Life without Gates
Well its that day, Bill Gates will be turning up at Microsoft HQ for the last time as the Boss, from today he steps down from the day to day management of the company, what’s in store for the company now?
This is what Steve Ballmer and his team could be looking at:
Stop trying to be [...]
Millions of people poorer due to bio fuels
At first bio fuel may have seemed a great idea, but now that the scale of the industry is becoming more apparent, there are fears that the hunger for fuel to put into cars is driving the bio fuel industry to expand.
But this expansion of crops for bio fuels means that the traditional crops are [...]
Solar power to take off in Japan
Japan is one of the countries which has to import a lot of their resources such as raw materials and in particular fossil fuels, which puts a massive strain on the country as they are forever scratching around for the best deals, but at the time are at the mercy of someone else.
This could account [...]
The plan to save Battersea power station
A £4 billion plan to save Battersea power station before it falls down has been unveiled, but I order to save the power stations which is one of the most easily recognisable sights on the London skyline the sight is going to have to change dramatically.
The project will include an underground link, three thousand homes, [...]
The world’s largest arms dealer is?
Well in 2007 the world largest exporter of weapons is the UK! Surprisingly according to the UK Trade and Investment (UKTi) exports of arms came to a massive £9.7 billion, more than the US, who most people think are largest arms supplier in the world.
However the sort arms that we are talking about here are [...]
The business of being green
There are not many places that you can go or see on the TV where eco friendly items are being marketing. The problem is for the average person going green is not very easy, first there is the time consumption because inevitably going green slows things down and then there is cost, going green can [...]
June 17, 2008Top Gear in the US
Could it true? Top Gear is going to appear in the States after all, but this time it is going to be without the familiar faces of Clarkson, Hammond and May! They will not be going over the Atlantic and torturing the American public with their own type of humour and style.
Replacing them will be [...]
Executive toys are back
Sometimes people like to remember things of the past; maybe they have fond memories or simply were too young to enjoy the gadgets of a different era. However sometimes there are firms who have the foresight to bring back some of the all time greats.
Like original executive toy, known as “Newton’s Cradle” this simple desktop [...]
Using a messenger helps productivity
There some companies who go out of their way to stop their employees from using all types of social networking and messenger services. This is because it is believed to be detrimental to the ability of the employee to do their jobs efficiently.
But recent research turns all of those concerns on their head as it [...]
The real price of oil
Nobody can escape the talk of oil these days, no matter where you are located, oil and the price of oil has an impact on virtually everyone’s lives in one way or another and yet there is talk that the price of a barrel of oil could be as much as sixty per cent of [...]
June 9, 2008Coloured labels
Google are forever moving forward to get more features out on their products and services, this time we are talking about gmail, now this is a service that people either love or hate, fortunately for Google there is a lot of love out there.
In return Google will be looking at beefing up the features and [...]
Are Bio Fuels bad for business?
Well this is going to be part of the big debate, because yes Bio Fuels are great but they are really not a replacement for fossil fuels, they will just extend their usage by a few years.
The real problem with the rise of Bio Fuels is the damage that the growing this crop does, in [...]
US drivers running out of gas
It seems that despite the problems with getting enough fuels to supply the fuel hungry Americans, they are not taking this very seriously on a personal level. For they are still driving everywhere that they can, but unfortunately because of the cost of fuel, they are trying to stretch out every last drop from the [...]
June 3, 2008What online newspapers need to know?
Newspapers work on paper, but when they put their newspapers online all of the skills and know how seem to all fly out of the window. This leaves their online presence looking a bit of a disaster and for what ever that is, this actually costs the newspapers visitors and in time money.
Their main problems [...]
The ads that spy on you
It makes no difference these days whether you are surfing or just simply travelling around in your car, walking or using public transport.
But there are many ways that the advertisers are using these days, not to capture our attention, but to monitor what our reaction are to adverts and to know which sort of [...]