More Release news about Intel
After April’s launch of quad-core desktop and mobile Ivy Bridge parts, today Intel is launching the smaller, cheaper, and lower powered dual-core half of the IVB family...but only for mobile users. The i7 and i5 parts will be launching today, while budget-seekers looking for i3 parts will need to wait until Q3 to get their IVB fix. If you're looking for additional information on the desktop parts, we don't have much to discuss right now as
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Intel Dual-Core Mobile Ivy Bridge Launch
Details Of New Stephen King Novel “Joyland" Revealed
Stephen King's publishers have released details of his next book.
Case Crime, the award-winning line of pulp-styled crime novels published by Titan Books, has said it will publish Joyland in June 2013.
Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life
Monday, May 21, 2012
The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling - Out September 27, 2012
The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling
This title will be released on September 27, 2012.
Pre-order now!
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Book News 16May12 - Sookie Stackhouse goes to the grave at last.
Myself I wont miss the vampires but I know some of you will so get in sood for you last fill.
The vampire series
Charlaine Harris has announced that the final novel in her Southern Vampire Mysteries series will be published next year
Farewell Sookie Stackhouse … Charlaine Harris's bestselling books about vampires were made into the True Blood TV series. Photograph: HBO/Everett/Rex Features
Mourning has broken out
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Acer Debuts the Aspire M5 Ultrabook
From Acer
Acer Debuts the Aspire M5 Ultrabook
Once again Acer pushes the boundaries of mobile computing to the extreme and created a family of Ultrabooks that are destined to impress and leave a mark. The all new Aspire M5 series reaches unprecedented levels of performance, convenience, connectivity and battery life.
Simply thin and light and not compromising with 14" and 15" form factors, the Aspire M5 represents the new experience of
HIS Readies Fanless Radeon HD 7750 iSilence 5 Graphics Card
More from Radeon
HIS Readies Fanless Radeon HD 7750 iSilence 5 Graphics Card
HIS is ready with a fanless Radeon HD 7750 graphics card that utilizes the company's iSilence 5 cooling solution, which is used on the recently-launched HD 6670 iSilence 5. The cooler consists of a swanky-looking aluminum fin stack to which heat is conveyed by four 8 mm-thick nickel-plated copper heat pipes, which make direct contact with the GPU die. The heat is then passively
Book News - 15May2012 - Library ebook Loans
Pay us for library ebook loans, say authors
Many writers rely on income from library loans, says the Society of Authors, in calling for digital books to be included in PLR scheme
'There is no difference between ebooks and print books' … Lindsey Davis, of the Society of Authors. Photograph: Bloomberg
Authors are calling on the government to remunerate them when their ebooks are lent from libraries, calling
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Book News - 21June2012 - The Schemer [Paperback] Kimberley Chambers
Kimberley Chambers is the type of author that my wife drools over. Its on my prezzie list for her.
The heir to Martina Cole’s crown with a story of murder, the underworld, violence and treachery.
It’s 1983 and Stephanie Crouch’s life is dull. She is desperate to escape the run-down, pokey council house she shares with her overbearing family, but at fourteen years old she has nowhere to go.
When Stephanie meets East End wide-boy Barry, his cockney charm and quick
Book News – 14May2012 – Crystalfire (The Demonslayers) [Mass Market Paperback & Kindle]
Every day I am presented with literally hundreds of titles to promote or not. I cannot get thru them in any logical way so I just flick thru the pages and pick ones that catch my eye. How an author gets to alert a publisher of his or her works is beyond me. Now for something a little different .. Of course if you are an author and want to send me a manuscript feel free.
The Demon King still lives, stronger than ever, devouring souls in search of immortality. Against him stands
Book News – 14May2012 – eBay Selling Success: Top tips from an expert eBay PowerSeller [Kindle Edition]
Here is one I have just purchased. Everyone who is thinking of selling anything on eBay should read this first.
Top tips from long-term PowerSeller and eBay expert Bob Pugh
The eBay marketplace can be daunting for the inexperienced seller and it can seem tough to go up against established PowerSellers. But it is possible for your business to compete successfully, and make a good profit, if you plan carefully, work efficiently and take the right approach.
To help you on your
Book News - 14May2012 - New Releases - Catch That Tiger Noel Botham , Bruce Montague
One for the specialists and a bit of history I didn't know ...
