We haven’t really raised the issue here but this was big news everywhere else and it should be. A week ago, Microsoft decided to buyout web-pioneer Yahoo! for $44.6 billion. And recently, reports state that Yahoo!’s board decided to reject Billy and his boys’ unsolicited bid.
The bid, apparently places Yahoo!’s shares at just $31 [...]
08 Feb
Posted by Alex as Fashion and Grooming, Fitness and Health
A word of warning to those who’d want to keep their skin wrinkle-free. Popular anti-wrinkle drug, Botox is now being flagged by the US FDA for its possible side effects. While Botox has been used to treat wrinkles, it is also used to treat muscle spasms in children. And there have been fatality cases in [...]
08 Feb
Posted by Alex as Money and Finance, Vacation and Travel
Punching them in face or calling their mommas fat notwithstanding, not being able to present evidences for legal purchases of items when coming home from a vacation overseas can get you into trouble with customs inspectors. Let’s face it, in today’s situation, everyone’s assuming that you’re bringing in a piece of Armageddon with you. Here [...]
08 Feb
Posted by Alex as Fashion and Grooming, Sex and Relationships
Only one more week to go and you’re on your own..unless of course you get yourself a date before Valentine’s Day comes knocking on your door. You might be inseparable from your lipstick and bronzer but actually the strongest guy magnet has been with you all along! How much do you know about pheromones?
Across a lot of our tips here on LifeSpy, you might have encountered some of our tips suggesting to place important items in safes. However, we haven’t really discussed how to choose a good safe for you home. If you still keep your money in the cookie jar and your insurance policies in a shoebox [...]
07 Feb
Posted by Alex as Computers, Firefox Tips, The Web, Windows Tips
So our favorite browser is quite the memory hog and, as I’ve been told, it loads quite slowly too compared to Opera and even Internet Explorer (a travesty!). And it’s quite true. Even with Windows Vista prefetch, a dual-core processor and a couple gigs of RAM, it still takes quite a while to load.
Apparently, [...]
Linus has a security blanket. And so do you. People in general are afraid to leave their comfort zones and take risks for obvious reasons. Why would anyone want to risk anything? Look back and recall instances in your life where you had and you did take risks. Do you agree that not all of [...]
07 Feb
Posted by Alex as Business, Family, Home and Garden
You just got to love being cross-disciplinary. It makes just you so… so MacGyver. Well, the fact of the matter is, you can be able to apply some of the things that you know in one discipline to another. Say for example, your skills in your workplace can be helpful in running your household. While [...]
Oh how enterprising scammers are. While the economy is still reeling from the brunt of the recession scares and with everyone trying to take advantage of the stimulus plan that the congress has been kind to issue the kind populace, scammers have launched ways on how to exploit computing noobs using the stimulus plan as [...]
You’re tired of going home to yourself and having no voicemails to bid you goodnight. Being a singleton has its ups and downs. You like it because there’s no one to demand your attention, no one to get so clingy, whiny, needy and no one to nag you if you forgot to call at the [...]
06 Feb
Posted by Alex as Computers, Firefox Tips, The Web
I have had my beef with Wikipedia being used as a source for academic work but I can’t deny it’s usefulness for quick and dirty information gathering. But with the 2,209,000+ articles, browsing through the pages can be tedious chore. Unless, of course, you get a sneak peak of what lies behind a link.
Well, I [...]
Every budding romance starts magically – he’s a dream come true and he treats you like a princess. At the onset of a relationship, everything seems meant to be. But most often than not, sparks are put out as quickly as it has started. At this time in your life, your thinking, you’re too old [...]
06 Feb
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics
Most of the time, you only have one chance to make an impression – whether it’s good or bad is entirely up to you. Are you aware of the first impression you make about yourself when you meet new people? Impressions are important because some people only have one chance to meet you. Try these [...]
05 Feb
Posted by Alex as Money and Finance, Real Estate
Reality has it that a lot of people are selling their homes because of the crunch and the refunds that you can get would not be enough to stave off more pressing financial issues. If you have no choice but to sell your house, then be sure that you get an agent who is great [...]
05 Feb
Posted by Alex as Attitude and Outlook, Behavior and Ethics
Losing yourself in a moment of fantasy and daydream can help you cope with more difficult situations. Immersing yourself in a daydream can both relieve some pressure and can even be used to simulate courses of action that you can take when the situation calls for it. Here are some examples on how you can [...]