2008年9月29日 星期一

來了 回來嚕

八月底退伍回來了,前些日在找工作,目前已有著落。但是仍是刻苦過著生活。每天戰戰兢兢,一不小心,就容易怠惰放棄。所以時時刻刻提醒自己,不要忘記,你有的理想追尋。
今天跟大家分享個有關理財致富的文章
相信大家一定不陌生Warren Buffett(華倫巴菲特)這個當代的傳奇人物,僅次於比爾蓋茲的世界富豪,完全沒有企業的經營,卻靠著獨到的眼光投資,讓它封上了股神的封號。相信他的成功絕對不是偶然一定有他過人之處。
以下這篇文章,就是九月初曾登上美國400多報紙的版面,精華內容。

10 Ways to Get RichWarren
Buffett's secrets that can work for you

1. Reinvest your profits
When you first make money, you may be tempted to spend it. Don’t. Instead, reinvest the profits. Buffett learned this early on. In high school, he and a pal bought a pinball machine to put in a barbershop. With the money they earned, they bought more machines until they had eight in different shops. When the friends sold the venture, Buffett used the proceeds to buy stocks and to start another small business. By age 26, he’d amassed $174,000—or $1.4 million in today’s money. Even a small sum can turn into great wealth.
2. Be willing to be different
Don't base your decisions upon what everyone is saying or doing. When Buffett began managing money in 1956 with $100,000 cobbled together from a handful of investors, he was dubbed an oddball. He worked in Omaha, not on Wall Street, and he refused to tell his partners where he was putting their money. People predicted that he’d fail, but when he closed his partnership 14 years later, it was worth more than $100 million. Instead of following the crowd, he looked for undervalued investments and ended up vastly beating the market average every single year. To Buffett, the average is just that—what everybody else is doing. To be above average, you need to measure yourself by what he calls the Inner Scorecard, judging yourself by your own standards and not the world's.
3. Never suck your thumb
Gather in advance any information you need to make a decision, and ask a friend or relative to make sure that you stick to a deadline. Buffett prides himself on swiftly making up his mind and acting on it. He calls any unnecessary sitting and thinking “thumb-sucking.” When people offer him a business or an investment, he says, “I won’t talk unless they bring me a price.” He
gives them an answer on the spot.
4. Spell out the deal before you start
Your bargaining leverage is always greatest before you begin a job—that’s when you have something to offer that the other party wants. Buffett learned this lesson the hard way as a kid, when his grandfather Ernest hired him and a friend to dig out the family grocery store after a blizzard. The boys spent five hours shoveling until they could barely straighten their frozen hands. Afterward, his grandfather gave the pair less than 90 cents to split. Buffett was horrified that he performed such backbreaking work only to earn pennies an hour. Always nail down the specifics of a deal in advance—even with your friends and relatives.
5. Watch small expenses
Buffett invests in businesses run by managers who obsess over the tiniest costs. He once acquired a company whose owner counted the sheets in rolls of 500-sheet toilet paper to see if he was being cheated (he was). He also admired a friend who painted only the side of his office building that faced the road. Exercising vigilance over every expense can make your profits—and your paycheck—go much further.
6. Limit what you borrow
Living on credit cards and loans won’t make you rich. Buffett has never borrowed a significant amount—not to invest, not for a mortgage. He has gotten many heartrending letters from people who thought their borrowing was manageable but became overwhelmed by debt. His advice: Negotiate with creditors to pay what you can. Then, when you’re debt-free, work on saving some money that you can use to invest.
7. Be persistent
With tenacity and ingenuity, you can win against a more established competitor. Buffett acquired the Nebraska Furniture Mart in 1983 because he liked the way its founder, Rose Blumkin, did business. A Russian immigrant, she built the mart from a pawnshop into the largest furniture store in North America. Her strategy was to undersell the big shots, and she was a merciless negotiator. To Buffett, Rose embodied the unwavering courage that makes a winner out of an underdog.

