Blogspot issues

Due to some Blogspot apparent issues encountered among multiple customer sites and mine, I will suspend my posts for a little time.

Thank you for your understanding.

Jean-Louis Brunet,
Owner of JLB Enterprises, LLC

I.B.M. Steals the Spotlight Ahead of H.P.’s Big Day - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

A battle of giants in which my group and myself are directly exposed.

I.B.M. Steals the Spotlight Ahead of H.P.’s Big Day - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com:

September 11, 2008, 11:00 PM
I.B.M. Steals the Spotlight Ahead of H.P.’s Big Day
By ASHLEE VANCE
I.B.M. has lobbed a preemptive strike of sorts against rival Hewlett-Packard. Late Thursday, it announced four fresh services contracts just ahead of a Monday meeting in Silicon Valley where H.P. is expected to explain the strategy and structure for its new acquisition, Electronic Data Systems.

The flurry of announcements marks the start of a protracted marketing and technology battle between the technology industry’s largest companies.

One of the deals secured by I.B.M. took place in the Philippines with PSBank, the second largest bank in the country."

Yahoo OneConnect Brings Free SMS to Your iPhone [Featured IPhone Download]

Here is a LifeHacker article, for those of you looking for a all-in-1 solution. I will personally stick to my modest needs and iPhone Facebook/Twiterrific applications.

Yahoo OneConnect Brings Free SMS to Your iPhone [Featured IPhone Download]:

iPhone/iPod touch only: Yahoo OneConnect is a free application that brings a handful of communication and social networking tools to your iPhone or iPod touch. Off the bat, the most notable thing about OneConnect is that it supports sending SMS messages to contacts in your Yahoo Address Book (provided you have a phone number in their contact card). That means you can text all day long from your iPhone (or iPod touch, if you have a Wi-Fi connection) without taking any texts away from your meager AT&T SMS plan.

The app's Pulse feature also supports a ton of social networking sites, from Facebook and Flickr to MySpace and Twitter. (Oh yeah, it works with Yahoo Messenger contacts, too.) It connects to and retrieves contacts from every single service, and you can update your status on all supported services from one box. Aside from all the functionality, it's also one of the more slick apps we've seen. OneConnect is a free download from the iTunes App Store, requires a Yahoo account to use.

Yahoo OneConnect [iTunes Store]

(Via Lifehacker.)

AutoHotkey - how didn't I use this before?

AutoHotkey is a Windows scriptable utility that lets you automate the launching of programs, websites URLs, access to files and folders, and repetitive keyboard entries.

It's awesome, and if you work like me most of the time on Windows, will save you a lot of time!

GrandCentral: one number for all your phones!!

GrandCentral: The New Way to Use Your Phones: I love this new phone service. Lets you use a unique phone number for multiple phones, and offers a great number of smart functionalities. Try it and let me know what you think! Of course, it's FREE!

OpenDNS: SpeedUp Your Internet Connection

I have just switched to OpenDNS at home and yes! Their DNS is really fast!!! Big change from Pacbell AT&T dinosaurs. I have not yet gone through all the functionalities that are literraly offered, but I could instantaneously feel a gain in speed. Well I am close to one of their centers here in Palo Alto too. Definitely something to try, and very easy to implement.

OpenDNS: SpeedUp Your Internet Connection | MakeUseOf.com

OpenDNS provides a safer, faster, smarter and more reliable way to navigate the Internet. It’s free, easy-to-setup and requires absolutely no download. Basically, OpenDNS lets you speed-up the website detection and loading process which is normally handled by your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

User Testimonial: ‘I can’t say Thank You enough for providing OpenDNS. We had problems with the Bellsouth DNS servers. After switching to OpenDNS everything just works.’ More testimonials
OpenDNS Features
Speeds-up your internet connection.
Warns of phishing threats and adult sites.
Track / Monitor network activity: See what sites are being visited, block adult websites, etc.
Integrated spell-checking tool.
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux...."

(Via makeuseof.com.)

"12 Learnings From My First Turn As Startup CEO" by Jason Goldberg

Excellent post about startup strategy. Keep reading!

12 Learnings From My First Turn As Startup CEO - socialmedian: "In December 2003 I decided to take the plunge and quit my corporate job to start a new company from scratch.  Believe it or not, it was an easy decision.  I had an idea and a certainty that there was a valuable company to be built around it.  That company was Jobster, where I served as CEO until January 2008 when I helped recruit my successor, transitioned to vice-chairman of the board of directors, and turned my attention to starting a new company.

Back in December 2003 I had no reasonable idea of what was ahead ... what i did have was passion for the idea of Jobster and for the pursuit of starting and growing a business.

I learned many valuable lessons at Jobster which I will take with me as I start my next company and my next and my next. 

Here are some of the key learnings that I hope will benefit many..."