade email me at michelle@hillison.com and we'll work it out! Please have in mind some stu...

Jolie B. Ray Jewelry

Gold and Gemstone Jewelry Tanya Tochner and Marjorie Troob have found a calling and a true connection, designing jewelry. After having careers in the corporate world and raising young children, these two women decided they needed a creative outlet. Realizing they both had a passion for fine je...

1957 年款 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa

官方新闻稿： MARANELLO, Italy, May 17 /PRNewswire/ - RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby's made history at the Ferrari factory in Maranello today as a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, chassis no. 0714TR sold for € 9,020,000 at the third-annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record...

Time to lob a Molotov cocktail

© Marek Peters So, speaking of revolutions , it strikes me that this one isn't being evangelized very well. Nick Carr has turtled, turning off blog comments and going largely off the radar after the brief flurry following his publication of "The Big Switch." Werner Vogels'...

New Search Tool Aims at Answering Tough Queries, but Not at Taking on Google

• New Search Tool Aims at Answering Tough Queries, but Not at Taking on Google • Survey: one in five US households are cellphone only • NBC Invests In Video Search Startup EveryZing And Signs Up As Its Biggest Customer • 一季度金融业网络营销规模环比降11.8% • 微软推出"定位钟" • The New York Times, 31 ...

Stenson Wins; Tiger Falters

Courtesy: bleacherreport.com They have been calling it "the 5th major" for some years, now. Yet, The Players Championship is as far away from becoming golf's fifth major as it was on the day it was conceived. I'm not sure how a golf tournament of stature climbs the final rung...

The Balance of Life

Like many high pressure careers, bootstrappers face a problem that can sometimes be difficult. It is a problem for which no pat answers or prefabricated solutions are available. The problem: maintaining a balance between your entrepreneurial endevears and the rest of life. You do have a life , do...

The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009

There is no doubt, at least in my mind, that classic Driver magazine delivers the European concours and show scene better than any Web site or publication. Once again it has excelled itself with coverage of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2009 . If that sounds exotic, indeed it ...

Fujitsu Ups the Ante on Data Security

© CarbonNYC My wife lost a Blackjack Smartphone a few years ago, and all she had to do was contact her IT department and the phone was wiped remotely. Some Blackberrys and even the iPhone can handle the simple task of remote wipe. Why is it then that we keep hearing in the news that a laptop ...

Is MySpace Past It's Prime?

© jyri Two GigaOm articles late last month about MySpace caught my eye and kind of hung around in my mind. Author Om Malik seems to think that MySpace is (or will soon be) a thing of the past... The legendary New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra is rumored to have said about a restaurant: &quo...

HP拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心

• 惠普拟1亿美元新建科罗拉多州数据中心 • Inside Steve Jobs' tear-down mansion • Apple's Mark Papermaster finally ready for work • Eric Schmidt on Google's New Plan for the News • Public Booted from DVD Copying Trial Over 'Secret' CSS Code • Amazon Acquires Stanza, an E-Book Application ...

PeeWee Tablet PC Is Too Good For My Kids

My kids are pretty computer savvy; I would even say that they know more than most adults that I work with. One day soon I will probably get them on their own PC. Unfortunately, the PeeWee Tablet probably will not be their PC. It would be the perfect machine if it weren't for the price. Th...

Zumcakes!

How cute is this little cupcake? Zumwhere says I missed taking my photo of the Zum but gave me a treat instead - an adorable Zumcake. I love collectible webkinz food items so I don't even mind missing my zum.

Breasfeeding is Good for Moms Too

© myllissa Breast milk is the best milk for babies, we've always been told. I only know that breastfeeding your baby delays your first ovulation after pregnancy. That's about the only benefit of breastfeeding to moms, that fully registered in my mind. Now reports are saying the wo...

Acer and AT&T Offer Cheapest Expensive Netbook Ever

How much would you spend on a Netbook? The going rate for an 8.9 inch Acer Aspire One Netbook is about $339. So, on the outset, it looks like the new partnership with AT&T is a great deal. AT&T is offering a subsidized Aspire One for a mere $79.00. All you have to do is maintain a two y...

