Wake Up Call: President Bush ‘Pardons’ Himself
Either I was asleep at the wheel or I forgot to post this. Here’s a YouTube video of CNN’s Jack Cafferty talking about a bill which secretly includes a provision to pardon George Bush of war crimes. It is matters such as these why I question the intelligence of humanity at times. When you don’t question life, this is the outcome.
When will Americans get ’sick and tired’? I’ve been ’sick and tired’ for years, hence my thoughts, rants and occasional street action to encourage Americans to think.
A Teary Farewell: Bill Gates Has Left The Building
Credit: REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
It’s official: Bill Gates has retired from Microsoft. Five years ago, he began a slow and transitional path to this day when he handed his day-to-day responsibilities to now CEO, Steve Ballmer. I have many fond memories of Bill and Microsoft. I made many friends at the company, gained the respect of Bill himself and had the pleasure of learning about life, business and success from an incredible individual.
Regardless of whatever opinion you might have of Bill and Microsoft, he certainly deserves the honor and recognition for his contribution to our modern world. He, along with many other role models, helped define my passion for many interests over the years. I am especially grateful for all the wonderful experiences I’ve had with Microsoft over the years. Bill was supportive the entire way.
By Daisuke Wakabayashi
REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) - Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built into the world’s most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home.
He leaves Microsoft, which he co-founded with childhood friend Paul Allen in 1975, to focus on his philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest charity, funded in part by his vast fortune.
At an employee event at Microsoft’s scenic headquarters campus here, Gates joined Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on stage to deliver a short speech and field questions from employees.
“There won’t be a day in my life when I won’t be thinking about Microsoft, the great things that we’re doing and wanting to help,” said Gates, who wiped away tears as the group of employees rose to give him a standing ovation.
Ballmer, a Harvard University classmate who joined Microsoft at Gates’ behest, got choked up as he tried to describe Gates’ impact on the company and society at large.
“There’s no way to say thanks to Bill. Bill’s the founder. Bill’s the leader,” said Ballmer. “This is Bill’s baby.”
Gates will leave behind a life’s work developing software to devote energy to finding new vaccines or to microfinance projects in the developing world. He will remain chairman of Microsoft and work on special technology projects.
Ballmer spoke about how he contemplated quitting Microsoft a month after joining the company and return to Stanford University business school. Bill passionately implored him to stay and laid out the vision of the company.
(via Reuters)
No IMAP, Yet More Storage for Google Apps and GMail
The biggest news today is the announcement by Google of IMAP availability for GMail. There was some discussion prior to this on yesterday and Monday around the blogosphere, and finally, its been confirmed.
Although Google is rolling out this new feature to as many GMail users as possible, it should be noted that such new features aren’t as readily available for Google Apps users. However, I’m happy to report that my domain, ronaldlewis.com, received Google’s promised storage boost for GMail over the weekend (storage has already increased some 87% from 3.8GB three days to its current 4.36GB):
Of course, this pales in comparison to the 16GB of storage Google granted my Google Apps domain back in October 2006:
Featured on FastCompany
Just accidentally discovered that FastCompany featured my Justin.TV channel — 24/7 with Ronald Lewis — on their blog. Read it now!
(The only thing I’m not happy with is the ‘African-American’ label — I was never born in Africa, and I do not identify with it or the ‘Black’ label. I’m human and male. That’s it.)
Unconfirmed: Liz Claman at FOX
Earlier this month, CNBC’s Liz Claman opted not to renew her contract with NBC’s popular business news network. Some have speculated that she could be going to FOX to help launch their competing business news channel.
Well, there’s chatter that Claman will indeed make her debut this fall on FOX. Stay tuned.