by Joseph Forbes | Jan 25, 2013 | NERD NEWS
from the dude-you’re-gettin-dell dept. We heard that Dell is in buyout talks with private equity firms. Now, the word is that Microsoft may invest one to three billion dollars in that buyout. For that amount of money, Microsoft isn’t going for majority...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 25, 2013 | Blog Entry
How I Cleaned 1,328 Emails Out of My Inbox in an Hour Angus Kidman I’m generally pretty organized with my email, and I like to have nothing in my inbox except stuff I haven’t acted on yet. However, a spurt of recent travel and work commitments meant...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 24, 2013 | Blog Entry, MONEY
If you received a raise tomorrow, what would you do with the extra money? Most people would celebrate—maybe with a nice dinner out or a great bottle of wine, which you deserve. However, earning more should not always change your current or long-term spending habits....
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 24, 2013 | NERD NEWS
from the all-a-mpaa-front-anyhow dept. Kim Dotcom launched his new project Mega on Sunday, claiming it was to be ‘the privacy company.’ But it might not be so private after all, as security professionals have ripped it to shreds. There are numerous...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 24, 2013 | NERD NEWS
from the my-decoy-phone-will-fool-them-all dept. Call it Google Analytics for physical storefronts: if you’ve got a phone with wi-fi, stores can detect your MAC address and track your comings and goings, determining which aisles you go to and whether...
