I know, I know, everything about Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts has been commercialized already. In fact, Charles Schultz built an empire on the proceeds of Peanuts licensing. So, it should come as no real surprise that Ford bought rights to use the Peanuts theme song (known as Linus and Lucy) for the company’s latest television ad campaign, right? I mean, MetLife, the huge monolithic insurance company, has been using Snoopy literally as a part of the company logo for years now. What can be worse than an insurance company personifying itself with the use of America’s most beloved cartoon dog? (more…)
Everyone, from high flying venture capitalist to your neighborhood banker, wants a startup to present them a business plan. In most instances the need to create a business plan doesn’t prove that the business is feasable, but it does prove to a good exercise in crystalizing the core ideas that drive a young company. David Cowan, a partner a Bessemer Ventures, has an interesting post on how NOT to write a business plan. (more…)
Pretty much all commercial software that ships today comes with some sort of serial number or product key. Most are printed on the back-side of the CD sleeve, as sleeve that is usually lost quicker than $20 in Las Vegas. Over at Download Squad, Victor Agreda, Jr. introduces us to a pretty useful utility that pulls out product keys from installed software.
I try to keep my product keys in one centralized location (for me that is SplashID, but there are a few that slip through the cracks. ProduKey does a great job in finding many, although not all, product keys. This makes reinstalls a lot easier.
This Thanksgiving is sizing up to be a real disappointment to the naysayers out there. Despite higher fuel costs, bankrupt airlines, and a perceived general malaise amongst the public, the AAA has once again predicted a banner Thanksgiving travel holiday. I guess there isn’t much that will prevent Americans from cruising out of town to enjoy the four days full of feasting, football, and fun!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
So far the press coverage for Microsoft’s XBox has been very positive, with a few exceptions. I’m not a gamer, so I can’t really comment on the quality of the new platform, but it looks like the company may have righted the gaming device ship with this new box.
Wordpress, the powerful weblog application that I use, is now available for those who don’t want to manage the software by themselves at Wordpress.com.
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Welcome to my personal blog. I’m still in the process of setting up the site, so be patient. What will this weblog site be about? Well, that’s a tough question to answer. I hope that the site becomes a place where some lively discussion can take place on a variety of topics, ranging from geo-politics to technology. This site will be nearly 100% personal opinion and thoughts. We’ll see where it goes from there….
[UPDATE]: This blog is now live!
