The University of Maryland runs an interesting International Policy program which conducts opinion polls around the world and posts them on their web site, WorldPublicOpinion.org. Most of the polls relate to politics/government policies and social issues like abortion and divorce but a recent poll looked at how folks in some of the largest Muslim countries […]
Having noted that laptops are increasingly becoming dumb terminals, I’ll now present to you an argument that I will be presenting to my wife and business partner shortly. First, a caveat - I’m an Apple head, and have been Jones-ing inexplicably for a MacBook Air since they came out. Now I think I have my […]
Although MobileMe and similar services are great, many employers have (understandable) reservations about keeping sensitive data at third-party locations. For those companies, Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology may be the answer.
Increasingly, travellers who will have access to the internet can use virtual private networks to access data from anywhere. When ours was working (it’s a […]
On the topic of foreign direct investment:
“The Russians are the best chess players in the world; they think long-term and strategically. They invest in partners who can help them develop their industries at home.
Americans look for a quick return.
The Chinese hide their imperial thinking behind a mask of confucian peacemaking.”
- Joachim Schroeder-Hohenwarth, Vontobel
Tags: American, Chinese, […]
In an earlier posts, I noted that individuals crossing the border into and out of the US may risk compromising their data. As with many professionals who’ve been using their laptop as a desktop replacement, the prospect of losing my laptop for any period of time has me thinking long and hard about how I […]
It started in Cuba as a way to reduce the number of black-outs in that country, then the idea was picked up by Venezuela. But you know a green idea is coming in vogue when discussions start in California and Australia. Now almost everyone wants to ban the old incandescent light bulb to save energy […]
The so-called “BRIC” economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are growing so fast, that they are expected to catch up with and pass the current largest economies of the world. The big question is, “how long will it take?” to raise the per capita GNP up to the levels of the US and Europe. 10, […]
Earlier I mentioned the new on-line registration system the US has come up with, which may well make things difficult for people who don’t have a computer. I’ve also mentioned efforts to make getting your laptop through security less burdensome. Increasingly, those who travel internationally with a computer may want to rethink bringing their laptop […]
Thomas L. Friedman wrote a great book on globalization called “The World is Flat”. (See Wiki for more Info.) Every now and then, Friedman writes articles about topics relating to globalization and every now and then I get to read them in the International Herald Tribune. Recently. Friedman wrote an article about a trip to […]
Tata, the Indian car manufacturer which purchased British Jaguar this year, continues to face protests at its manufacturing plant in Singur, West-Bengal (a state in eastern India). Controversy began when the government purchased farmland for the plant in support of the new micro-car, the Nano. The Nano will start at $2300 to make purchasing a […]
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