New recipe: Springerle Drizz

Everyone needs some springtime refreshing treats and Webkinz has the perfect treat in mind! Set your stove on simmer and mix up some Blueberries + Bread + Salad = Thanks to MD0003 who sent me this in kinzpost today, it looks lovely!

How to go ahead with RFID even during recession

© willetling Recession has already been taking its toll and we have come across several companies either slowing down or stalling their implementation of RFID across processes but even in such a grim scenario RFID can work for your benefit. Check out below how you can recession proof your RF...

ACTU Issues Warning About Nanomaterials

© TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) this week issued a fact sheet warning of the health risks of nanomaterials. "The ACTU is pushing for closer oversight of the rapidly growing industry, which contributes to more than 800 products including b...

Understanding (and Maybe Avoiding) the Peter Principle

I read a fascinating (but lengthy) piece not long ago by Bob Sutton (a management professor at Stanford University) on The Peter Principle . In case you've forgotten it, The Peter Principle is an idea about professional competence and the nature of hierarchies. It is also the name of a ...

Did Vista jump the shark?

My first reaction, on seeing headlines such as "84% will not upgrade to Windows 7 in the next year" or "83% of Businesses Won't Bother with Windows 7" (what happened to that other one percent? Presumably they will upgrade but not in the next year, eh?) is to read t...

About Those New CrunchPad Pictures

• About Those New CrunchPad Pictures • truuconfessions • Battle Of The Google Voice iPhone Apps: VoiceCentral vs. GV Mobile • The A.P. Apologizes, Admits To A "Misunderstanding Of YouTube Usage" • PledgeToEndHunger.com - No More Hunger • Hotelicopter.com - A Hotel Search Engine ...

So What is a Sports Car? Answer Below

The 1938 Jaguar SS100 is, to my mind, the epitome of what a sports car should be. Never mind the lack of an envelope body and modern conveniences, one look at the SS100 and you know this is a car meant to be driven just for the sheer joy of driving. It is also the car that made Jaguar, and found...

Prenatal Learning: What you should know

© get directly down Many parents talk to their developing child in the womb or play music because they recognize the importance of stimulation for the developing child. There is more and more research to support that prenatal learning and stimulation can be very beneficial in the womb, but wha...

DoubleTwist gets funding; goes big.

DoubleTwist is the new piece of software to come out of the mind of the notorious DVD Jon; the man who broke the original DVD copy protection. It's set to be something pretty big too; aiming to allow users to import media from from anywhere, and have it all in a single playable format, with...

More to Love, Coming to Fox

I really don't watch much reality TV. Survivor; but what's real about getting thrown off a boat in the Caroline Islands (or wherever it was)? And I don't think I've ever watched a dating show on TV for more than as long as it took to figure out what else was on. With that in...

Ford Transit Connect Family One Concept Vehicle incorporates RFID

You may feel that this may not be the right time to talk about vehicles but the current economic situation has not deterred Ford from coming up with the Transit Connect Family One Concept Vehicle which as you may have guessed correctly comes with an in dash computer along with RFID. The conce...

Grundstücke gesucht in Muenchen, Berlin und Potsdam

  © CBP CONCEPT BAU - PREMIER GmbH Wir bauen Ihre Zukunft Wir suchen fortlaufend für unsere Wohnbauvorhaben Grundstücke in München, Münchner S-Bahn Bereich und in Berlin. Wir realisieren sowohl Geschosswohnungsbau (Stadtvillen, Eigentumswohnungen) als auch Doppel- und Reihenhausanlagen...

Costs of IFRS conversion

Last week, I did a blog entry on how the plans for the US to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) had slammed into reverse. The market meltdown has created widespread opposition to the move. Now CFO.com reports that an Accenture study to be released this week reveals tha...

Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur took a look a couple of weeks ago at what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur and the piece has floated around in my mind for a time now. Author James Stephenson lists 25 common characteristics of successful entrepreneurs for the article. (It's actually an excerpt from his b...

Compatible Partners: eHarmony Goes Gay

After losing a lawsuit over the issue late last year, eHarmony has established a dating site that will cater to the gay community: Compatible Partners . Dating blogger Bonny Albo published a piece on the soon-to-be-active new site earlier this month. She found problems. A quick review of the s...

