Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com continues to push the popular e-book reader, the Kindle. Its aim is to make Kindle the preferred electronic book reader, similar to Google’s search engine or Apple’s iPhone. I have a gut feeling, that eventually he will bake the cake and eat it too. Amazon on Tuesday, November 10th., made [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Amazon Announces a Kindle for Your Computer
Posted in Software, Uncategorized, tagged Amazon, Applications, Books, Electronic Book Readers, Gadgets, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, Reading, Software on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Photograph of the Day: Calm Waters in Latvia
Posted in Photography, tagged Boats, Colors, Lakes, Light, Nature, Photographs, Waters on November 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Quotes to Remember – Killing Time
Posted in Quotes, tagged Cogitation, MarkZ.Danielewski, Meditation, Quotes, Study, Thought, Time on November 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Who has never killed an hour? Not casually or without thought, but carefully: a premeditated murder of minutes. The violence comes from a combination of giving up, not caring, and a resignation that getting past it is all you can hope to accomplish. So you kill the hour. You do not work, you do not [...]
Christmas in November
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Birthday, Christmas, Deferred Gratification, Presents, USB Memory, Web Cams on November 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I received two Christmas presents, but will consider them Birthday presents as well. They came from a place called Yoytec Computer which sells computer stuff, not the North Pole, mind you. One present was a Web cam, which comes in handy for my Internet phone conversations with my friend Mireya, who recently moved to [...]
Photograph of the Day: Blue Lagoon on Top of the World
Posted in Photography, tagged Ice, Lagoons, Mountains, Snow, Water on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Sounds of Bugles and Drums in Panama
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Economic Development, Generations, Panama, Parades, Patriotism, Students on November 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today is November 14, 2009. We are in the middle of the Month of the Motherland—Mes de la Patria. A month in which the Panamanian people honor their country. Even through Panama is a young nation, it has a very promising future. It only regained full control of its territory on December 31, 1999, when [...]
Photograph of the Day: White Steeple
Posted in Photography, tagged Churches, Foliage, Forests, Nature, Photographs, Steeples, Woods on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Flashbacks of a Parade in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized, tagged Baton Twirlers, Beauty, Independence Day, Panama, Parades, Tourism, Youth on November 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
When I was in high school, I remember having a passion for reading. I read just everything that I could put my paws on. Be it history, science, geography, English, literature, and comics books too. Superman and Archie were my heroes. I still read a lot. A blogger needs to read constantly in order to [...]
Photograph of the Day: Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavarian Alps
Posted in Photography, tagged Architecture, Bavaria, Buildings, Castles, Germany, Photographs, Structures on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Images of a November Parade
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Beautiful Women, Independence Day, Instituto Nacional, Miss Universe, Musical Bands, Panama, Parades, Tourism on November 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
November is a month loaded with parades, colorful school uniforms, drums and bugles. Students practice for months to show off their skills during the November parades. Thousands of dollars are spent buying uniforms and musical equipment for the bands. Boatloads of digital cameras are used by proud parents during the parades to capture the moment [...]
