Reflections on Tech. Life
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Google has launched their own Finance Site. It is similar to Yahoo! finance.
Now you can track your favourite stock. Even the Canadian ones like:
Google Finance: Tri-Vision International Ltd.
I've noticed in the past that some less known stocks or smaller companies are not well covered by some financial sites but Google Finance seems to treat all that I have tried equally well.
The Financial Chart is big and bold. And you are tempted to click on it just as you do with Google Maps.
And you'll be delighted to see that AJAX or Web 2.0 technology has been applied.
There is also great news coverage about your company of interest so I can see that Google's new Financial site could become a fast favourite with the Stock Watchers.
One of the really cool features is the marking of news events on the financial chart. So in other words the news stories are charted on the graph as well and demarcated by letters of the alphabet. It really lets you see how news and events effect a stock.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Sky Showbiz - Exciting Star Wars News: "Star Wars fans, prepare to be thrilled.
The Force is getting a whole new lease of life in the shape of a brand new TV series.
Star Wars creator George Lucas has agreed to make 100 episodes, covering the years between prequel Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith and the first 1977 Star Wars movie.
Series producer Rick McCullum told the Daily Mirror: "We're very excited - we just got confirmation George Lucas has committed himself to writing the Star Wars TV series.
"I guess this is the news all fans have been waiting to hear."
But will any familiar faces be popping up in the TV shows?
None of the films' actors, from Ewan McGregor to Carrie Fisher, will be taking part. But Anthony Daniels, who played C3P0 will appear.
Rick added: "It will all be new because the originals will all be too old. But we will be using Anthony as C3PO because there is such a thing as loyalty."
George waited nearly 20 years before making the prequel films which star Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman.
In the last prequel we saw Anakin Skywalker go to the dark side to become Darth Vader and the TV series will concentrate on the rise of his evil empire.
What we can't tell you though is which side the series will be on...
Looks like there'll be another kind of war to decide that."
Just great. Just when we thought we could safely go on with our lives.
The Star Wars story is about to enthrall us again but this time on our TV Sets.
You have to wonder about what drives successful people like George Lucas.
I guess the drive to be creative is very powerful. This is explained by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
George must be seeking self fulfillment. Well all the fans will appreciate it.
It will be a challenge to cast this show with people the fans will love. It's hard to meet the expectactions of so many people, so emotionally invested in the story.
(0) comments
The Force is getting a whole new lease of life in the shape of a brand new TV series.
Star Wars creator George Lucas has agreed to make 100 episodes, covering the years between prequel Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith and the first 1977 Star Wars movie.
Series producer Rick McCullum told the Daily Mirror: "We're very excited - we just got confirmation George Lucas has committed himself to writing the Star Wars TV series.
"I guess this is the news all fans have been waiting to hear."
But will any familiar faces be popping up in the TV shows?
None of the films' actors, from Ewan McGregor to Carrie Fisher, will be taking part. But Anthony Daniels, who played C3P0 will appear.
Rick added: "It will all be new because the originals will all be too old. But we will be using Anthony as C3PO because there is such a thing as loyalty."
George waited nearly 20 years before making the prequel films which star Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman.
In the last prequel we saw Anakin Skywalker go to the dark side to become Darth Vader and the TV series will concentrate on the rise of his evil empire.
What we can't tell you though is which side the series will be on...
Looks like there'll be another kind of war to decide that."
Just great. Just when we thought we could safely go on with our lives.
The Star Wars story is about to enthrall us again but this time on our TV Sets.
You have to wonder about what drives successful people like George Lucas.
I guess the drive to be creative is very powerful. This is explained by Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
George must be seeking self fulfillment. Well all the fans will appreciate it.
It will be a challenge to cast this show with people the fans will love. It's hard to meet the expectactions of so many people, so emotionally invested in the story.
