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The following are selected blog posts from bloggers worldwide by Wilson Ng, a Philippine blogger which he thinks represents the most interesting posts on the subject. This is updated several times per week.
Select Biz Articles » Why Your Business Should Know More About the "Cloud"
Most businesses spend from 2 percent to 7 percent of revenue on information technology, according to Tatum LLC partner and IT consultant Frank Buckman. ??Imagine not only reducing that cost by 20 to 30 percent, but also diverting the savings to something that grows your business, such as an acquisition. Such is the power of … … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » PC shortages 'inevitable' says Gartner
Flooding in Thailand set to rock supply chain The channel should be braced for some PC shortages in the run up to Christmas as disk drive production woes caused by the floods in Thailand take effect, Gartner has warned.… … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » AMD beats analysts' bets with profitable quarter
If only they had been able to bake more chips AMD beat the Street when reporting its financial results for the third quarter of 2011, with earnings per share of 13¢ on revenues of $1.69bn.… … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » HP wins latest inkjet cartridge patent suit
The U.S. ITC has ruled in favor of Hewlett-Packard over a patent infringement suit over the company's inkjet print cartridges. … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » 6 reasons Google should save Yahoo
FORTUNE — If a company stays on the auction block long enough, rumors about its fate will eventually begin to repeat themselves. In 2008, while Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang insisted the web giant wasn't for sale, Microsoft emerged as a suitor. Then Google got involved. … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Knowing when (and how) to get fired up
President Obama switched to a harsher tone in his speech about debt reduction earlier this week. When is it a good idea for a leader to summon their anger? … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Cleanweb Hackathon app measures gadget energy
The first hackathon for writing applications that use natural resources more efficiently kicked off this weekend and announced a winner. … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Why Reading a Boring Article Every Day Actually Made My Vacation More Fun.
I just got back from a very nice week’s vacation. While I was away, I tried an experiment on myself, which turned out very successfully. I’d been intrigued by studies suggesting that interrupting a pleasant experience with something less pleasant can intensify a person’s overall pleasure. For example, surprisingly, commercials actually make TV-watching more fun. Interrupting a massage heightens the … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » What must America do to restore its greatness?
"America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." Thus wrote Alexis de Tocqueville, a prominent French historian observing America in the 1800's. Two centuries later, in the aftermath of the recent S&P's downgrade on the US debt, (a first in America's history, potentially indicating … … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Danger Of Cigarettes Greater In Women Than Men
When compared with men, women have a significant 25% increase in risk for coronary heart disease caused by cigarettes, according to a large meta-analysis published in the Lancet. Rachel Huxley and Mark Woodward analyzed data from 2.4 million participants in studies that adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors and found that the female-to-male relative risk ratio … … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » The World's Tiniest Hotel Rooms
You'll want to pack light for these pint-sized hotel accommodations. … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Bertrand Russell
"I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong." … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Robert Frost
"By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day." … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Oscar Wilde
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Warren Buffett
"I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me." … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Viruses: Destroying your systems for 25 years
PC viruses first appeared in the mid-'80s courtesy of two guys in Pakistan. DefCon 19 opens with a history lesson, from that first virus (which spread by floppy disk) to the most advanced modern threats. … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Facebook For Business: 5 Lessons Learned
Generating value from social networking requires more effort than merely launching a Facebook page. Get started with these guidelines. … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » 8 Notorious Android Malware Attacks
Nearly a third of Android users will fall prey to mobile security threats this year. Here's a look at some of the worst Android malware attacks we've seen so far. … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » 4 Types of Entrepreneurship
Steve Blank has a good breakdown of the 4 types of entrepreneurship in one of his posts. It's important to remember that there are several types of entrepreneurship. Many may think that "entrepreneurs" are only people that start venture funded, fast growing companies. Below is the list: 1. Small Business Entrepreneurship Today, the overwhelming number of entrepreneurs and startups in … [Link]
Select Biz Articles » Bill Gates' Energy Future TED Talk Online
Earlier this month at this year's TED conference, Bill Gates gave an informative talk on his vision of eliminating CO2 emissions. You can watch it online now at TED. [TED] … [Link]