If you’re a Stanford student looking for free academic versions of Microsoft software, check out http://msdn.stanford.edu/. Here’s a sample of what’s available: Free stuff you MBAs might want: Windows – particularly for those who run Virtual PC for Mac and need Windows to run Excel OneNote – an awesome app for note taking if you don’t ...
One thing that came to mind as I visited my undergrad university last week was how pliable my brain used to be when I was younger. And I used to be aware of this. I remember at one point there was a huge poster sale on campus and I’d start plastering my room with images ...
While back in Toronto for my grandma’s 90th birthday I swung by my alma mater, the University of Waterloo, to catch up with friends, professors, and students. Fantastic trip. Caught up with classmates Dave (founded Aeryon), Prem and Jay (at Tangam Gaming), Ryan and Dan (doing corp security and display hardware at RIM), Melanie (Maxtech) ...
Friends asked me recently what I thought of Apple exceeding Microsoft in market cap recently ($230B vs $224B): In the five years I spent at Microsoft from 2004-2009 the stock essentially yo-yo’d between $20-30 despite increasing revenues (now at $58B, up from $44B in ‘06) so it’s difficult to say much is different. That said, ...
Everything you need to know about social media (Facebook, Farmville, Chat Roulette, etc.) is covered in this episode of South Park: ...
Please consider following a very important internet hygiene rule: DO NOT use the same password for all your online accounts If you do, it is extremely easy for someone to hack your account. Example: Suppose you go to [some online company].com and register for an account using your email address and password. If you use ...