This past Tuesday, September 23, marked the beginning of the 100 day countdown until the end of the year. This means that as of this evening you have 97 days left to finish out the year strong. Decide right now what you want to accomplish until then in your business and/or personal life, and you’ll [...]

Microsoft’s indirect attempt at a youthful social networking site, Wallop, is packing it in after 2.5 years as a venture-backed spin-off company.
And one thing appears to be clear: Regardless of the merits of the technology and features behind the platform, Wallop never had much of a chance of succeeding during the same time frame in [...]

Rich Schefren is streaming live for the next 24 hours from his office for the launch of his latest report, The Uncertainty Syndrome.. [View]
.. watch at http://www.strategicprofits.com/blog/ – I’m listening in the background while skimming the report, will Twittercast any goodies. [View]
cont’d: Rich’s little daughter is apparently modeling for Downy, jokes that she may make [...]

Microsoft’s new Seinfeld & Bill Gates commercials have been widely panned. Presumably the first two salvos in a $300 Million ad campaign launched to soften and redefine Microsoft’s image, it would seem questionable whether years of consumer experience with Microsoft as the consummate powerbroker can be erased, regardless of the question of the ultimate quality/enjoyability [...]

Apple unveiled it’s new renditions of both the iPod Touch and the iPod Nano on Tuesday, along with several other software upgrades. And at first I was surprised by some of the price-point decisions:
1) I had thought the Nano might go to $99 from $149 in line with Apple’s new, more populist "recession pricing" ideas [...]

Back from a well-deserved hiatus..and who wants to compete with the Olympics & the Conventions for attention anyway..but now things are.. [View]
..rolling in fast & furious: 1) Apple today demoed new iPod Nanos, iTunes, iPodTouch, & firmware update for Touch/iPhone – http://is.gd/2pp9 [View]
.. the iPhone firmware fixes are significant, addressing dropped calls, battery life, etc. [...]