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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Writing, Briefly by Paul Graham is a great set of tips and tricks on how to write better. I like to listen to the best and learn. I said it before, Paul Graham is one of the best writers I know. Listen to him and learn. Read his essays.
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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…
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Type 45+12 into Google. What do you get? Well, you’re just going to see a listing of sites that contain that term. Wrong. Google is smart enough to invoke its calculator when you type a mathematical expression. So the result you get is 45+12=57. Neat. Can’t find something on a website but you’re pretty sure it’s somewhere on it? Type the term you’re looking for and follow it with site:thesite.com. For instance, if you want to find out all the sites on this domain that I mention my wife (please don’t do this :-), type marta site:lifelonglearner.kubasek.com. I’m going to…
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I like Marbury from the NY Knicks as a player. He averages 20+ points per game. He gets 8+ assists per game. What’s not to like? However, he’s not a leader. He’s not a great point guard (as he proclaimed himself). Point guards need to be great leaders. Point guards need to make other guys play better. Marbury fails in both of those categories. Jason Kidd from the Nets is the true leader that every team would love to have. He makes everyone around him better (just look at Vince Carter). Kidd makes everyone on the team work harder. He’s…
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You heard about it, I’m sure. But you could never quality, right? Not anymore. IRS partners now offer FREE tax filing for ALL. That’s cool. See the CNET article I read about this. Here are the links to the FREE filings from major companies.Intuit TurboTaxTaxActeSmartTax See others here that offer free filings based on one or more conditions.
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Here is a list of products that I discovered in 2004. These are products that I use everyday, both at work and at home. Quite simply, I would not be able to live without them. Literally. 🙂 Bloglines — RSS reader Bloglines changed how I read news. Bloglines changed how I browse the internet. Bloglines gave me what I had always wanted: control of the internet. I read what I want, when I want. I don’t miss anything. There are so many RSS feeds out there (I even have several of my own on this domain — click on the…
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Do you know? Well, you can find out by running the Browser Security Test. I just ran the test (with all options) on Firefox 1.0, my default browser, and on Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2. What are the results? Both of them passed the test with 0 volnerabilities. That’s good. However, if you’re not sure which version of IE you’re running, I would recommend running the test. Plus, if you want more security in the future, consider switching to Firefox. That’s my advice, plus, you’ll love it. 🙂