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Archive for December, 2009

When Google Runs your life OR maybe not

Posted on December 30th, 2009 by Carel

Filed under Business, Technology

A recent Forbes article on Google is a very interesting read. Here is an extract: Your day begins with a wake-up call from your Google Android phone. As you run to the shower, you hit Google News and check headlines, then Gmail. Your first appointment of the day has been moved to a new location; [...]

The network IS the computer!

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Carel

Filed under Apple, Technology

Sun Computer’s vision is: “The Network is the Computer“, well I think this is finally starting to take shape in the form of cloud computing. Bandwidth, even at speeds approaching 30MBps, is still orders of magnitude slower than main memory. However, I love the netbook-type (or webbook) computer that a company called, Litl, recently launched. [...]

10 Free (or Cheap) Tools for Start-ups

Posted on December 11th, 2009 by Carel

Filed under Business, CRM, Technology

Inc. magazine recently published this list of 10 free or cheap tools for Start-ups. I use Skype, Zoho and Google Docs. I would add TaDaList from 37signals and Evernote. Easy to use free software. Did they miss any good ones?