Firefox 1.5 released
Posted on November 30, 2005
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Thats right folks, version 1.5 of the fox is finally here. Boasting many many new features and security enhancements I’d suggest EVERYONE to upgrade.%u20AC
You can get it over at http://www.getfirefox.com/
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Posted on November 30, 2005
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Book Review: The Art of the Start
Posted on November 25, 2005
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Who, What, Why
The Art of the Start: By Guy Kawasaki.
This is a more recent book I picked up. Guy was one of the leading managers for the Apple Macintosh in the mid 90’s. He seems to be a hardcore entrepreneur and a pretty bright guy; He definitely knows his stuff.
Why would you get this book? I’d say for anyone thinking about starting a company or going into business for themselves. In such a venture this type of information is invaluable. Guy basically sums up his personal knowledge and experiences and presents it all throughout the book.
What I liked
I like how practical the book was. I’m a very pragmatic guy, I want to know whats going to work best because with anything I do I want to do it in the most efficient way. He takes a very straightforward approach in explaining various subjects. I liked the slight tint of humor also that he’s portrayed in the book, it gave it a very “REAL” effect. And I also very much liked how at the end of every “chapter” there was a small Q&A session of what the chapter was about.
Book Summary
The book goes over the many aspects of “starting” a company or going into a business for yourself. Various chapters cover:
- The art of Bootstrapping
- Writing a business plan
- Pitching
- Positioning
- Recruiting
- Raising money
- Partnering
- Branding
- Marketing
Being that guy currently works for a venture capitol company, he is able to take his real world experience from seeing startup after startup come to him for investment. Thus he is an excellent position to tell you works and what DOES NOT work more importantly. Real World experience, real world knowledge. As I said above another great thing is at the end of every chapter he gives a short Q&A session with possible questions a reader might have related to the chapter.
Also throughout every chapter are formula’s related to common failings related to startups and how to avoid those formula’s with opposite formula’s to generate success or at least give you a better chance. He even goes on to give flashbacks and lots of analogies to his Apple days or days of previous employment with various companies. Like I said, real world knowledge, real world info.
I would definitely recommend anyone looking to get into business, startup a company or pursue a strategic venture take a look at this book and what it may have to offer you. I’ve booked marked many pages and learned quite a lot and at the same time enjoyed myself with his style of writing.
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Posted on November 25, 2005
Filed Under Books Reviews, Business, Business Books, Entertainment, Productivity
Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted on November 24, 2005
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I wanted to with everyone a happy thanksgiving and hope everyone has something to be thankful for today. Even though I’m not even in America right now, I wanted to send my best wishes. Everyone eat up!
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Posted on November 24, 2005
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The Benefits of Green Tea
Posted on November 21, 2005
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I love my green tea no really… I LOVE IT. I’ve been a tea connoisseur of sorts for years. First I was all about the organic, pure Japanese Sencha, the good golden green. Mmmmmm. I later did more experimenting, found new blends and flavors. There was even a time I did my own tea bagging…literally.
I bought the finest loose teas, found the measurements that tasted the best together and bagged them, 20.. 30… 50 at a time. It was stupendous. Jasmin, Gunpowder, Oolong, Kuchicha, Twig, Bancha (Yes I know some of those are the same).
Now I mainly stick with Bancha, with my simple and almost somehow vegan diet it seems to taste the best. Now to my original point of this post in, I came across yet another article outlining the benefits of green tea…
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Posted on November 21, 2005
Filed Under Daily Thoughts, Health & Food, Macrobiotics
Quote: Emotional Appeal
Posted on November 17, 2005
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“It is not enough to appleal to reason and logic, you must appeal to the emotions.”
– Aristotle
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Posted on November 17, 2005
Filed Under Daily Thoughts, Quotes
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