Steve Jobs and Flash

By editor

Published: June 14, 2010

Steve Jobs: Flash is a ‘closed system’ that ‘falls short’
The tit-for-tat between Apple and Adobe over Flash support for the iPhone and iPod took another turn the other day, with Steve Jobs calling out Flash as unreliable, “100% proprietary,” a battery hog, and ultimately a “closed system” that “falls short.”
In a letter you can [...]

Cool Feature on Yahoo: You choose the ads you see!

By SiliconHobo

Published: June 8, 2010

Yahoo has a cool feature called “Relevant Advertising”. It lets you tell Yahoo what kinds of ads you want to see! That’s better than just having random ads shoved at you, right?
To make a choice, go to the Privacy link on Yahoo (bottom of page). On the right hand side of the page [...]

Times they are a Changin’ >>read more

By editor

Published: April 17, 2010

And thanks for the memories!!! Some things to think about. May be more fact than fiction
Coming Changes – A good read.
This is scary. . .
Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come!
1. [...]

Volkswagen’s $600 car gets 258 mpg

By editor

Published: March 30, 2010

It looks like Ford, Chrysler and GM missed the boat again!
China launches $600 car that will get 258 mpg.
This $600 car is no toy and is ready to be released in China next year.
The single-seater aero car totes VW (Volkswagen) branding.
Volkswagen did a lot of very highly protected testing of this car in Germany, but [...]

Most of the job loss is from offshoring, not the recession

By editor

Published: March 7, 2010

I point to an editorial on the Huffington Post by Sen. Fritz Hollings. He’s calling out D.C. and saying Washington is plain committing fraud on job creation by refusing to address trade and global labor arbitrage. An important part of the job fraud is to make the people feel like the loss of jobs is [...]

Travellers Beware !

By editor

Published: December 30, 2009

Caution at Duty free shops- worldwide
An Indian was detained for stealing a box of cigarettes in a duty-free shop at International Airport, Bangkok! He had paid for chocolates and a carton of cigarettes. The cashier put a packet of extra cigarettes into his bag and passenger thought it was a free pack. He was arrested [...]

Current Affairs >>

By editor

Published: November 3, 2009

Preventing H1N1 – sound advice

By editor

Published: October 17, 2009

Prevent Swine Flu – Good Advice    
        
Neti pots and sinus rinse kits are available at the drug store and relatively inexpensive….under $15.   
        
       
The following tips make a lot of sense and is important for all to know 
       
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it’s almost impossible to [...]

MOTORISTS BEWARE!! CASH STRAPPED CITIES PILE ON PARKING FINES >>

By editor

Published: September 14, 2009

Many cities are issuing citations to balance their budget by issuing unnecessary citations.
Read article HERE

Is it smart to buy the Smart Car ?

By editor

Published: August 15, 2009

Dont worry, it wasn’t occupied.

International News

By editor

Published: August 14, 2009

Transparent Aluminum – two recent news items

By SiliconHobo

Published: July 30, 2009

Transparent aluminum has been in the media twice recently now, in two completely different circumstances.
Is this a trend??