Emirates Airlines gets it right. Why life is going to be difficult for airlines with union problems....
Recently I had to make a quick trip to India. Economy class options were Emirates, Continental, British Airways, Lufthansa and Air...
Gulf Coast Oil Spill – Is BP really to blame? Or have we forgotten the politicians who favor d...
The failure of BP to plug the undersea oil gusher makes most people quite angry about the company and the oil industry in general....
Be selective in donating to non-profits and donate with a long term commitment...
I donate regularly to a few non-profits that focus on issues that matter to me. These non-profits tend to bombard me with postal mail...
Free WiFi at New Delhi Airport...
On a recent trip to India, I had the pleasant surprise of finding a very nicely implemented free WiFi service at the New Delhi airport....
Paperless check deposits at JPMorgan Chase ATMs...
Banking is one of those activities everyone performs but pays little attention to. I use several banks and have the opportunity to...
The Thing about Bing...
I was not much of a fan of Microsoft’s Live Search. The only time I used it was to save some money on eBay with a promotion that...
Credit Cards and Domain Names...
If you’re like me, you probably have a score of credit cards that were procured for a wide variety of (generally useful) reasons...
“Fix It Again Tony” No More: FIAT...
On a recent trip to Italy and Greece, I was able to appreciate some of the models of cars from Italian auto maker Fiat that dominate...
A Brief Discussion on the Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing...
Late last year, Larry Ellison of Oracle remarked that “We’ll make cloud computing announcements. I’m not going to fight this...
Copyscape: Search for copies of your page on the web...
If you write good copy and publish on the web, chances are that someone has copied/plagiarized it. While in reality, there is very...
RBRC: Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation and Recycling Used Batteries...
If you’re like me, you probably feel bad about tossing batteries (or anything recycleable) into the dustbin. I actually have...
Hotpads.com: a Cool map based real estate search service...
A few days back I came across HotPads.com. What sets HotPads.com apart from other real estate search sites is the ability to use a...
Solo 401k: Defer upto $46,000 in taxes if you’re self employed...
A good way to save for retirement is the Solo 401k and especially now with the stock market close to historic lows. This is a retirement...
Optimize your wireless network before doing anything else...
If you have a new wireless network (or one that your have been using for a while) and you see that your computer is able to get online,...
30% off incentive on eBay with the Microsoft Live Cashback program...
Microsoft Live’s Cashback program offers 30% off virtually anything till a $200 limit in cash back per purchase. The only conditions...
Broken Laptop Cases and Windows XP Stickers...
The other day while browsing eBay for some more useless junk, I came upon a broken backplate of a Dell laptop. This was being sold...
Blockbuster (BBI) making headway against Netflix...
Blockbuster, once known as the go-to place for DVDs and other entertainment rental needs, has taken a nice beating over the last few...
Ajax based interfaces are a golden opportunity for new service revenues...
Stable open source JavaScript frameworks like “MooTools” and “script.aculo.us” that offer advanced effects,...
CNN spoof email: Spammers employ creative copy and design techniques...
For the last two days, I have received about 5 spam emails with a suggestive subject line like “CNN – The daily top”....
Who needs plain old TV with Hulu and TidalTV ?...
Hulu and TidalTV are two online services that deliver television on demand. The first time I visited Hulu.com, I watch an entire episode...
Coding companies and code problems...
We often hear of people complaining about error in their operating systems, software bugs at work and the usual complaints that anyone...
Heineken’s Beer Robot – Pushing the Envelope in Beer Advertising...
It looks like Heineken pushed the price envelope for advertising with the female Robot campaign. More importantly, Heineken has pushed...
Instant online age verification via Integrity...
I came upon this online identity verification service while trying to look at an “adult” video of the upcoming Harold &...
A Thomas Friedman/Discovery Channel look at high tech outsourcing to India...
A Thomas Friedman / Discovery Channel look at high tech outsourcing to India
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The Fall of Bear Stearns...
JP Morgan and the Feds bailed out Bear Stearns over the weekend. But is this really a bailout? Looking at the early morning trading...
