Christopher Morley. “There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day] [dws.]

Only in Austin. – andy

Apple is asking for feedback on the new .mac services. Do you have an opinion? Let them know. – andy

Blast from the past

Today I got a call from an old friend. I hadn't talked to him in probably 4 years. It's funny – when we last spoke, things weren't so good, but as they say, “Time heals all wounds.” It was a good conversation and it felt good being able to pick up where we left off. We have both moved on and both learned from the experience.

Some how, that little 15 minute conversation just changed my whole outlook for the day. In some way, I'm a little happier for knowing that we have both moved forward and can both connect after all these years. What an impact we both had on each others lives. It's neat to see how it has come into play. Who knows what the next four years hold…. – andy

Keynote Play By Play [MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion]

What Is EBITDA?. It's every money-losing company's favorite acronym. But how else can you measure cash flow? [The Motley Fool]

Ask Tog: Call Center: Profit or Loss? More and more companies, however, are looking at their call centers as two-way devices, both supplying customers with information, as well as feeding information back into the company itself, both from the call center's experience and their customer's suggestions. [Tomalak's Realm]

mwny02.gifTune-in to the live webcast on Wed, July 17 at 9am ET. [dws.]

Bush looks to harness tech against terrorism. President unveils national security strategy [InfoWorld: Top News]

WTF!?

Q: How long does it take Bill Gates to Buy a Small Country?

Today, Gates and Perœ president ink IT agreement

While only a small six weeks ago, Russell Pavlicek wrote From Peru with Love.

A: It takes SIX WEEKS for Bill Gates to buy a small country.