Weekly Ten (02-04-2008)

10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:

1. Yahoo! and the future of the Internet
The openness of the Internet is what made Google -- and Yahoo! -- possible. A good idea that users find useful spreads quickly. Businesses can be created around the idea. Users benefit from constant innovation. It's what makes the Internet such an exciting place.
More @ Googleblog

2. Yahoo may consider Google alliance, source says
Yahoo management is considering revisiting talks it held with Google several months ago on an alliance as an alternative to Microsoft's bid, that source said. At $31 a share, Yahoo believes the bid undervalues the company, two sources said.
More @ Reuters

3. Effects of Fibre Outage through Mediterranean
On January 31st, 2008, the NY Times, BBC, The Guardian, CNN and many others reported undersea cable cuts in the Mediterranean. One was damaged near Alexandria, Egypt, and another in the waters off Marseille, France. The two cables were damaged within hours of each other on Wednesday morning of January 30th 2008. Operators believe the damage was caused by ship's anchors during a heavy storm at sea.
More @ Confluence

4. Grid enabled USB Microscope

More @ HackaDay

5. What's wrong with the MacBook Air?

Apple shipped a few MacBook Air units to its retail stores Friday, leaving the scant supply to mainly serve as in-store demo units. While our SSD model remains on order pending shipment, we managed to snag the one of the few available HDD-based units from one of the company's San Francisco outlets and have set to work on an in-depth review of its ins and outs.
More @ AppleInsider

6. The original SimCity is now the open source Micropolis

Think you're smarter than the meatheads on your local city council? Now you can prove it -- without running for office -- courtesy of the original city simulation game. Electronic Arts (EA) has released the source code to SimCity under the GPLv3. The newly freed game is dubbed Micropolis, and it is playable in most major Linux distributions.
More @ LinuxInsider

7. TIOBE declares Python as programming language of 2007!

The TIOBE Programming Community index gives an indication of the popularity of programming languages. The index is updated once a month. The ratings are based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses and third party vendors.
More @ Tiobe

8. The Xbox 360 Elite laptop: Ben Heck strikes again

More @ Engadget

9. Can Google Still Claim To Be David To Microsoft’s Goliath? No.

The truth is that Google has become the new Microsoft, and if we want to avoid a repeat of history, we need to allow the formation of a real competitor to keep them honest. Otherwise, all the ills perpetrated on the world by Microsoft in the nineties will likely be repeated again, this time by Google.
More @ Techcrunch

10. 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting

Get ready for the amazing things that God will do in your life.
More @ BoSanchezBlog