10 ways to improve your life

Many of our problems come from within our own minds. They aren’t caused by events, bad luck, or other people. We cause them through our own poor mental habits. Here are 10 habits [http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-virtually-instant-ways-to-improve-your-life.html] you should set aside right away to free…

Google or Yahoo may acquire Rediff

Internet giants Google and Yahoo are eyeing Rediff.com [http://rediff.com], which runs one of India’s most popular Internet portals, for a possible acquisition. Some think that Rediff’s share price is too high for an acquisition, but then we’ll just have to wait and watch. Source:…

Why is yawning contagious?

Yawning is an involuntary action that everyone does. It’s also been noticed that yawning seems contagious. However, new research suggests rather than being a precursor to sleep, the purpose of yawning is to cool the brain so it operates more efficiently and keeps you awake. The theory could explain…

Largest Solar Panel Corporate Installation

In October 2006, Google launched the largest solar panel installation to date on a corporate campus in the United States. And In the last 24 hours, Google produced 9,900 kilowatt-hours of electricity from the sun, equivalent to 82,500 hours of flat screen TV watching. More … [http://www.google.…

Online social participation

A nice chart of who participates online, and what they’re doing [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b4038405.htm] – data from Forrester Research.…

Wireless Electricity, dubbed "WiTricity"

What if electricty could be transmitted wirelessly? Researchers from MIT have developed a wireless energy transfer technology [http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/some-shocking-news-about-wireless-electricity/2007/06/08/1181089277018.html] that could ensure wireless devices are always charged up and ready to go. The concept behind the technology is simple…

Network Advertising Initiative

Using the NAI Opt-out Tool [http://www.networkadvertising.org/consumer/opt_out.asp], you can examine your computer to see which ad networks have placed a cookie file on your PC, and opt-out of these advertising programs. Note: Opting out of a network does not mean you will no longer…

How to build a Web 2.0 site for 12k?

Guy Kaswasaki writes about his experience in building and launching [http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/06/by_the_numbers_.html] – Truemors [http://truemors.com/], an online social media site, at a cost of 12k, without any VC backing. And eventually the site receives 260k page views on the first day.…