Microsoft said that it plans to pay USD$44.6 billion for Yahoo, half in stock and half in cash. The company has around USD$21.1 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Microsoft expects the deal to be completed by the second part … [Continue reading]
Do You Watch Superbowl?
Give a guy any kind of ball, and they will find something interesting to do with it. American football is one good sport which I never watch and in which I think I really need to pay more attention onto. Here are some reasons why: … [Continue reading]
Internet’s Undersea Cables
Holly mama, I wonder how were people able to build these undersea cables. So I know why internet connections in Asia were down because some ships broke some of them. Have a peek here … [Continue reading]
Microsoft Acquiring Yahoo for $44.6 Billion
The hard fact that Google is expanding rapidly and commanding more than 60% of the onlne advertising arena (Google Adwords) has pushed Microsoft to make an official proposal to acquire Yahoo in a deal worth $44.6 billion in cash and stock, at a price … [Continue reading]
Web Developer Tools Roundup
As a web developer, you definately find times when you found a cool webpage and wonder how they did it. You wonder if there's a tool that can show you in real-time what is happening or let you access the properties, attributes, HTML, CSS, DOM, JS of … [Continue reading]
WordPress Top CMS in Technorati Top 100
It ain't a surprise when I read this today. According to Most Popular CMS in Technorati's Top 100, you might not notice but wordpress is commanding a 34 percent of the marketshare in Technorati's top 100. Although some people will argue that … [Continue reading]
Mortgage Loans, Banks, and Mortgage Brokers
I think it's simply common sense to assume that mortgage brokers earns a fair share from banks or other lenders to recommend their client with a mortgage loan. But how much? Brokers typically receive up-front commissions of around 0.65 per cent … [Continue reading]
Novak Djokovic Won First Grand Slam Title
Novak Djokovic has done it. He's the first Serbian and the youngest (age 20) to win a grand slam title. Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open 2008 finals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (age 22) of France with 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(7-2). … [Continue reading]
Adsense Notifier Not Working Anymore?
So, it seems that one of my favorite Firefox Addon, Adsense Notifier, which allows you to display your Adsense earnings on the firefox statusbar has stopped working correctly. Although it still gathers how many impressions are served, the rest … [Continue reading]
Maria Sharapova Wins Third Grand Slam Title
No surprises. As I've said previously, Maria will win the Australian Open 2008 against her opponent Ana Ivanovic, and she did. In a match that lasted 91 minute, Maria blew Ana away with straight sets win 7-5, 6-3. … [Continue reading]