Engin Sezici

Welcome to the premier issue of International Yacht Vacations & Charters (YV&C) magazine (www.yachtchartersmagazine.com), the first and only lifestyle magazine dedicated to yacht vacations. The launch of YV&C marks a milestone in global private yacht vacation markets as we bring this relatively little-known vacation alternative to the masses. We believe that YV&C will accomplish its mission as we help travelers discover a whole new realm of vacation experiences throughout the world. Our readers who are experienced charter travelers will not want to miss a single issue either, as... (more)

VAIO Extended Warranty a Huge Scam or a Terribly Managed Program?

This morning when I walked in the office, I realized my Sony VAIO (VGN-TXN17P) was not turning on. After a few attempts, I gave up but at the same time I recalled that I purchased an extended warranty for the laptop from the Sony store at the Boca Raton Mall. Last time I was at this store, they looked up my warranty registration in the store computer and told me that I had the best warra... (more)

Google's Knol vs Ulitzer

Despite Google's $159 billion market cap - or rather, one suspects, because of it - Jimmy Wales, the guy who created - for better or worse - Wikipedia, figures Internet search is broken - because it's proprietary - and needs to be reinvented, freeing "the judgment of information from invisible rules inside an algorithmic black box."  (Odd, he questions the biases of algorithms more than ... (more)

Adobe Hits Record Revenues

Adobe earned $222.2 million, or 38 cents a share, up 21%, on record fourth-quarter revenues of $911.2 million, up 34% year-over-year, exceeding the company's revenue target of $860 million-$890 million. It attributed the results to Acrobat, its Creative Suite 3 products and momentum in its enterprise business. Creative Suite 3, which started coming out in April, includes upgrades to Photos... (more)