Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:00am

Every year the World Economic Forum picks a couple dozen or so up-and-coming technology startups from around the world and dubs them Technology Pioneers. In the past, Technology Pioneers have included Google and Mozilla. Last year, Mint, Etsy, and Brightcove joined the club. Today, the World Economic Forum is naming 26 Technology Pioneers for 2010. They include Twitter, Amiando, Playfish, Obo[...]

Tags: Product Profiles, Twitter, Company &amp, Obopay, playfish, Amiando

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:00am

A while ago, I set out to try singletasking in an attempt to clear the static from my current workflow and restore a little sanity to what had become a frantic and scattered way of getting things done. I can’t say that I’ve fully adopted the singletasking approach, since I find that my attention span just isn’t capable of focusing on one task at a time, but I did lear[...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 08:50am

Audacity is a really popular open source audio editor used by many people to make podcasts, create ringtones, remove vocals, and pretty much anything else you want to do with sound files. Indeed, we're big fans of the project here at OStatic, so we're glad to hear its development team say this week's release of Audacity 1.3.10 beta, "brings us very close to our goal of a new 2.[...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 08:45am

Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind relies on samples from both Isaac Hayes' "Breakthrough" and The Moments' "Love on a Two-Way Street." You can hear the originals, and dig into more sample science, at the WhoSampled web site. Started by a part-time DJ, the site does a great job of showing you exactly where the reconstructed moments in popular songs come from. YouTube v[...]

Tags: YouTube, Music, Videos, samples

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 10:03am

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 10:06am

One of the comments I received on my "I Statement" post had to do with the feelings involved when you are actually confronted with someone else's I statement about your own behavior. This brings me to another helpful exercise that I have used with clients throughout the years, but more importantly, one I use on myself. In the early years of my marriage, I often got my feelings hu[...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:06am

Wi-Fi internet widgets without a PC.

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:10am

If you dug how Google's experiment with a single-word homepage looked, you'll be pleased to know that the search service's homepage is indeed sticking with that look—kind of. The page shows just the logo, elongated search bar, and two buttons when you first arrive, and then the top-level menus fade in when you interact with it. It may not show up right away, but after a ha[...]

Tags: Design, google, Search, Homepage

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:30am

Firefox: If you're all about keeping a tidy bookmarks file, Incredible Bookmarks is a Firefox extension packed with features to help you sort, organize, check, and color code your bookmarks. Incredible Bookmarks comes with a variety of tools for helping you keep your bookmarks file clean and streamlined. You can color code individual bookmarks and folders and you can easily create custom tool[...]

Tags: Downloads, Bookmarks, Organization, Featured Firefox Extension, Firefox Extensions, Firefox Extension

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:33am

Yamaha has announced their YSP-5100 in Japan, bringing a digital sound projector right into the middle of your living room. Tipping the scales at 11kg, this device will work best with 50" HDTVs as well as video projectors, capable of supporting 7.1 surround sound while playing nice with the following audio standards - dts-HD, dts ES and Dolby TruHD/Digital Plus/Digital/ Digital EX/Pro Logic a[...]

Tags: Audio

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:30am

Clixtr, a new start up service that allows iPhone users to snap pictures at a particular event, upload to their site. Your photos will be grouped with other people photos taken at the same event. Clixtr turns the whole set of geo-tagged photos into one single, centralized photo album for all to enjoy. You [...]

Tags: Software, iPhone, News, Multimedia

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:30am

746_ Benjamin Franklin in His Own Words  We met Benjamin Franklin and his manager, Christopher Lowell, at the RVC Angel Capital Summit. I'm sure you're all familiar with Ben Franklin, you can find out more on his website www.benfranklinlive.org. Larry spoke to Ben at length and he had great advice for today's entrepreneur. Ben said, "Mr. Lowell is acting as my [...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:15am

A few days ago there were some reports that the Motorola DROID has sold around 700,000 to 800,000 units sold. If Verizon sees a big holiday push, that number can easily crawl over the one million mark. It doesn’t hurt to have a $100 million ad campaign! Im sure that and the fact there was a text until on the Google homepage helped! Does anyone have a DROID? and what are your thoughts about t[...]

Tags: Products, Verizon, motorola, motorola sales, 1 million, phones sold

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:16am

Over the past 3 years, Black Web 2.0 has had the privilege of covering people of color as they’ve taken the web world by storm. We’ve watched as some of the most unlikely independent bloggers, video producers, and web entrepreneurs, turn their passions into blogs, and their blogs into brands. But for every [...] Visit Black Web 2.0 for the full story....

Tags: News

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:38am

When my friends at Hill and Knowlton asked me if I’d be interested in sponsoring a Loblaws / President’s Choice holiday giveaway, I was torn. I have a very intense relationship with Loblaws, even though I’m pretty sure Loblaws doesn’t even know I exist. (Seems alarming like most of high school, now that I think of it.) See, on the one hand, I love Loblaw[...]

