ILAN Tel Aviv 2010 fundraiser event

Submitted by Gil Freund on Sun, 2010-01-31 20:00
Ilan 2010ILAN 2010The yearly ILAN Tel Aviv fundraiser event will host Shalom Hanoch and Moshe Levi in the show "Exit", a magical night of old and beloved songs. All proceeds will go to the handicapped children and schools we support all year long.

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Low battery life in Windows 7

Submitted by Gil Freund on Fri, 2010-02-05 12:02

From a discussion in the Microsoft Technet site it appears that Windows 7 has an issue with battery management.

Skynet vs. The Matrix

Submitted by Gil Freund on Fri, 2010-01-29 23:51

The attempt of both Google and Apple to control the entire content, communication and user experience chain has come to the point where none of the parties are making any serious attempt to mask it. This has been done before - AOL, Compuserve and MSN come to mind.

Look ma, no evil

Submitted by Gil Freund on Wed, 2010-01-13 23:41

Google has announced, that due to attacks on it's server from China, it will "...review the feasibility of our business operations in China".

From clients to users to commodities

Submitted by Gil Freund on Tue, 2010-01-12 22:22

Imagine, if you will, Sir Richard Branson coming out with the following statement: "Planes crash, it's the gravity, live with it". I wonder how the stock of Virgin Atlantic would look like the day after. You see, planes do crash, but they are not suppose to. This is why an investigation takes place when one does crash.

Y2¿Que?

Submitted by Gil Freund on Wed, 2010-01-06 19:10

And there I was, 10 years ago, thinking I was wasting my time, and now this?

While the title suggests that this only effect spcific sites and companies, note who was effected:

Free is not cheap

Submitted by Gil Freund on Sun, 2010-01-03 20:44

The Freemium model is much hyped.

In retrospect

Submitted by Gil Freund on Thu, 2009-12-31 00:00
  • This year: My employer went bankrupt.
  • Ten years ago today: Waiting for the second full backup to complete in the shadow of Y2K
  • Twenty years ago: Arriving at the realization that academic life is probably not for me
  • Thirty years ago: Watching my fathers cancer taking him over

 

Overall, decade years have not been good.... But if you take two years off:

  • Got a great job with great people
  • My son was born
  • Discharged from the army
  • Peace with Egypt.

 

Open and Trust

Submitted by Gil Freund on Tue, 2009-12-29 17:28

Jonathan Rosenbergs open letter comes in close after Eric Schmidts unfortunate privacy remarks and unsurprising -->

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