8. Know when to quit
Once, when Buffett was a teen, he went to the racetrack. He bet on a race and lost. To recoup his funds, he bet on another race. He lost again, leaving him with close to nothing. He felt sick—h e had squandered nearly a week’s earnings. Buffett never repeated that mistake. Know when to walk away from a loss, and don’t let anxiety fool you into trying again.
9. Assess the risks
In 1995, the employer of Buffett’s son, Howie, was accused by the FBI of price-fixing. Buffett advised Howie to imagine the worst- and best-case scenarios if he stayed with the company. His son quickly realized that the risks of staying far outweighed any potential gains, and he quit the next day. Asking yourself “and then what?” can help you see all of the possible consequences when you’re struggling to make a decision—and can guide you to the smartest choice.
10. Know what success really means
Despite his wealth, Buffett does not measure success by dollars. In 2006, he pledged to give away almost his entire fortune to charities, primarily the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He's adamant about not funding monuments to himself—no Warren Buffett buildings or halls. "I know people who have a lot of money," he says, "and they get testimonial dinners and hospital wings named after them. But the truth is that nobody in the world loves them. When you get to my age, you'll measure your success in life by how many of the people you want to have love you actually do love you. That's the ultimate test of how you've lived your life."
中文相關報導:http://0rz.tw/e64Q4
英文原出處:http://0rz.tw/d34RG

2007年11月14日 星期三

心情隨筆

從入伍至今有一段時間了,在這段新訓的體驗令人難忘又深刻!
相信未來還有很多的挑戰與困難,我會好好度過的。
從男孩到男人的蛻變,時間短暫,卻是珍貴的!

2007年9月23日 星期日

心內A心聲

9月26號男人一生當中的大日子對於我而言,我要去當兵了(現在的當兵好像不是了)。之後要寫文章的時間也不多了,今天就來講講開版至今的一些心得以及想法。

當初會想開這個版的原因是因為,當時正當上一門網路商務的課程,經由老師上課的資訊分享以及分析,讓我漸漸對於網路的新鮮事有了很大的好奇心。有了網路,測底改變了人們一些生活法則,雖然在90年發生了網路泡沫的悲劇,但有心的人們也藉此更茁壯堅強,到後來發展的web2.0前途可是一片看好,其最顯著的成果莫過於知識的分享打破國界的籓離、時間的限制、發言身份的突破。以及背後的商機與機會,就像一段段令人嘆為觀止的戲碼持續播映。

當初,就是因為這股魔力吸引我想要一舉窺探他迷人的面貌,當然也順便要磨練自己的決心,要求自己時時留意。這個blog就這麼誕生了。每篇文章,我要求自己想自己打(除了一些文章分享之外),練練自己的表達能力,當然也因為要寫些東西出來常看一些文章尤其是國外的,所以對於英文也是不無小補。這些都算是這一路下來的小收穫。當初在寫blog前也曾先逛過幾個比較有名的部落客的家,也期許自己能像他們一樣能夠分享出對大家有幫助或者增長見識的文章,目前雖然成果不彰,但我也不氣餒,畢竟那些分享達人的真材實料以及對網站的用心的確有很多讓人學習的地方,再者自己有時的打混摸魚也不能說都沒關係。哈!

不過在這邊我想說得是
這段blog期間看了滿多成功的網站以及有名的部落格,人家為甚麼成功?為甚麼可以吸引大眾?
歸納一些心得



1.部落格的定位及風格的建立
收先要開一家店一定要知道我要賣什麼?知道賣什麼之後在配合自己的所長,可以慢慢建立出的風格,當然最後至始志終維持一定的風格

2.搶先的資訊
這點不用說,大家都知道,在網路要的就是第一手最新消息,雖然網路傳播的速度很快,通常一有源頭,過沒多久就有很多人分享,但是如果你的資訊不夠新,甚至是別人老早知道的老掉牙,就自己看看就好,別讓費時間分享了

