links for 2007-03-05
- New VMWare betas? Hmm, good stuff – can’t wait to see what new things they’ve cooked up that would focus on desktop/laptop users.
Slashdot | Sun May Be Warming Both Earth and Mars
I’m shocked, SHOCKED that “global warming” could actually be a natural phenomenon! Amazing that the National Geographic actually reported this. The audacity to suggest that pollution generated by humanity has reached the ability to trump the natural cycles of this planet is astounding. Its well known that cattle the world over release more CO2 (and methane 
) into the atmosphere than automobiles do.
Via: Slashdot – Sun May Be Warming Both Earth and Mars
Asides or Side Notes
I’m going to try enabling Asides on the blog, and see how the integrate into the look of the front page. Hopefully if I set everything up correctly, this is the first one!
links for 2007-03-04
- Steve Rubel comments on USAToday’s efforts to break into the modern world of socialization features on their web site. Good for them.
Entrepreneurship Calling
Mark Evans talks about the current entrepreneurial movement going on. I have to admit that I am more and more leaning towards that option as I think about the future of my career.
There are a lot of reasons that starting my own business is appealing. Mainly its because I’ve been at one place too long. A person fights the same battles every year, follow the same “leader” month after month, and it doesn’t seem to make a huge difference.
That’s not to say that being part of a large (or small) organization where you have no direct monetary involvement is the wrong choice for many. But I came from a consulting background. My core strengths are the ability to observe and advise on the best use of technology for an organization. These are not being used to their full advantage in an enterprise environment focused on a “maintenance mode” mentality.
The current move by many individuals to become their own boss, to become the decision maker, the marketing person, the finance person, and the billable worker has its appeal in the control over one’s life. By becoming an entrepreneur, you gain control over your life, and the direction of your career.
While, yes, you also take on the enormous responsibility of financial success or failure, critics also have to admit that it really is dependant on your effort in pursuing success. And when a person has the interest and desire to take control of their destiny, magical things can happen when they take the initiative.
Via: Mark Evans – It’s Raining Entrepreneurs
Fujitsu P1610 Now Shipping with Vista Business
I’ll admit I’ve been linking to jkOnTheRun a lot for news lately, but James and Kevin are simply on top of everything a mobile pro needs. I’ve been following James Kendrick’s use of his P1610 for several months and have to admit it’s currently my top choice for my next computer. My second choice would be a Samsung Q1P which happens to be Kevin Tofel’s current machine.
I’ll claim not to be a follower, but the P1610 has just crossed another threshold that makes it a sure bet for me. Fujitsu is now shipping the device with Windows Vista Business as an option to Windows XP. This is great news as James has talked about audio driver issues (here, here, here, and here) with his from-scratch Vista install. Hopefully, these are resolved in the shipping OEM install.
Via: jkOnTheRun – Fujitsu P1610 now available with Vista
The Democrats running for Governor must have failed their math classes. The “high speed rail” boondoggle in California already cost the state taxpayers billions of dollars. The mess there shows that I saved the hard-working taxpayers in Wisconsin from a scam that would have cost
@RealJamesWoods If you take $1 million from one person and give $10 to 100,000 people, you’ve lost one vote but gained 100,000.
That’s Zohran Mamdani’s socialism.
To put it another way, no one ever tried to escape capitalism on a raft made out of trash