Tags: reviews, promotions and giveaways, Consumer culture

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:42am

If you've ever tried to engage a religious zealot who knocked on your door to convert you in a reasonable discussion of the "Live and let live" principle, you know the meaning of pointless. They are driven to show the world that everybody else is wrong, they're right and good news, you can - and absolutely must - join them (unless you want to burn in the eternal fires of hell)[...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 05:00am

In order to survive unemployment for the next 6 – 9 months, we have to really limit our spending. We absolutely can’t spend a dime more than our weekly allotment. For the most part, this isn’t a problem. If we run out of food, we invite ourselves over to dinner at our parents…er.. um… I mean, we visit our parents because we love them and the free food is just an [...]

Tags: budget, spending money, Family, luggage, spend a dime, travel size

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 07:45am

REMINDER: LiveStock is live tomorrow Friday December 4th 1-2PM EST from the Livestream NYC studio, tune in and learnnnn Yup, I didn’t want to repost this pathetic excuse for a journalistic video I found on Dealbreaker, but I know most of you TIMalert subscriber jackals and new... .

Tags: Celebrities, Videos, Models Videos, Tiger Woods Car Crash Video, Tiger Woods Video, Victoria&#039, s Secret models Video

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 04:31am

1. What is the nickname of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area? ANSWER: Valley of the Sun       2. What 2008 event hit the Phoenix area particularly hard? ANSWER: The Sub-prime mortgage crisis       3. What is the name to describe the fifteen distinct areas of Phoenix—areas with their own planning committees appointed by City Council? (Exam[...]

Tags: Uncategorized

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:19am

Linda Coss's first food allergy book was a bright light in my dark kitchen when we discovered my child's multiple food allergies. When the allergist told me to avoid all foods containing dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, oats and wheat, my mind played an internal video reel. Plates of macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, french toast, omelets and chicken nuggets f[...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:58am

The Rose Institute has a very detailed analysis of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on 2011 redistricting in Louisiana and how it may change the state's congressional delegation for the next decade.At issue: Louisiana's population has declined by nearly 1.3% since 2000, meaning the state may lose one of its seven House seats, raising the stakes for both parties.

Tags: Redistricting

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:34am

The other week we had our sport day, there was a magnificent and amazing parade and the following are some more pictures of the parade.The marching band led the way. And this is my team; I am with the red colours. This young lady looked very happy, even after walking a few kilometres in those boots.And some more adorable dresses filled by students, one girl had wisely removed her shoes to give her[...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 08:28am

Baker at Man vs. Debt hit the gong at several blog carnivals this week with his rumination on the various excuses not to give money to charities. While the article is well written and I respect the passion with which his readers respond, the enthusiasm for giving away hard-earned wages escapes me. I rarely donate cash to any charities or churches. There’s a reason for that: charitable gi[...]

Tags: Money Management, Charity, giving, ethics, churches

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:18am

Is the 401(k) a Scam? If there’s one thing I love about checking the Yahoo! Finance columns it’s that I know every time Robert Kiyosaki posts something I’m going to either laugh out loud or shake my head in disbelief. This past week has proved no different, and the self-proclaimed financial guru who shouldn’t be offering financial advice has done it again. T[...]

Tags: Odds and Ends

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:10am

If you’re looking for a unique and truly useful gift for an out-of-town relative or a college student, I’ve got a great idea for you. It’s called ooVoo! This online video communication tool allows you to have face-to-face conversations with your loved ones over the Internet. Here’s something even more appealing: The basic package for two-way communication is free! Here&rsq[...]

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:37am

Every woman wants to know that her baby is doing well and is healthy during pregnancy. Health providers use their training, skills and special equipment to monitor your baby during your pregnancy. During labor, some providers will keep an eye on your baby’s heart rate by using a fetal heart monitor. Last month, the New York Times Well Blog featured a tragic story about a woman’s use of[...]

Tags: baby, Hot Topics, Pregnancy, pregnancy health, prenatal care, fetal heart monitors

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:08am

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)  has announced the recall of Molly and Betsy cribs made by LaJobi, Inc. The cribs have cut-outs in the end panels that can allow young children to get their heads trapped. This poses a strangulation risk. This recall was first announced in 2001, but some of the cribs remain in use. For more information, visit the CPSC Web site. For general info on[...]

Tags: baby, Hot Topics, risk, dangerous, cut-out, cutut

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:50am

In about a month or so, your mailbox will start to get filled with year-end bank account and investment statements. And for the first time in a while, you won’t have to cringe when you look because as a whole the market has done pretty well this year. The S&P 500 is up over 20% year-to-date and many sectors as well as international stocks have done better yet. Even bond funds are rally[...]

Tags: Investing, Mutual fund

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:30am

For heavy-duty cleaning jobs, a lot of people use wet/dry vacuum cleaners, models that can pick up liquids as well as solids. Liquid material would soak paper or cloth filters, so these cleaners need a different sort of collection system. But why use your vacuum just for liquid spills? Try these 6 alternative uses for wet-dry vacuums to get the most out of your unit. 1. Unclog Drains Use a wet/dr[...]

Tags: Frugal

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 at 09:58am

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is going to place a hold on Ben Bernanke’s confirmation. I expect what progressives excited about this are going to learn is that the Senate’s inane rules also have a structural bias and a hold on an establishment priority, like Bernanke’s confirmation, won’t be substantially held up by this move. That said, at this point I [...]

Tags: uncat, Economy, Monetary Policy