Video: Secrets of Success

IMHO: If you want to know how to be successful, then watch, learn, and follow the advice that this guy gives.



Background: "Why do people succeed? An unmissable 3-min. talk from the TED Conference on the real secrets of success (Hint: Passion, persistence, and pushy mothers never hurt) Delivered by Richard St. John (Recorded February 2005 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 3:40) More TEDTalks at www.TED.com"

Article: Yahoo to Offer Unlimited Email Storage

PC Magazine reports: "The world's biggest e-mail service is scrapping its free e-mail storage limit of 1 gigabyte, or about a billion bytes of data, responding to explosive growth in attachment sizes as people share ever more photos, music and videos via e-mail."

Article: RIP: Community Linux (1991-2007)

Linux-Watch reports: "The idea that Linux is primarily a community-based project based on the work of thousands of independent, idealist hackers died a quiet death at home on March 27. ... The proximate cause of death was the Linux Foundation's naming of its new board of directors. This leading non-profit Linux organization's board included many Fortune 500 executives from around the world -- but not one representative from a purely community-based Linux organization."

Very interesting article...

Article: Microsoft Announces Elite Xbox 360

1UP.com reports: "'Think about these [the three versions of the Xbox 360] as if they are bundles. The console is the same, we did some neat stuff because a lot of people said they liked black,' Albert Penello, Director of Global Platform Marketing for Xbox, says, while he explains the new Elite version of the Xbox 360. 'We think it's cool to try something interesting. When you're a new customer, what configuration makes sense for you? All three of these consoles are different bundles.'"

Article: AT&T Launching Cell-Phone Banking

PC Magazine reports: "AT&T Inc. said on Tuesday it had taken a step toward the long-promised notion of phones replacing credit cards, checks and cash by signing agreements with Wachovia Corp. and several other banks."

Silverbrook Memjet 60 PPM Inkjet Printer

Here is a video of a new desktop printer that is suppose to print 60 A4 pages per minute, from Silverbrook. This revolutionary printer is suppose to cost about $200. Let's hope its not vaporware.



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Article: The Google phone revealed

ComputerWorld reports: "You've heard that Google is working on a cell phone everyone is calling the Google Phone. And you've also heard that they're not working on one. Well, which is it?"

To quote again from the article, the sub-headline says "It's real, it's spectacular, but it's not what you think". This sums up the article, but its worth the reading.

Video: The Big Brother State (Privacy Issues)

The Big Brother State is an educational film about what politicians claim to be protection of our freedom but what we refer to as repressive legislation. Since terrorism has become a global threat, especially after 9/11, governments all over the world have started enforcing laws which, so the governments say, should increase national security. These laws obviously aim at another goal: the states gaining more and more control of their citizens at the cost of our privacy and freedom.

Video: The New AT&T

American comedian Stephen Colbert does a great job of explaining the recent merger between SBC and AT&T, and then comparing to the T1000 in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. "No matter how many pieces you break it into, it always comes back together," says Colbert.

First Video: Setting Up Apple TV

Gizmodo shows you what its like to setup and play with the new Apple TV. Personally I am not too impressed with it because all it really is a media extender created by Apple.

Video: Star Wars Gangsta Rap Special Edition

Quote from the site: "The intergalactic gangsta rap now has a whole new flava in this Special Edition! This remake features all new and improved animation that would blow away any Death Star. Check it, yo."

Video: Japanese Land Walker

It is a US$300,000 walking robot suit, you have to see it to believe it. RoboTech its not, but hopefully this will not be the only generation of this technology. Its very rough in its current state, but just the sheer fact that they got it working is kind of cool. Maybe by the 5th or 7th generation they might have a practical product.

Slideshow: Cracking open the Sony PlayStation 3

If you like taking things a part to see how they work, or just look how its made then you will like this article. The site TechRepublic opens a Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), and shows you all the components inside.

They also have a few other slide shows that you might find interesting, such as:

• Cracking open the Nintendo Wii
• Crack open the Xbox 360

Video: What is Net Neutrality

Net Neutrality is good for everyone from individuals to large corporations.

Article: CPU roadmap: 2007 and beyond

CNET.com reports: "Megahertz will take you only so far. Desktop processors topped the 1GHz mark in 2000, 2GHz in 2001, and 3GHz in 2002. Nearly five years later, we've yet to see a chip leave the factory clocked at 4GHz. Power demands and heat concerns meant that AMD and Intel couldn't simply keep ramping up clock speeds with each new CPU generation without running into design obstacles with desktops and especially with laptops."

Find out what features may be ahead in new CPU designs of the near future...

Video: Web 2.0 in just under 5 minutes.

Do you understand what Web 2.0 is? Here is a 5 minute tutorial.

Article: One Number That Will Ring All Your Phones

New York Times reports: "If you have only one telephone with one phone number, this column won’t be of any interest to you. Skip to another article, you eccentric you. ... A new service called GrandCentral can unify your cellphone with phones at work and home."

This is an old idea with a new twist. It you think this service could simply your life, then read the following article.

Article; 'Embarrassed' Gun Suspect Sues Microsoft After FBI Finds Sex Videos On His PC

InformationWeek reports: "Michael Alan Crooker, currently in jail in Connecticut, says security features advertised by Microsoft and its business partners should have kept federal agents from accessing the files on his PC. In court papers filed this week in Massachusetts Superior Court, Crooker says he 'suffered great embarrassment' as a result of Microsoft's failure to keep the FBI's prying eyes off his computer."

Quote of the day...

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one."
-- Albert Einstein

Video: Switching Phone Companies (Humor)

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