SyncToy: free backup software from Microsoft

SyncToy: free backup software from Microsoft

Microsoft isn't exactly a freeware lover, but from time to time they release small software packages that make our lives a little better, like LiveWriter, which I use to write this post. Today I've came upon a little piece of software, SyncToy, a backup utility for synchronizing folders between t

A day with Michael Porter

A day with Michael Porter

Romania's biggest business event of the year was "Strategy and Leadership", with professor Michel Porter, held yesterday in Bucharest. If you don't know who Michel E. Porter is don't despair, neither did I till three days ago. Fortunately I'm interested in bringing up my business skills so I got the

"A picture is worth a 1000 words" may change soon

"A picture is worth a 1000 words" may change soon

If you like to insert pictures into your blog post you already know how hard it is to find images without copyright. Of course there are websites which offer free downloadable pictures, but the image pool isn't always satisfactory. This might change as Corbis, a well known stock photography webs

I'm not alone here

I’m not alone here

From now on my little brother, Vlad, will join me with some special posts about future stuff (I can't sum it up better). Till it will write something new I'll be publishing some stuff from the FuturaLogo blog, where he posted them at first. Let's see what we have today. Definition I believe to

Christmas wish list - a must for holidays

Christmas wish list – a must for holidays

From childhood we are used to wish lists for Christmas. I even remember the times when I used to draw what I wanted and write a little story explaining to Santa why I deserved the gifts. Time has passed, but the wish list remained, even if now I'm buying the gifts. So without furthermore tattle l

About page is on

Finally the About page in on. It took me some time but now it's done. Enjoy reading about John Pope ... I've also added some fake ads, to make the website more money oriented :)

First Google Android Demo looks interesting

After announcing Android, Google released the SDK and videos that show the capabilities of the platform. I'm not so sad now that GPhone doesn't exist, as the software capabilities of the next generation mobile OS from Google, Android, look promising enough to start saving money for my next smartpho

Finding ideas for an online startup

Every business starts with an idea. Then comes the business plan. Usually the latter is easier to do that finding that idea, which in time will bring you money, after all that's what we're after. Don't expect me to give you ideas about your next business. I'm just trying to guide you a little and

What is a Technology Evangelist and how to become one

Technology Evangelist, a term I've heard this year, made me investigate it a little, to see what's really about. The Wikipedia explanation is pretty short but straightforward, but there's always more to add about it so here's my view on this. Let's start with the origin of the evangelist, which is

ASUS Eee PC, a small laptop with a big heart

Do you like small laptops? Do you like cheap laptops? Till this year you couldn't find one, but ASUS did it and launched the Eee PC. Basically, we have a very small notebook (7 inch screen) made from old components (conceived some years ago, not build the same time). For around 400 $ you get the fo