For those of you who are looking for some free entertainment over the Christmas Holidays, check out http://www.openhulu.com ; you will be surprised at the number of TV shows available. Full screen, little advertisements, great selection, all over the Internet. Your choice. Go there. Hank

One of the most important changes of the last 30 years is that digital technology has transformed almost everyone into an information worker.
So writes Bill Gates  in the Dec 14, 2007 edition of BBC News (here:); he had lots of common sense words of wisdom about the value of education. Here’s what he wrote:

“In almost [...]

The following is from Window Secrets  Newsletter • Issue 134 • 2007-12-13. See also my later blog entry on difficulties in installation here:
MagicJack promises dirt-cheap phone calls

By Scott Dunn
Making phone calls over the Internet is nothing new, thanks to well-known providers like Skype and Vonage.
But a simple USB device from an upstart, MagicJack, promises [...]

Here’s an interesting foray into the motivational music business by a Venture Capitalist who has left behind the bucks for the beat. Read about her new business “Skinny Songs” below.
A VC’s spin on getting slim
By Sue McAllisterMercury News
Article Launched: 12/13/2007 01:35:44 AM PST
Heidi Roizen, one of Silicon Valley’s best known female venture capitalists, has [...]

This statement is attributed to Sesame Workshop’s CEO Gary Knellin in the Dec 14-16 2007 USA Weekend (p. 7). Reed Karaim, the author of the article cited, “A new era in PLAY,” makes many interesting statements, a few of which follow as fodder for entrepreneurs to chew on:

Today’s kids raise digital pets online before they [...]

Reports are starting to trickle in that under the “Give One Get One” OLPC program members are starting to received their laptops.
See here for first story I’ve seen about actual delivery/use.  And see here for a review of the OLPC by a nine year old’s father who  brought one back from Nigeria.
So where’s the [...]

In the Greater Lafayette area, specifically in the 26 Crossings retail center across from Meijer (210 Meijer Drive, Suite B, Lafayette), three women have opened an interesting business called Dream Dinners. What Dream Dinners is all about is you appearing at your appointed time, and using their facilities, to create a month’s worth of [...]

Things are getting a little dull now that the Fall 2007 semester is over. It’s time to have a little fun. The following  “entrepreneurial” activity in NYC as reported by the nydailynews.com here: should bring forth a view grins, at least from male readers:
“The N train may need to be changed to the NC-17 [...]

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Ike Turner, who rose to fame in the 1950s and became a star performing with his ex-wife Tina Turner, has died at age 76 reports Reuters.
Turner helped pioneer rock ‘n’ roll in 1951 when his band the Rhythm Kings recorded the song “Rocket 88,” a tune widely regarded as the [...]