Unleashed by Hitler in 1942, the German Tiger tank was by far the most powerful tank ever built at the time. The 60-ton monster could destroy any Allied tank from more than a mile away, and it soon became the most feared tank in the world. Desperate to discover the secret technology used in the Tiger's manufacture, Winston Churchill close a brilliant young army engineer, Major Doug Lidderdale, as his special agent. In
Book News - 14May2012 - Jiggly Boggly and the GOSH Monsters [Illustrated] [Paperback] Lisa Sainsbury
Wow. Monsters on the streets of London. It was ever like this when i was young. Help out Great Ormond Street Hospital and enjoy a good tale.
Join Jiggly Boggly as he explores the tunnels, streets and schools of London, visiting the secret homes of his marvelous Monsters... Jiggly Boggly is a Monster Caretaker with a forgetful streak. After misplacing his monster map, he begins to hear hums, howls and growls and soon knows it's time to pack his satchel and set out to find his monsters!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Books 13 May 2012 - Nanomedicine: Cancer, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular, Central Nervous System, Pulmonary and Inflammatory Diseases: 508 (Methods in Enzymology) [Hardcover]
Nanomedicine: Cancer, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular, Central Nervous System, Pulmonary and Inflammatory Diseases: 508 (Methods in Enzymology)
is probably not going to be a huge popular seller, but, did I tell you my son Paul has a Masters in Chemistry, Medical Chemistry and Pharmacology. This is the sort of tome that he would use for bedtime reading.
This volume in the "Methods in Enzymology" series comprehensively covers Cancer, Cardiovascular and the central nervous system of
Books 13 May 2012 - The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science
New Releases
And ( to start the sentence with "and" is very poor English I'm told but since I'm a Yorkshireman I don't care) on the 13th we have advertised as ready for release the following. Please remember this is not a guaranteed list. Publishers retailers and Uncle John Cobley and all can change their minds. Many will be available in The Kindle some will not and all will have different release dates for Hardback and Paperback.
The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best
The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science, Neil Downie the undisputed maestro of Saturday science
False Friends (The 9th Spider Shepherd Thriller) [Paperback]
The latest/next Spider Shepherd book from Stephen Leather
Release date: 22 November, 2012
and you heard about it from us first. This is the Paperback version Hardback lovers your release date is probably 2 August 2012. Several months earlier to allow for the publishers to make a profit on their advance.
The ninth book in the bestselling Dan 'Spider' Shepherd series.
The most wanted man in the world is dead.
Now those loyal to him seek revenge.
When Navy Seals track down and
The most wanted man in the world is dead. Now those loyal to him seek revenge.
False Friends (The 9th Spider Shepherd Thriller) [Hardcover]
The latest/next Spider Sheperd book from Stephen Leather
Release date: August 2, 2012
and you heard about it from us first. This is the Hardbook version and for softback lovers you will have to wait until probably 22 November 2012
The ninth book in the bestselling Dan 'Spider' Shepherd series.
The most wanted man in the world is dead.
Now those loyal to him seek revenge.
When Navy Seals track down and kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, it's obvious there was a traitor on the
Thursday, May 10, 2012
IT News - HP Unveils New Ultrabooks, "Sleekbooks"
More evidence of the new Ultrabooks on their way out.
HP Unveils New Ultrabooks, "Sleekbooks by Vivek Gowri
Posted in Mobile
At the 2012 Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai, HP announced a full slate of new thin-and-light and ultrabook systems, and we've gotten to go hands on with all of them.
The most important products of the lot are the new Envy ultrabooks and sleekbooks. Sleekbook is just a marketing term to describe notebooks that
Book News 10May12 -
Harry Potter has always been a popular subject for the Book News. Pottermore has now been running for a while and here is a report on the story so far:-
Pottermore: 3m pupils enrol at Hogwarts
Millions of fans have signed up to JK Rowling's digital experience to cast spells and fight duels, with more interactivity and The Chamber of Secrets promised 'soon'Potter more … The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in
Book News 10May12 -
Well I vote for Pratchett
Terry Pratchett and John Lanchester compete for Wodehouse prize
Post-crash tale of London life takes on Discworld novel in shortlist for books that capture PG Wodehouse's 'comic spirit'
John Lanchester's state of the nation novel Capital is in the running for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
Hailed as the great
Book News 10May12 - The Marlowe Papers
I.m not really sure what I'm supposed to make of Marlowe so this is presented for your comment.
The Marlowe Papers: playing poetically with the playwright's murder
Literary dialogue comes in many forms – webs of allusion, reference and literary homage. And Ros Barber's new novel The Marlowe Papers takes this conversation to another level.
One of the secret pleasures of reading is watching books and writers
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
News 8May12 - The Mystery Writers of America have announced their Edgar Awards
Nice to see Booklist Online still going strong. Always worth popping in for a look. Here's a list of interesting reading. The Mystery Writers of America have announced their Edgar Awards .....
