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These are the posts from December 2007

December 26, 2007
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The Code

Professional sports, MLB, NBA, and the NFL once followed what could be termed “the code”. It was nothing official or scribed, but it was closely followed. The code was this: “That out of fairness to all teams involved in a championship competition, any team opposing one of them shall extend itself to the fullest.” A [...]

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December 24, 2007
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New Ride

Debt is a interesting thing. Ownership is a great thing. Today I purchased my first car, a 2003 Nissan Pathfinder, and put myself in some serious debt. However, it doesn’t upset me at all. Even though I locked myself to “the man“ for roughly 60 months, ownership is awesome. Ownership gives you a sense of [...]

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December 21, 2007
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Guitar Hero

2 nights ago I played Guitar Hero for the first time and let me say, it is worth the hype. I know I’m a little behind the “gamer” trend here and I know that it has been out for a while. However, this game is FUN! I felt a little Asian because I was pretty [...]

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December 19, 2007
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“The Bubble” video

This video does a pretty good job of showing the rediculousness of the Web 2.0, Silicon Valley, craze…and the effects it can have on a 23 year olds wallet…which is nice. watch video here.

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Forbes – web celebs (25)

Forbes.com release its second annual top 25 Web celebs recently and the list is interesting. Although I would consider myself pretty knowledgeable as far as what is going on on the web with start-ups and other Web 2.0 topics there are some bloggers and other web celebs in this list that I wasn’t familiar with. [...]

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December 18, 2007
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Google Docs issue

This morning, I needed to access my Google Docs to find a password that I had saved. After trying to open my Google Docs page to access the folder I needed I was unable to access it. It read that it was loading for over 20 minutes… If Google allows these types of error that [...]

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December 16, 2007
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ActionsTalk 2.0

As you can tell, if you are a return reader, ActionsTalk has gone through some cosmetic changes. This layout gives us more options on features to offer our readers such as the new translations courtesy of Google (more to come). I hope you enjoy ActionsTalk 2.0. Please leave comments concerns and feedback. Thanks.

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December 14, 2007
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The skills needed to succeed – Bill Gates

“A solid working knowledge of productivity software and other IT tools has become a basic foundation for success in virtually any career… Beyond that, however, I don’t think you can overemphasise the importance of having a good background in maths and science… Communication skills and the ability to work well with different types of people [...]

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December 13, 2007
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A Long Way Gone – Ismael Beah

Reading is the only way to get enough experience in one life time.  A few months ago I read A Long Way Gone – memoirs of a boy soldier  by Ismael Beah and it is one of those books that really makes you thankful for the life you’ve had.  Whether you were raised in upper, [...]

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December 6, 2007
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Best of The Web – guest post from Blake Samic

Here they are. These are the best and brightest web sites out there right now. What do they win? Nothing… but maybe they’ll get a few new visitors when this hits the presses. Check them out, and leave comments! Netvibes has become my homepage of choice as of late. It competes with iGoogle and PageFlakes [...]

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December 5, 2007
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“I couldn’t care less”

People misuse phrases in the English language all the time.  For example when people mean to say that they don’t care, they say, “I could care less”. If you could care less than you are saying that you do care, not that you don’t.  If you have trouble with this saying here is a little [...]

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December 4, 2007
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Nokia – ‘Comes with Music’ & ‘Ovi’

In a press conference in Amsterdam today, CEO of Nokia Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo highlighted Nokia’s commitment to driving the mobile internet trend.  “We are at the dawn of a new era in mobile communications driven by the rapid convergence of the internet and mobility, and Nokia is setting the pace of change. But with market leadership [...]

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December 2, 2007
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Leaving Microsoft to Save the World -John Wood

I finished reading Leaving Microsoft to Save the World by John Wood, about a week ago and now that I’ve had time to digest the book I’d like to comment. John Wood has lived a very exciting life. He was a Director of Business Development for Microsoft Asia for years and had achieved all his [...]

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December 1, 2007
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Social Brainstorming

IdeaCV is a “social brainstorming” site co-founded by (future ActionsTalk guest) Dan Ackerman Greenberg.  Dan is the head class assistant for the Stanford Facebook class. I’ve recently begun using IdeaCV to document, share, and collaborate on new start-up ideas.  If you’re like me ideas seem to come to you at very inconvenient times and rarely in one piece.  [...]

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