3.詳細的說明精闢的見解
當資訊的新鮮度差不多時候,接下來比的就是內容,有些人找資訊的速度很快,但常常就原文照貼也不加以說明或者連自己都不清處理面再說什麼?就po上去。而且有了說明之後,也要重視觀看人的閱讀感受,排版的方式是很重要的!
接著有了詳細的說明之後,能夠輔以經譬的見解,那感覺就像爽口開胃菜之後的精緻主菜,讓人印象深刻。

4.與部落客的互動
分享最快最好的資訊絕對不是blog的全部,因為這種東西交給專業網站就綽綽有餘,blog這麼讓人愛不釋手的另一個原因就是他社群的功能,部落客彼此間的聯繫互動的感覺。就像細嚼品嚐完主菜之後在客服單上寫著讚美的話的同時,也希望這家餐廳看得到有個回應,即使是簡單的一句thank you!如果是有遺問或建議,當然更需要餐聽的重視。

5.廣告宣傳
在一條滿是餐廳的街上,而且可能試看不見底的一條街,你如何能馬上吸引別人來觀看你的文章?
除了讓已經盡來的顧客滿意的替你免費宣傳推薦之外,更要透過很多廣告以及宣傳的方式來吸引別人近來。





以上是我這段期間觀察下來的心得,歸納出這五點,當然有很多細節可從這伍點再繼續深入。當然以上這些主要是以技術性文章要分享給大家的前提所下的結論。如果部落格的性質是抒發個人心情以及札記的時候,可就不一定是這樣了,而且也要看部落客一剛開始給blog的定位。

這篇文章除了分享一下心得之外,也是這段期間給我自己的檢討與改進方向。當然一定有不詳盡之處,也希望觀看者能夠提供寶貴的意見,或者彼此交換心得!

2007年9月10日 星期一

Sony Walkman 放在心裡的最真


前幾年,因為ipod的熱潮讓原本攜帶式消費音樂電子產品龍頭Sony意想不到的敗陣下來,向來以音質功能以及細膩質感取勝的Sony當然不會這麼輕易的被擊垮。
當初ipod能夠熱賣,不可否認在外觀的質感設計以及創新有很大的突破,Steve Jobs可是有兩把刷子的,他讓每個擁有的人都有了與眾不同屬於自我獨特風格的感覺。加上優美的質感的確讓很多人愛不釋手。

Sony在外觀上的確無法讓人擁有像ipod一樣的那種感覺,但是他不但保有優質音質的特色,更在行銷上面下足了功夫,除了以往請代言人代言之外,他又賦於產品一段故事,讓人擁有了產品同時也擁有那故事主角當下的感受及感動,單單生硬的科技時尚工藝已經無法滿足現在的人了,如果無法觸及人們內心的感受,很難在這消費市場上站有一席之地。

以下這短片是Sony在推出的最新 Walkman 的一小廣告(完全版),雖然是短短的一分鐘半影片,但透過桂綸鎂以及陳柏霖的演出,也將大部分的暗戀委婉的詮釋出來!大家不妨欣賞一下

2007年8月29日 星期三

Google phone ? 什麼 Google也要出手機?


相信今天有注意新聞的人一定知道,本日之最莫過於之前雨聲大卻又低調不願承認的Google證實自家的手機目前正積極研發,聽到這消息,不知道Steve Jobs做何感想?我家iphone都還沒炒熱什麼Google也一起過來攪局。
Google將在9月正式公佈其手機最佳化作業系統的計畫。而Google預估會與電信公司合作,提供使用Google作業系統和行動應用軟體組的手機,但不會自行開發硬體(這也不是他的強項,目前暫定是由台灣宏達電公司來代工,不過韓國三星也積極爭取,畢竟這年頭打著Google的名號一定更能擴展銷售的版圖)。


