Posts from — June 2011

Goethe. The Entrepreneur

GoetheYou could say about Goethe, the creator of Faust, that he is one the most important German writers. Among his many interests were painting, biology, psychology and last but not least poetry.

But if you will read some of his quotes without knowing the author, you would think that it belongs to a person with a huge entrepreneurial experience.

June 29, 2011   No Comments

Introducing TOP BOOKMARKS. Weekly Round Up

Rodica Ojog-Brasoveanu, a Romanian writer said on one of her books – “Meeting at Elyse” (a gift from Andrei Bartesch) – that “Respect for traditions demonstrates people’s vigor”. Well, I think she’s right. Can a blog have its own traditions? Why not!?

So, today I’m inaugurating a weekly round-up of the best articles I have read in the past 7 days:

June 28, 2011   No Comments

Amazon AWS: New Edge Location in Stockholm, Sweden

With the addition of a new edge location, Amazon Cloud Front and Route 53 now have a total of 19 edge locations worldwide: 6 in Europe (Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Stockholm), 10 in United States and 3 in Asia (Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore).

June 24, 2011   No Comments

Books: If You Want It Done Right, You Don’t Have to Do It Yourself!: The Power of Effective Delegation

This is the kind of book that helps you to easily enter into a new subject. More important that the information it holds, the book has the merit to charge you with enthusiasm and it also makes you to dig further in the subject.

Practically, this is a mini-story, an essay of 100 pages that manages to capture the enormous benefits delegation can bring at an organizational level and especially on a personal one.

June 24, 2011   1 Comment

Things you should know before purchasing an Amazon eBook

how do you crack amazon kindle drmFrom the moment I bought my Kindle some weeks ago, I only read PDF eBooks that I already had on my computer. And where electronic books stay better if not in an electronic library?

I’ve started to use Calibre, which helps me to organize and convert all documents in the ePUB format; a format which is unanimously accepted by most manufacturers, except Amazon of course, which uses .mobi.

June 16, 2011   No Comments

Children’s computer usage report (2011)

familiesmatter_cover_228If you are going to buy long-term shares, then I recommend you to invest in a company that produces eyeglasses & contact lenses. Why?

Based on joanganzcooneycenter.org report, more than 80% of  4-5 years old children  from United States consume digital media and the 6-8 kids in a of 90% percentage. This, in combination with super-bright, high-resolution and glossy screens will surely grow the eyeglasses manufacturing industry.

June 14, 2011   No Comments