Category: News
Yahoo! to be Microsoft’s
For $44.6 Billion, Microsoft wants Yahoo!. If this happens, Google will now have a rival in its level and the Yahoo! and MSN messenger clients will be united, which is better for us. They’re saying the next company Microsoft will (aim to) purchase is AMD. We’ll see…
Yahoo’s sign-in seal
Yahoo! recently implemented a new feature called “sign-in seal,” which pretty much is like what banks and credit card websites have already been using, but smarter. The feature, basically, is meant to help prevent phishing attacks. It is apparently smart enough in that it spans browsers and survives cookie deletions by way of cookie-like Flash…
Comcast violated Net Neutrality
Since I am a Comcast/TimeWarner subscriber, I thought I’d pass this along so others can join in and fight corporations that violate Net Neutrality. Please fill out this petition. It is working, as stated on SaveTheInternet.com’s website: Late last year Comcast was caught secretly inspecting Internet traffic and crippling users’ ability to share files, download…
RIP Dr. Antonio P. Perez Sr., 1925-2008
My grandfather, who is like my father as he brought me up, passed away on January 16, 2008 at 12:30 PM. He was 82 years old, and is survived by his wife, Dra. Aurora Padolina-Perez, three children, and grandchildren. He was a kind, hard-working, inspiring person and brilliant physician. I will miss him terribly. Please…
5 dangerous things you should let your kids do
Here’s a presentation video by Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, on 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do; for example, let your children own a pocket knife, and let them play with fire. His argument is that when we allow our children to explore, it “will make them stronger and smarter…
Bill Gates: The skills you need to succeed
Here’s an interesting article that Bill Gates wrote for the BBC News web site, that talks about the skills one needs to succeed in any career.