Okay, so it seems as though I have spent a lot of my day wasting away trying to run my own McDonald's. If you're into simulation games, even slightly, then I am sure that you will find this as amusing and entertaining as I have.
eBay is at it again! Their list already includes PayPal, Shopping.com, and Skype ,with PayPal by far being the most successful buy, and adding to the acquisition list is StubHub. Some call it a ticket reseller, others call in ticket scalpers, it's really all the same thing and it just might be a good buy. eBay has been struggling recently with 100 million invested into a China eBay that has failed, along with a market value that has gone down 37 billion over the past two years (that's around 50%). Right now they're in a position where they are seeking out other e-commerce avenues to help them stay afloat.
Microsoft is continuing to build-up to the launch of both Windows Vista and Office 2007! Part of this excitement is their Launch Event 2007 called 'Ready for a New Day.' So, how does the free copy come into play? Well, anyone who attends one of the launch events will be given a free copy of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 as well as Microsoft Office Groove 2007.
One Laptop Per Child, also abbreviated and known as OLPC could possibly be going retail in 2008. BBC originally posted that they had confirmation the OLPC would be selling to Western Consumers in 2008. They quickly retracted that and came back saying that there is a that the OLPC organization will be selling these machines to the public.
Another milestone for Firefox 3, Alpha 2, is planned for later in this month with an estimated release date of January 29. Even with Firefox 3 Alpha 1 we didn't see much in the way of new features, and Alpha 2 will be similar except that it will pass the Acid 2 test. There is no need to worry because there are new features planned for Firefox 3 as Mozilla Links points out.
VeriSign's iDefense is offering big bucks, up to $12,000 for vulnerabilities found in Vista or IE7.
YouTube is continuing their growth, and according to Alexa, they are now ranked #4 on the web. Ahead of them ranked numbers one, two, and three are Yahoo, Google, and MSN respectively. Back in November there was talk of YouTube statistics going flat after Google acquired them. After looking at the Alexa chart, it appears they've had some pretty steady growth all along.
One of my worst nightmares is deleting a file from my PC just to realize that I still needed it. It has happened to me several times, especially since one of my favorite key combinations is Shift+Delete, which "permanently" deletes a file-- bypassing the Recycling Bin.
