I’ve received the following email several times. At first, I was “almost” ready to sign up. It sounds good and credible, doesn’t it? The catch? There is a sign up fee of $25, and after a week or so, they lower it to $10. I almost signed up. Almost, because I did a Google search and found out it was a scam. Don’t fall for it. I tell you, if it sounds to good to be true, it is. And because of search engines, we’re able to find out about them very soon. That’s great. Dear Student, I would like…
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It’s free now. 🙂 I tried it, and it will be my secondary browser after Firefox. I like it. Here are some good things that I like about Opera: 1) It looks great. 2) It feels fast. 3) It remembers the tabs that you closed your browser with. 4) It’s standards compliant (I think). 5) It remembers passwords for almost all of the sites (Firefox does not always do it). Take a look and try it for yourself. Just remember, it was not free until today. Competition is good — for all! http://www.opera.com/
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We visited 4 places in 7 days… Barcelona. The greatest city I’ve ever been to. You can say New York has it all. But Barcelona has more — at least it seems like. It has a beach within walking distance, great food, great night-life, and an amazing city center. I don’t know what else you can ask for. What’s more, it’s a very tourist friendly city: you can practically walk and reach all destinations. Valencia. Beautiful but boring. We went there for the beach. Very disappointed. Ibiza. Are you single? Then you have to visit Ibiza. It’s the biggest party…
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This is the best definition of wealth I heard. The Definition Of WealthBy: Brian Tracy If you want to be wealthy, you must understand what wealth is. Here is the best definition of wealth you will ever find. Wealth is “Cash flow from other sources.” Make Your Money Work For YouWhat this means is that, you are not wealthy just because you earn a lot of money. You are only wealthy when your money works for you. To become wealthy, your main job is to acquire money and then put it to work making more money for you. Add Value…
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AOL is going to lose a lot of dial-up subscribers. No doubt about that. AOL is not dead, however. I see AOL rebounding. Why? Content is the king! AOL has a lot of content, mainly from Time Warner. I see some good things from them lately — take a look at aol.com. Their portal is looking better than ever. They have quite a few developments in place. Like what? Read this excellent post, AOL Rising. Reference:AOL Rising by Russel Beattie
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Oh, Europe, old Europe, look at yourself, where are going? Stop blaming others, look at your own chronic problems, and go to work! Some people say that Europe is the next big thing. They say that US is losing its edge, and that Europe is THE future. Not so fast, I think. Until they resolve their huge problems — inflexibility in the work force, hard-line unions, high costs — companies are going to move out, rather than move in. Read this article from NY Times, Thomas L. Friedman: 35-hour week? 35-hour day!. Friedman is not afraid to speak loudly. Interesting…
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“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Those are words coming from Harry S Truman. How true are they? The situation in Russia looks very worrisome. The president of Russia, Putin, is silencing the opposition (the governement just took control over the most popular, liberal news company), and puts more power into the government’s hands (oil…
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You probably heard about the new food pyramid, haven’t you? The old pyramid is gone, and in place they put several different pyramids. One size does not fit all — that’s what they say. I agree. So if you’re an athlete, you’re going to have a different pyramid than a guy who sits on his butt all day — me :-). But that’s how it should be, because an athlete needs more energy, more food than I do. You can find the new pyramid at MyPyramid.org. But if you look closely, and this article, New Pyramid Gets Personal, did a…
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Even a country with 1.3 billion of people can face workers shortage. Really? Yeah. And that’s what’s happening in China right now. Because of the shortage, the pay is rising (the minimum wage rose by 30%, last year) and workers are starting to demand more. Some companies are even moving to different countries, like Vietnam, where pay is cheaper. Is China losing its dominance? Read this article on IHT.com. I think it’s very good.
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Paul Graham wrote an excellent article, How to Start a Startup. One thing about Paul Graham: there only a few that can write as well as him. I’m going to extract couple things that I marked with double stars. However, go read the article as it was a joy to read. Highly recommended. You might not start a startup right away, but you’ll learn what it takes and the whole process of creating a successful tech startup. You need three things to create a successful startup: to start with good people, to make something customers actually want, and to spend…