Opera, Now With Geolocation

• Opera, Now With Geolocation • 世界经济论坛公布最新全球信息技术排名 • Troubles At Imeem, But Company Says No Shutdown Imminent • ScreenToaster Updates with HD YouTube Uploads, QuickTime Downloads • Drawing on your creativity in Docs • PE/VC投资人激辩退出途径 • 芒果网完成并购易休网 • Facebook游戏主管：社交游戏已经兴起 • 百安居转身：4000万...

California: Black Cars to be Banned Because they Work Harder than Other Cars?

© Willvision Photography Now I've seen it all. California has officially lost its law-making mind. They're set to try to pass legislation that will ban black cars . That's right... Black cars. Why? Because black cars work harder than other light colored cars to cool the occ...

Can You Hear Me Know and Can You Spare a Dime

© Brymo Everyone has a cellphone these days right? Well, all except the homeless right there is no way... oh never mind; everyone has a cellphone. A recent survey done by Washington D.C. shows that 30% - 40% of DC's homeless population has a cell phone. It makes sense I suppose; communica...

KC Designs Jewelry

Diamond Jewelry KC Designs is a leader in jewelry innovation and offers a vast selection of diamond jewelry from classic silhouettes to the latest trends. Their designs have adorned such noteworthy celebrities as Alicia Keys, Kelly Ripa, Sharon Stone , Sandra Bullock, Gloria Estefan , Heidi K...

Sony Ericsson MS500 Bluetooth Speaker Brings The Noise (Outside)

All of the cool kids cell phones have bluetooth A2DP support, heck, even the iPhone will be getting it in a few months. If you are looking to capitalize on all of that Bluetooth goodness of your phone or media player, then Sony Ericsson has the speaker for you. Dubbed the MS500, this little ...

Jay Cutler: Bucking the Broncos?

© Michael (mx5tx) The NFL's Denver Broncos Quarterback Jay Cutler wants to cut his ties with the team after Josh McDaniels tried to get Matt Casses last month. Cutler feels like he got stabbed in the back, and the damage is likely to be permanent. He wants out. If he didn't come out...

Webkinz Jr.

Webkinz Jr. is a brand new site from Ganz, designed with children ages 3-6 in mind. When a child comes to play in Webkinz Jr., they'll discover a world of learning and fun! The pet takes center stage in Webkinz Jr. - always there, and always ready to give encouragement. More at Introducing W...

Staying Motivated

Young Entrepreneur hand some sound tips on Things to avoid if you want to stay motivate in your business venture. Top of the list: Avoid getting a knock back. You know what that means: Perhaps you've had a day of cold calling and nothing good has come of it. Maybe the contract you had co...

What's in YOUR network?

© Alexander O'Neill Ghosts in the machines? Wandering monsters? Or just your regular old everyday software, phoning home spilling corporate secrets or violating privacy policies? ISC handler Lorna Hutcheson pointed out yesterday that there has been a real dearth of stories lately a...

Young Women Drinking Heavily, Not Impressing The Men

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 2869288 Young women in college are drinking heavily under the misconception that doing so is sexually attractive and impresses their male counterparts . However, a survey of 3,616 college students at two American universities revealed that the men are no...

RFID to Thieves: Just stay away from Saguaros

I thought it was just impossible to uproot Saguaro Cacti (one of the tallest cactus plants) and tow it away but the act of thieves at the Saguaro National Park proved me wrong. I would say hats off to these guys to have been able to uproot and carry off these gigantic cactus plants which co...

Keep it Clear

You have to look your best and although we make sure that we clean our faces, moisturize them and more, life gets in the way! So when you have done all that you can and a pimple decides to make an appearance or WORSE make his debut on your special day, make sure you stay clear. Clearasil mak...

Argus Bean Rugged Camera Should Take a Beating

Living in Colorado, rugged gear is a must. When the rugged gear is quality and affordable, it is even better. The Argus Bean Rugged Camera fits the criteria of both quality and rugged, and better yet, it is affordable. The Argus Bean Rugged Camera comes in both a 5MP and 3MP version, and while...