I stumbled across a site tonight that allows you to search Google and Bing side by side. I am a huge Google fan and currently use them as my default search engine, but I do think Microsoft is stating to catch them. The below site will let you quickly compare search results between the two engines. Check it out and let me know what you think about it.
Bing Vs. Google Site
http://www.bing-vs-google.com
The last few posts I have shared talk more about life then they I do about technology related topics. Sometimes is helps to take a break and read about non technology topics to refresh our minds. Derek Sivers has an excellent post about Tom Williams. Even though this post has been around for a while I just stumbled a crossed it. Derek was able to sit down and learn about Tom Williams story. There are several parts of the story that amazed me, but the first one what how he was hired by Apple at age fourteen. That in itself is pretty interesting story, but that is just the beginning. Tom shares that having relationships with people is very important. These relationships should be genuine and you should also be working on strengthening them. One of the quotes from the story is “At the end of the day, all you have is friends.” This is so true but how many of us really do get to know the people around us?
The other part of the story is just a small part at the end. John Williams has taken all of his knowledge and has started a very unique project. The website is called GiveMeaning.com and was formed in December of 2004. The site focuses on online fund raising emphasizing creative fund raising ideas and other unique charity donations. The site and project is open to everybody in the community who care to participate. If you are interested in raising money for your charity you can submit your proposal through the website. Only proposals accepted by the group can perform fund raising through the site. The biggest thing I found interesting is that any amount of money can help. So if you five or five hundred dollars a charity would be very happy to receive your donation.
Please stop by Derek Severs site and read all about Tom Williams. Also please stop by and check out www.givemeaning.com. Hopefully you can find or start a charity that you can contribute to.
Derek Sivers Article On Tom Williams
http://sivers.org/tom-williams
GiveMeaning.com Main Site
http://www.givemeaning.com/
I am a big believer in learning about life from other people. Thankfully I have found some important people to follow and have applied some of their principals. The ones I have been able to get myself to adopt have been life changing. Bob Parsons has a list on his website that states his sixteen rules for success. There are several of them that apply to the technology field. My favorite one on the list is get and stay out of your comfort zone. I completely agree with this rule one hundred percent. I have made the most progress in life when I tried new things. Almost all of the time I look back and wonder what I was so worried about. So the second favorite one on his list is always be moving forward. I also agree with this point one hundred percent. You should also be trying to make yourself better. If you stop doing this not only will you not grow but you will start to move backwards over time. If you get a chance stop over and read all sixteen. I think you will probably agree with all sixteen points as something you could and should live by.
Bob Parsons Sixteen Rules Of Life And Business
http://www.bobparsons.me/bp_16_rules.php
