Life & Tech

Another webex-like web collaboration is www.yugma.com. There is a free version that supports up to 10 users and it’s cross-platform (works with Mac and PC).

Ever tried to help a friend or family troubleshoot PC problems via the phone? Next time, use www.crossloop.com to supplement. It’s a free PC program that will allow you to see and control the remote PC securely and easily.

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A good and free web statistic counter site (to see how many people visited your site) is www.statcounter.com. You can create ‘invisible’ (or visible) counter code that embedded into your html. Get start by going to the site and sign in for a free account. Then create a project and follow the instruction to create the html codes. (Pretty much select all of the default values but pick the look-and-feel of the counter you want.)
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There are several sites on-line for photo sharing (www.flckr.com, www.yahoo.com, etc.) But for a quick set up, www.bubbleshare.com is probably one of the easiest to set up. You don’t even have to create an account.
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Fast synchronization of photos (for now…will allow synchronization of calendar and address book contacts). http://www.sharpcast.com (PC)

Send large file attachment (up to 1Gb)using small software (for both PC and Mac) from Pando at http://www.pando.com

Very good twelve principles from Professor Solomon book and web site:

1. Don’t Look for It - until you have some ideas where to look
2. It’s Not Lost—You Are - there are no missing objects — only unsystematic searchers.
3. Remember the Three C’s - Comfort, Calmness, and Confidence
4. It’s Where It’s Supposed to Be
5. Domestic Drift - where did you last have it?
6. You’re Looking Right at It - look again - calmly
7. The Camouflage Effect - under, hidden, behind, covered
8. Think Back
9. Look Once, Look Well - search thoroughly so you won’t have to keep coming back
10. The Eureka Zone - Immediate vicinity/Eigtheen inches zone
11. Tail Thyself
12. It Wasn’t You - someone else took it

The Final Words from the Professor: Remember, lost objects can be found. They want to be found. And they will be found—by SYSTEMATIC SEARCHERS.

Google announces new service today: Google Romance. “Dating is a search problem. Solve it with Goggle Romance”. :-).
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Here are some useful phone services for a start-up business: a free unified messaging, email to fax, and a personal/business toll-free number.

1. Free voicemail and fax mailbox: www.k7.net You get a voicemail box with 206 area code. When someone leaves a message or send you a fax, it will be forwarded to your email. It’s free, however, if there’s no activity for 30 days (no one calling), it will be deactivated. Great if you need a fax number to receive fax.

2. If you want ability to send a fax using your email, check out a low-cost service at www.faxaway.com ($1/month and 11¢/minute) to send fax in the U.S. No set up fee plus all incoming faxes are free.

3. For about $24 per year, you can get a personal toll-free number (888, 877, 866) offered by www.kall8.com. You can route the toll free number to your home or cell phone. The rate is $2/month and 6.9¢/minute.

This is what IBM Research thinks will emerge as major technology trends during the next 3-5 years. (See articles on CNET news article):

1. Silicon Manufacturing– Moore’s Law will prevail for at least 10 more years (chips performance doubles every 18 months)
2. Sensors — e.g. RFID, Wireless, GPS and others
3. Application Processors — Application-specific accelerator chips
4. Everyone is a programmer — Ad hoc applications via better tools
5. Services 2.0 — It’s about service

Look to this day,
For it is life,
The very life of life.
In its brief course lie all
The realities and verities of existence,
The bliss of growth,
The splendor of action,
The glory of power —

For yesterday is but a dream,
And tomorrow is only a vision.
But today, well lived,
Makes every yesterday a dream
of happiness
And every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Look well, therefore, to this day.

Sanskrit Proverb

If you have accidentally erased your CF card (or other memory medias), this software can help recover deleted or damaged images. It is a good idea to install PhotoRescue on your Mac or PC, you don’t have to pay until you need to use the software.

by Oren Harari

You cannot slay the dragon everyday. Some days the dragon wins. - Colin Powell

A Leadership Primer from Colin Powell

• Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
• You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
• Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Now you can pay via your mobile phone. This is a similar service to Textpayme. Use it for paying your share of dinner, movie, collecting fees, send money to family, etc. This is great when you don’t have any cash with you.

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By Andrew Hill with Coach John Wooden

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. - John Wooden, Head Basketball Coach, UCLA
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