其實Google會投入這塊行業也不是沒道理,因為他已經看準手機的發展趨勢目前處於一個爆炸時期,且現階段跟PC初期一樣,各個手機系統作業軟體還處於戰國時代,(不像現在PC作業軟體九層以上都是微軟的天下),如果此時投入心力做出Google的規格之後(自行研發的系統平台)有很大的機會可以一統手機內的作業系統,加上自家開發的應用線上軟體,彷彿現在的微軟對於PC的翻版,可見Google的野心很大,但想必又要和微軟再次對槓,以及面臨強敵Palm、Symbian和好朋友Mac。

2007年8月21日 星期二

digital bucket 網路儲存硬碟 1G

場景:叮の家 噹の家
叮 、噹 msn中

噹噹:『叮叮~~~。』
噹噹:『你在做蝦米阿?』
叮叮:『我在聽音樂阿。』

拉拉~~~~拉阿阿拉~拉拉~拉拉拉拉阿拉拉阿
旁邊叮叮的媽媽臉部成囧狀 雙手敢緊保護耳朵

噹噹:『喔~ 你在聽什麼阿?好聽嗎?』
叮叮:『當然嚕!』
噹噹:『那你趕快告訴我阿!』
叮叮:『在螢幕前面臉痞痞的打出:『想知道嗎?』』
噹噹:『當然當然趕快跟我說咩。』
叮叮:『不能說得秘密。』
噹噹:『不能說得秘密....不能說得秘密.....不想說就說嘛 還什麼不能說得秘密掉人家胃口,死叮叮 想死阿!!!(剛在切菜的噹噹竟然不知不覺將手邊的滑鼠拿起) 』

叮叮:『哈哈沒有啦,你誤會了,不是吊你胃口。最近,那個唱那:『賣溝怕哇麻麻。』他出了一張ost叫不能說得秘密啦! 』
噹噹:-___________- 趕快交出來吧!
叮叮:可是那整張專輯很多首耶(買的時候看到那麼多首特別有滿足感)
噹噹:『那用msn傳很慢耶,怎麼辦?』
叮叮:『我想想,有了』
叮叮:『最近發現一個好用的網路硬碟digital bucket
,不但簡單好用傳輸速度也快!』

噹噹:『真的嗎?那你趕快跟我說阿!教我用阿!』
叮叮:『好....好...好,我這就講。』

ps:蝦米(什麼的台語諧音)、賣溝怕哇麻麻(周杰倫 爸我回來了 歌曲當中的歌詞)、ost(oranginal sound track)電影原聲帶



digital bucket他是一個新興的網路硬碟服務,雖然早在之前,已有很多類似的服務的網站,但是第一個使用類似windows介面的他倒是首開先例。

將網路硬碟的繁雜頁面化為我們熟悉簡單的作業系統表單,由文字轉向圖文化,而且還支援剪下(ctrl+x)、複製(ctrl+c)、貼上(ctrl+v)這些都是你再熟悉不過的操作方式。


每一個帳戶將有1GB的大容量可以使用,下載上傳的速度也非常的快,以一般寬頻的網路上傳平均都可以達50~60以上(以adsl 8m為例),和一般免費上傳空間相比真是快上許多,還有,只要是你認同的帳號也能共享你的檔案,分享將變得更簡單,更重要的是這麼方便實用的服務, 目前是不收任何一毛錢,完全free喔!

2007年8月14日 星期二

Mydrawings 線上繪圖工具


Mydrawings是一個網路線上繪圖服務,只要註冊之後即可使用,當然像這一類的服務一定要有空間存放功能,當你畫完之後另存檔案時,即可將程式碼放入自己的網站或者分享給朋友。功能雖然簡單但容易上手,非常方便。而且他還整合了map功能,當你完成一副巨作上傳完之後他會根據你所在地點將圖片登載地圖上,讓你可以欣賞來自世界各地不同人的繪畫風格與作品。