The Mystery Writers of America have announced their Edgar Awards for 2012 for the best writing from 2011. They are:
BEST NOVEL: Gone by Mo Hayder
News 8May12 - AAAGGGHHHH More on Obama
In the UK we have never really hit it off with Obama. Patronising twerp is probably the nicest thing I've heard lately. It's probably unfair and not a balanced judgement but and its a large but it's how he comes over. With Blair and Bush we knew where we were. Two born self publishing self agrandizing liars. But who is Obama. I only have to type his name to start getting bored Yawn.... zzzzz
The scramble to dig up any piece of salacious dirt, gossip, or innuendo
News - 8May12 - HR Advice
This one amused me. If you have five minutes it is a must read. I worry about Americans I really do. Please tell me none of this is true. Opinions/comments please.
Here's Why Your Best Employees Keep Leaving Your Company
Liza Garrido
Here are some reasons people will leave your company that you may have never ever thought about…
1. You have ignored them.
Paying no
Home
Changing things over after several years is a bit of a problem to say the least. Still we will persevere. We have over 250 sites from all over the world with links to us. Thanks fellas. Let me know who you are and Ill see if we cant link back to you.
Keywords that the search engines like are always of interest to us. They allow us to provide the material you are looking for.
As things stand at the moment when you reach a Category title like HARD DRIVE - SAMSUNG there is probably a blank
IT News 8May12 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p
Lenovo Tees Up for Business Computing with "Golf Ball-Wide" Sized Desktop LLE
The more elderly amongst us will remember that we have been hear before. Supersmall powerful desktops. Anyone remember Tiny Computers? Small is not always wonderful so lets hold off on the party until time has told...
Lenovo today announced its new ThinkCentre M92p "tiny" desktop PC, the industry's first Intel vPro enabled one-litre desktop
Monday, May 07, 2012
IT News
Here is a quick look from the market news
Intel(INTC) has seen tremendous growth over the past couple of decades, thanks to the proliferation of the personal computer and the firm's dominant position in x86 microprocessors. As the world's largest semiconductor company, Intel is an undisputed tech titan, but not all has been smooth sailing recently. The emergence of smartphones and tablets has raised questions about the future of the PC market, but more important, it
Book News 07May12 - Ice Palace Robert Swindells
You will have come to realise that I like books for the younger audience. Starjik sounds like a great guy but as a baddy things cannot go his way now can they.
Ice Palace (Young Puffin)by Robert Swindells
It's winter again and Starjik and his wolves start coming into Ivan's village every night, but when everyone wakes up in the morning, a child is always missing. One sad day, it's Ivan's beloved
Sunday, May 06, 2012
How To Make A Travel Experience A Positive One
While traveling is commonly associated with relaxation, a trip can bring on a lot of stress. From worrying about hotel stays to dealing with getting to the destination, it sometimes seems as though every aspect of travel is overwhelming. This article will give you advice on how to deal with those stresses and enjoy your time away.Plan your vacation early and use the time to sign up for newsletters from hotels, car rentals and airlines. Use a junk email account to handle the potential clutter
Great For Coupons
They\'re pretty sturdy and does the job. Well I received my product as expected in a timely manner. They work great for the use I had for them. Small difference but can throw off your collection. When I tried to find a way to contact the seller I couldn\'t - I could only return the items for a refund. You can fit 18 cards in a page (9 pockets, but visible on back).
My son is using them to keep track of his merit badges and other advancements in Boy Scouts. They are a very good quality,
Great For Coupons
They\'re pretty sturdy and does the job. Well I received my product as expected in a timely manner. They work great for the use I had for them. Small difference but can throw off your collection. When I tried to find a way to contact the seller I couldn\'t - I could only return the items for a refund. You can fit 18 cards in a page (9 pockets, but visible on back).
My son is using them to keep track of his merit badges and other advancements in Boy Scouts. They are a very good quality,
Advice For Buying A Kindle USB Cord
There was a time when if you wanted to read while travelling you had to think about what amount of books to take with you and what ones to leave behind. Now with electronic readers you can have hundreds of them available to you. In order to get the most from your electronic reader you need suitable accessories such as the Kindle USB cord.
Over time these can become worn and so may need to be replaced. In some cases the electronic reader may not come with this kind of cord. Therefore you
Advice For Buying A Kindle USB Cord
There was a time when if you wanted to read while travelling you had to think about what amount of books to take with you and what ones to leave behind. Now with electronic readers you can have hundreds of them available to you. In order to get the most from your electronic reader you need suitable accessories such as the Kindle USB cord.
