Expensive fuel

New highs for petrol and diesel ensure high costs at the petrol stations. An end is not in sight. Especially on holidays where the demand is high, the rise of the price is noticeable. But how do these prices result and what can we do?

The oil price reaches nearly daily new highs. The main reason for this is the speculation with oil. Fears that oil can exhaust in future pushes the price up although new oil fields are permanently discovered. Furthermore the demand for oi, especially in emerging countries such as China is rising. [...]

Grand Theft Auto IV

In GTA IV violence is the main content. In gaming-scene it is well known and was expected with suspense. The publisher Take-Two developed the game and it coult reach the exchange of 500 million dollars in the first quarter. Halo 3 (Microsoft) made 300 million dollars in the same period.

The gamer plays the role of Niko Bellic, an Eastern European imigrant, who comes to Liberty City to escape from his violence past. GTA IV is full of wit, allusions to the reality and violence. The graphics are excellent and the story reminds to a good novel. [...]

Mini Notebooks on the rise

Wether in office or on the road. Especially people who are much appreciate like the Note- or Powerbook. For some tasks the Handheld is not sufficient and therefor the notebook is the first choice. Before you purchase a Notebook you should be aware of the tasks it has to handle and afterwards meet its facilities. [...]

The end of the keyboard?

According to Bill Gates the future of the computer belongs to touch screens and voice input. In five years there should be more internet search request with speech than with keyboard. [...]

Computer simulation instead of animal experiments

Animal experiments are a controversial fund, to test medicines or other products that are applied to humans for their safety. Mostly the animals suffer agonies which leads to load protests in the past. [...]

Apple Aperture 2

The specially for photographers developed photo workflow tool Aperture is now available in version 2 supported with an easier user interface, faster browsing and enhanced image processing. [...]

Boost productivity and team spirit

Which boss is not interested in increasing the productivity of its employees? There are some studies on the subject which may appear plausible or not. [...]

Security of credit cards

The trend to non-cash payments in the internet is for many a matter of course, but attached with risks. Credit cards have a number of security measures which should protect the owner against misuse. But this protection is not very effective. [...]

The crisis Peak Oil

Oil is becoming more and more expensive every day and will probabpy not be cheaper. Peak Oil is the keyword that makes many people fear and brings the speculators big profits. A no more ending oil crisis is becoming more likely. [...]

Privacy and the Internet

It is not aware to every user that its data and behavior to surf the internet is stored by many providers. This allows them to use personal data for their own purpose. You can here more and more in the media that services orient their advertising towords user data. [...]