Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Multitasking made easy.





Keep multiple apps open and available so you don’t lose track of what you’re doing. Start writing a text message, search for a location on Google Maps, answer a call, whatever. And when a new message or reminder notification appears, simply tap on it—or dismiss it by flicking it away. With Palm Pixi Plus, you can multitask to your heart’s content.1

Texas Auto Insurance

From Texas Auto Insurance Laws & Requirements to Texas DUI Laws, from Texas Teen Driver Laws to Texas Auto Insurance Rate Estimates, from Texas Auto Theft Statistics to Texas Auto Insurance Rate Trends, trying to find all the information you need can be daunting. The good news is that if you're a Texas driver, the facts you want are right here.
Texas DUI Laws
In the state of Texas, there is no such thing as special treatment for first offenses. Even if you have a clean driving record, if you are caught driving while under the influence in Texas, you will go to jail and you will be fined up to $2,000. Under Texas’s implied consent law, by obtaining a driver’s license, you are automatically consenting to chemical tests, and breath and urine tests to determine blood alcohol content level (BAC) or to determine if you have drugs in your system. Failure to comply will result in immediate license suspension.

Texas (TX) Teen Auto Insurance Laws, Rates & Requirements
With a population of 23,507,783, the state of Texas has the second largest population in the country. California is the heaviest populated state in the nation, but Texas has just as many drivers. Although teen drivers make up only a small percentage of the millions of driver on Texas’s roads, they are involved in fatal car crashes more often than any other group.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Priscilla Chan knows the way to Mark Zuckerberg’s heart


Thanks to Facebook's flimsy security, we've all gotten a good look at Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. But what's the story on how she landed her man?
Twizzlers, of course.
In November 2005, Zuckerberg told Harvard he was leaving. But before he left for good, Zuckerberg approached some of his computer science professors and asked them to recommend students who might be a good fit to work at Facebook. The Harvard Crimson caught wind of the story and reported on some of the interviews.
The media has since picked up on tidbits from the story, including Zuckerberg's controversial, now disavowed preference that all Facebook developers should be in college or just out. "The job lends itself to people with raw intelligence rather than industry experience," Zuckerberg said. "And if you're coming out of college, you have a really good idea of what Facebook is."
But we all missed the sweetest part, casually thrown in at the end of the Crimson's story.
"Hey Priscilla, do you want a job at the facebook?" Zuckerberg asked a passing friend. "I'd love a job at facebook," Priscilla Chan '07 responded, offering him a Twizzler.

Olbermann said set to join Current TV


commentator Keith Olbermann likely will announce Tuesday he's joining U.S. public affairs network Current TV, people familiar with his plans said.
Olbermann also will have an equity stake in the low-rated 5-year-old network, sources told The New York Times.
The network, led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt, plans to present its new plans to advertisers in New York Wednesday, the newspaper said.
Olbermann, his representatives and Current TV executives would not comment on the move, but they didn't deny to the Times the channel would become at least one partner in Olbermann's media plans.
Olbermann joked on Twitter Monday: "OK it's true! I've signed with the Yankees. I'm competing with Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon for the 5th Starter's job."
It is also possible Olbermann, who started his career at United Press International, will separately pursue other ventures, including an Internet destination, the Times and The Wall Street Journal said.
When he left MSNBC, Olbermann told colleagues he was considering moving online and a possible radio deal, people familiar with the matter told the Journal.
The Internet domain name TheOlbermannShow.com was registered Jan. 19, two days before Olbermann's televised goodbye from MSNBC's "Countdown With Keith Olbermann." A few days later he set up a Twitter account called "FOKNewsChannel," short for "Friends of Keith" and a play on his former rivalry with MSNBC nemesis Fox News Channel.
Entertainment news Web site TheWrap said Olbermann had his eye on creating an online media empire similar to that of The Huffington Post. The Post, which was started in 2005, was sold to AOL Sunday for $315 million.
Olbermann left MSNBC after eight years following stormy interactions with management, including a suspension for contributing to political candidates.
The public relations company he hired after leaving the network scheduled a conference call for Tuesday to announce his next venture. It didn't say what the venture was.
Olbermann "and his new partners will make an exciting announcement regarding the next chapter in his remarkable career," the company said in an e-mail.
Current TV is available to 60 million homes compared with MSNBC's 85 million. It offers news and information stories for young adults "that no one else is telling in ways that no one else is telling them," the network's Web site says. "Current's programming shines a light where others won't dare and boldly explores important subjects -- opening minds, sparking conversations and forming deep connections with its viewers."
If Olbermann moves there, he would be free to start right away, the Journal said.
As part of his roughly $7 million settlement with MSNBC, the anchor signed a non-compete agreement that keeps him off rival television networks for several months.
But the agreement applies only to specific competitors in cable news and broadcast news -- not Current TV, the Journal said.

Karam in an interview with Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan

"Was your life a twist of fate or a stroke of luck?" asks host Ricardo Karam in an interview with Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan. The question was asked during her first interview with an Arab TV figure, Karam.
She talks about magic moments with King Hussein, moments of anguish and hope as a citizen of two different worlds, and many other subjects. Testimonials from other worldwide figures such as: M. Kofi Anan, Dr. Marwan Muasher, Dr. Rima Khalaf, Mrs. Layla Sharaf and Princess Wijdan Ben Fawwaz Al Hashimi also are given during the TV special, which will air on OTV on DISH Network on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 at 10:15 p.m ET.