GreenHomeGuide: Connects you to advice, information and green professionals....
GreenHomeGuide.com is a website that is an invaluable resource to anyone building a new house or fixing up one to be more efficient...
World Changing – A website that brings you eco-solutions that can be applied right now....
One look at the World Changing website makes it clear that the website has something to do with the environment and green issues....
Free WiFi creates a business opportunities for Salty’s Restaurant in Halifax, Canada...
On a recent trip to Halifax, Canada I tried to get online using an open/unprotected wireless network before I tried the pay and play...
FilesTube.com provides a unified search mechanism for searching several filesharing services includi...
FilesTube.com is a new file search service that I came across. An initial check of the service looks like this could turn out to be...
Widgetbox.com supplies a huge collection of free widgets...
With 36,400 widgets, Widgetbox.com is an extremely useful source for any webmaster who wishes to make his/her web page, Myspace profile...
Network Solutions engages in Unethical and Unfair Business Practices by placing a ‘Hold’...
Network Solutions was once the pioneer of the internet domain registration process. Many years later, the company does not have a domain...
Innovative advertisement for Peugeot by Euro RSCG Mezzano...
Awesome creativity that needs no explanation. Watch!
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Free Online Service Federal Tax Filing...
TaxAct offers a free federal tax filing service. While federal taxes are free, state level filing is not. TaxAct appears simpler to...
Serious Speed Dating – the Canadian Diabetes Association thinks Out-of-the-Box...
http://www.diabetes.ca/getserious/date/
This is a site that is a spoof on speed dating. Essentially, the site is a slick organization...
Explore and understand nature with the EarthWatch Institute...
EarthWatch Institute is an international non-profit organization. It allows people to participate closely in activities that are focussed...
Domain Registrars and the price of traffic...
Today, I found this terrific domain which had recently expired and was available for registration. My theory about domain names is...
Sun pays $1 Billion for MySQL...
Today Sun announced that it would be purchasing MySQL for $1 Billion in cash and options. For a company that announced revenues of...
Flyrig – simplifying renting apartments in New York City....
Flyrig.com is a new service that delivers a community driven approach to the process of finding rental apartments in New York city....
Age verification on liquor product websites really required?...
If you visit any alcohol/liquor product websites, you are sure to see an age verification form. What good does this practice do? I...
Newser – customized well selected and visually represented news...
Newser is a new online new service that scans many news sources using both human and automated aggregation. Utiling a visual layout,...
Earth 911 – Great resource for thinking Green...
Ever wondered where you can dispose off batteries, paint, medicines, computers and other stuff that you normally place on the curb...
The people of Nikon Picturetown – if your grandma can shoot then why can’t you?...
Sometime last year, Nikon gave away Nikon D40 Digital SLR cameras to 200 people of Georgetown, South Carolina. These people were amateurs...
The missing link?...
Continuing on the theme of the last post of incorrectly programmed banners, let’s look at an example of incorrect linkage. See...
Incorrect programming and wasted budget dollars...
If you use a free email account like Yahoo.com or Hotmail.com, you usually see some sort of advertisement inside your email account...
Essential Roadwarrior tools? Enter Zoho.com...
Zoho.com is a new service that has been slowly becoming more and more popular since 2006. This not so well known online service offers...
Tata Motors’ People’s Car with a sub $2500 price tag to be unveiled on January 10, 2008...
The new People’s Car from Tata Motors which is a micro car with a 25 km/litre mileage on regular gasoline and which meets Euro-4...
Trulia: Easy to use service that redefines the real-estate research experience...
After spending 5 minutes at Trulia.com looking at property listings, it became evident to me that this was a service whose forte was...
Make your money work harder using MicroFinance Loans...
Since the success story of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh with their MicroFinance model hit the mainstream media, several organizations...
Linkedin “People you may know” automatic suggestions...
If you’re one of the many thousand relentless networking types using Linkedin, you may have been puzzled/appreciative/irritated...
Do you really need a new cellphone?...
The United states has 219,400,000 active cellphones (CIA World Factbook 2007).
I would estimate that a high percentage of these people...
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