Reflections of a BizdrivenLife
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Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » PC mag goes online only
I started using PCs 25 years ago, and PC magazine was one of the few sources of information and inspiration. There was no internet then…. PC Magazine goes online-only (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech
After 27 years as a print publication, PC Magazine is ditching its print edition and going online-only in February. The move, announced Wednesday, highlights the pressure on …
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Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » High performance supercomputer using Windows
Look Ma! the 10th most powerful computer in the world runs on Windows Server! Windows HPC hits top 10 among supercomputers - Network World
Windows HPC Server 2008, a 64-bit system that shipped Nov. 1, came in at No. 10, achieving 180.6 teraflops with 77.5% efficiency at the Shanghai Supercomputer Center and Dawning Information Industry Co.
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Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » Reputation is important
This is a classic tale of a company who try to earn a few etra bucks, and then lost millions in market value after it tarnishes its reputation and loses the trust of its customers. China’s Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech
Baidu.com has been the star of China’s Internet world. But now the search engine dubbed …
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Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to step down
Shared by wilson Its a sad note….he was one of the Silicon valley icons…. it would have been better if you could leave on a high note, but well, these are not the best of times.
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Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » The Dangers of Having a Poor Sleep….
Shared by wilson I used to ( and still do) try to steal an hour of sleep every night… maybe that is not such a good idea.
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Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » Time to Bury Web 2.0?
Shared by wilson Just really plain optimism - everybody thinks he can do it better than the others.
What is in future for Web 2.0? Are too many duplicating applications sucking the life out of it? According to Creative Weblogging’s Web 2.0 blog editor, no: As I have said many times, there are way too many applications on the internet … [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » Six Myths of Strategic Business Planning
Shared by wilson The most important - what is the quality of your execution team, and what is the quality of your plan.
Eric Kurjan, President of Six Disciplines - The Ohio Group, offers this article in the Toledo Free Press, entitled “Myths of Strategic Business Planning“. Myth No. 1: “We’re too small of an organization to need strategic planning.”Myth … [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » 20 Great Online Image Editors
The online image editing space has grown rapidly in the past year, providing great free and subscription-based options for users of all levels. These well-rounded services let you import images from your social networks, touch up photos, promote your work, and more. Go to Source [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » What innovations are most important to world's future?
Shared by wilson Yes, abundant and clean water is important. Also green tech. It is important that we get started on technology that will not only make our lives better, but make our planet last a couple of thousand years more….
This author thinks that cost-effective desalination technology could solve the world’s water crises. What innovation do you think would … [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » Crocs: When a Growth Firm Starts Shrinking
Shared by wilson I guess that is the lesson always when something is hot — is it sustainable? Will it continue to excel or be in the lead?
At one point, Crocs shares were approaching , and now, after yet another bad quarter of financial results, they’re just above , a decline of about 98%. Go to Source [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » 10 management gurus you should know
Shared by wilson It is easy to be a guru - just come up with something outrageous that seems to be true – but ultimately the measure of a true guru is how long will you last - or at least your theories or principles….
You’ve heard of Peter Drucker, Jim Collins, and C.K. Prahalad. Here we introduce the next … [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » 11 economies in decline
Shared by wilson The list of economies in major decline - Russia, China, UK, India, Brazil, Germany, UK, Japan, etc looks like the list of countries who are either the most advanced, or the most fast growing…. So everybody IS affected without exception…
A financial crisis that began when the U.S. housing bubble popped has engulfed countries large and small … [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » Four essential tweaks keep Outlook simple and safe
Send and receive mail as plain text, block new-mail pop-up alerts, close the reading pane, and create a custom contacts view. Go to Source [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » 25GB in 70 seconds with USB 3.0
The USB 3.0 specification guarantees an increased performance of 10 times compared to the capabilities of the current USB 2.0, providing a bandwidth of 600 MB/s second. Devices employing USB 3.0 specifications are planned to be available to consumers in 2009 or 2010 and would be backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. Go to Source [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » Malcolm Gladwell’s secrets of success
In the business world, managing talent is one of those topics that are both overanalyzed and misunderstood. What separates the legendary CEO from the chronically dissatisfied cubicle dweller? Go to Source [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names
From iPod and BlackBerry to Twitter and Wikipedia, we take a look at the processes and people who came up with the names for these iconic tech products. Go to Source [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » 10 Best Tips for WordPress Optimization
This WordPress optimization guide is a collection of useful tips and tutorials on how to speed up your WordPress site. If you ever experienced slow WP admin panel, “MySQL server has gone away” message, pages taking forever to load or you want to prepare your site for a major increase in traffic (for example Digg fp) this is the guide … [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » 20 Great Online Image Editors
The online image editing space has grown rapidly in the past year, providing great free and subscription-based options for users of all levels. These well-rounded services let you import images from your social networks, touch up photos, promote your work, and more. Go to Source [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » What innovations are most important to world's future?
Shared by wilson Yes, abundant and clean water is important. Also green tech. It is important that we get started on technology that will not only make our lives better, but make our planet last a couple of thousand years more….
This author thinks that cost-effective desalination technology could solve the world’s water crises. What innovation do you think would … [Link]
Reflections of a BizDrivenLife » Crocs: When a Growth Firm Starts Shrinking
Shared by wilson I guess that is the lesson always when something is hot — is it sustainable? Will it continue to excel or be in the lead?
At one point, Crocs shares were approaching , and now, after yet another bad quarter of financial results, they’re just above , a decline of about 98%. Go to Source [Link]
