It's been awhile since I did one of these, but not because I didn't want to. Please enjoy today's…
The GeekWithLaptop wrote an interesting article, referencing Reuters of course, about the copyright pact involving the large media companies. I smell a large group of rats.
Goldcoaster wrote about, and I stumbled it, about how Microsoft has been sneaky in changing windows update settings. It's yet another reason to seek an alternative operating system, if you can do without Windows.
Lucy at the Corporate Eye recommended that you, if you're a business owner, turn your new employees into sales people. Not to sell a product or service, but to sell your company to future employees. Who would make a better recruiter, a happy new employee or a professional recruiter? The former is a more powerful voice.
If you're in a business meeting with Motorola, for example, would you set your Nokia cell phone in plain sight on the conference table? This is what Shrinidhi is talking about when he says to patronize your customers. If you have a Motorola cell phone, it's fine to set it down there but it's an insult to set down a competitor's cell phone. You want to keep your customers, right?
Stepping into the entertainment mode for a moment…
If you want to see Angelina Jolie topless, head over to The Sanctuary. This is definitely not safe for work. I didn't need to see any more of Angelina after her performance in HBO's "Gia". Personally, I never found her to be attractive.
That crazy pair of beer-toting lunatics at Blue Beaver Beer have been one-upping each other for some time. While Ernie had an uneventful day, Tim had a slightly eventful week. I can't say that I envy either one of them.
And stepping back out of it…
Stephen has been working hard on a WordPress plugin to help speed up slow moving JavaScript widgets. While I applaud his effort, I don't plan to move mine back out of the footer anytime soon. I'm more interested in and waiting for the next version of his dualfeeds plugin upgrade so my summary feed has a link back to the original article.
Just in case you didn't see it, like I saw it on Digg, Matt posted links to a collection of small icons for web development over at Meta Titan. Some of them are perfect for those links you want to be visible, but not drawing away all the attention from everything else.
Peter at Necessary Skills made a point about resisting temptation as opposed to avoiding it. I treat it like I treat trouble. I don't have to fight temptation if I don't put myself in a position to be tempted. It's a whole lot easier to avoid than it is to resist.
And finally, a news article was published by Edge Media about the fast moving fire in Malibu, California. With all the fires in California over the past few years, I wonder when the state will start conducting controlled burns in the land of the rich and famous. Or is that too much of an imposition on their lifestyles?
