Not Over After All?
Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Merger News, Microsoft, Yahoo | Leave a Comment
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang talked to the press Monday, opening the door to further negotiations if Microsoft is willing to show him the money, or what he considers the appropriate price.
Microsoft’s final bid was $33 and Yahoo held out for $37, or something close to that number, but Ballmer decided on Saturday not to continue […]
Death Knell
Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under Google, Merger News, Microsoft, Yahoo | 1 Comment
Or death nail…..as in the ‘nail in the coffin’. That describes the final decision rendered this weekend by Microsoft as they sent Yahoo a letter detailing their reasons for no longer pursuing a merger.
That’s right. It’s over. The merger is off. As we blogged on 4/30, there were just too many dollars separating the […]
Screensavers
Posted on May 3, 2008 - Filed Under Software | Leave a Comment
Who said screensavers were dead? Sure, our monitors don’t really need them anymore and screen burn is pretty much a thing of the past, but a lot of people still like them. If you happen to be one of them, here’s some pretty interesting ones…
Read More..>>IA Sufferers
Posted on May 2, 2008 - Filed Under Health, Internet | Leave a Comment
Are you addicted? IA - Internet addiction is being looked at as the next big mental disorder. It seems that a portion of the population get addicted to whatever stimulus they are exposed to. If it is something that ’seems’ to please the senses or bring even fleeting feelings of intense pleasure, then a certain […]
Read More..>>Green Data
Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under Environment, Tech News | Leave a Comment
What color is your data? Data center, that is. Odds are, it’s not very green.
Recent studies of pollution causes have discovered a new, major source out there. Not cars and planes but data centers. Hard to believe but projections are that those centers and the many yet to come will outstrip