Over time these can become worn and so may need to be replaced. In some cases the electronic reader may not come with this kind of cord. Therefore you
Book News 06May12 - More Mire on Murdoch
Ah well it had to happen. No sooner the scandle than the book deal. I take a very jaundiced view about Mr Watson et al., MP's in general have been proven to be a pretty sleezy lot. This scandle has driven the new expenses revelations into touch and just after they all clammered about having their phones hacked. The shame of having an un hacked phone.The muck here seems to be spread thinly across all partys and ranks equally the motto being ... "Oh a trough lets get our
Book News 2012-4-5 Abe Books
I wondered what was happening over at Abe Books. Here is there declared Bestsellers List for April. Funnily enough apart from George R.R. Martin there was not a lot to interest me personaly. Have a look. See what you think. Let me know. Anyone from Abe Books reading?
Abe Books bestsellers April 2012
Top 10 bestselling signed books on AbeBooks
1. City of Bohane by Kevin Barry
2. Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore
3. The Lifeboat
Saturday, May 05, 2012
AMD News 5May12
Nice to see a woman geeting on in the IT Industry.
AMD Appoints Colette LaForce as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
AMD announced today that Colette LaForce, 39, will join the company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer Rory Read. In her new role, LaForce will lead global integrated marketing for AMD, including marketing strategy, branding, internal and external communications,
Booki News 7May12
Here is the first of several review I found by Admiral Naismith. Its nice to see before you purchase
Bookpost, April 2012
Red Harvest, by Dashiell Hammett
The city wasn’t pretty. Most of its builders had gone in for gaudiness. Maybe they had been successful at first. Since then the smelters whose brick stacks stuck up tall against a gloomy mountain to the south had yellow-smoked everything into uniform dinginess. The result was an ugly city of forty
Book News - 5 May12- Writers and royalty payments
I think this is self evident. I too think it important and am echoing it in full. All Writers or Authors please read. Incidentally I would love to publish replys from Authors, Writers, and especial Editors and Publishing houses. Wghat have they to say in rebuttal to this foul ...........
Kris Rusch is having issues with malware attacks on her sites, and I find her post important enough to echo it here and over at Mad Genius Club.
The Business Rusch: Royalty
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
IT News 02May2012 -The newest line of enterprise-grade Pentium processors
Todays news is a release from Intel. It plans to release two enterprise grade Pentium Processors. So its up to AMD to ramain at the top.
Intel Plans Two Enterprise-Grade Pentium LGA1356 Processors
Intel is planning to launch its newest line of enterprise-grade Pentium processors. A little later this year, Intel will launch Xeon E5-4600 processors which are built in the LGA2011 package, and support quad-socket servers, followed by Xeon E5-2400, which will be built in
Book News 02May12 - Wine Women and D’Artagnan
I hate latin tags but I suppose in this case it works. Beethoven's B-flat major leaves me totally unmoved but whatever rings your bell.
The Juice: Vinous Veritas by Jay McInerney
Jay McInerney can almost be forgiven for bragging about wine, women and car
Wine's a tease: it makes you want to talk about it and then a lot of what you say is nonsense. That's understandable, excusable, even
Book News - Self Publishing with Awesome Indies and Rock*It Reads
Book Publishing is as most of us know a lottery. It's much simpler standing out in a sunny day waiting for lightining to strike.
Author collectives signal a new chapter for self-publishing
With online groups working to sift out the hidden gems, and a New York co-operative instituting a 'seal of quality', is the world of independent publishing finally getting organised.
Novel idea … author Amanda Hocking, who has sold over a
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
IT News 01may12 - Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook
I publish this for those of you who for some reason don't want a ACER5560G. I use one so so should you..
Dell Says it Can't Build Enough XPS 13 Ultrabooks
by Kevin Parrish - source: CNET
Dell is having trouble metting the high demand of its XPS 13 Ultrabook.
Sam Burd, vice president of Dell's Consumer and SMB (small and medium business) product group, said that
Book News 1May 2012 - The Barnes & Noble-Microsoft tie-up
Did I tell you about the time Microsot threatened to sue me? I should have let them and got my $300 Million!!
Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble's Nook ebook business
Barnes & Noble shares soar as deal with software giant eases fears that bookseller lacks capital to compete with Amazon
The Barnes & Noble-Microsoft tie-up sent the bookseller's shares nearly 80% in US morning trading. Photograph: Spencer
Book News Harry Potter 1 May 2012
I found an entire page of links for the Harry Potter fanatics. Have a look at some of these
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Book Review
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie Review
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Trivia Quiz
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Computer Game Profile
Compare Prices for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Best Young Adult Books for
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