Beutelevision

Foot-Long-Kosaurus?

Is it just me, or do others hear the words “Foot Long” kosaurus in their imagination when they read the word Futalognkosaurus?

Generation Q

Tom Friedman writes that todays twentysomethings are too Quiet - hence the moniker Generation Q.

I get his point, but it seems to me that quiet is a strength that is easily underestimated.

Cable And DSL Companies Are Going To Love This…

Fox, Paramount, Warner Bros. and MGM are teaming up with BitTorrent to provide better downloading using P2P. That’s good.

But cable and DSL companies are shutting down users who use too much bandwidth. You see, their business model assumes that most users use their internet connection only occasionally, not full time. It will be interesting to see what happens when video downloading becomes as common as web surfing.

Will your provider shut you out?

Skype 8401 Error

I was stumped for a moment by this error on the Mac. It turns out that the simple solution is to sign out, and then sign in again.The same goes for the SPH200D when it is not able to skype-out. Just sign out and then sign in again.

Bittorrent for Leopard and Apple TV?

Bittorrent for Leopard and Apple TV? Carl Howe thinks so.]

World Wise Beauty

Here is an interesting event coming up next year. I’m not sure to what extent it will interest life coaches, but the form to receive updates mentions coaching services.

Eight People Have Told Me I’m Getting $100 Back From Apple

Eight people and counting.That’s how many have told me that I’m getting $100 back (actually, $100 store credit) for purchasing my iPhone early.It seems to me that you can’t buy this sort of word-of-mouth. Or maybe, that IS the way to buy it.

Chevy Volt Meets A123Systems

An interesting article at Edmunds talks about Chevy and A123Systems teaming up. “Weber said GM believes electric power is the only way to achieve the automaker’s goal of taking the automobile out of the environmental equation because it emits no emissions.”

Green Collar Jobs

Tom Friedman makes an interesting point about green collar jobs being less susceptable to offshoring.

Awakening the Eco-Soul

This is just a plug for Mary, a client of mine. She just started Awakening the Eco-Soul, a website for her book on soul types.