Every once in a while, we all need to step back from the daily grind of business and look at the big picture. Here is a selection of insightful quotes to help you do just that - from great business leaders and philosophers of our time...

High expectations are the key to everything.

Sam Walton
Founder of Wal Mart

In light of recent news that Google will soon be launching it's own web browser (code-named Chrome) - there is now a real possibility that Mozilla will launch it's own search engine.

In a pre-emptive counter measure to Chrome, Mozilla may now launch it's own new competitive product to google: Mozilla Open Search. That's right Google, two can play at this game.

And why wouldn't Mozilla release it's own search engine? The gloves are off. And Google dropped them first.

It starts with a vision of the final outcome.

Achieve that vision by creating a strategy to get you there.

Eecute the strategy with tactics.

Fuel the strategy with ideas.

And constantly measure progress to stay on target.

The set of statements above represent a powerful philosophy that I use to empower success in business and virtually any type of project. By applying this model to your business, your projects, and sub projects - you become a well oiled machine capable of completing even the most monumental of challenges. And I think you can do it by having a lot more fun.

Let's take a closer look.

The most popular game blog on the web is Kotaku.

So what does that mean in business terms? How much is Kotaku worth?

Based on the Technorati top 100 blogs list Kotaku sits #18 among all blogs on the web. And at number 843 overall of all websites on the web according to Alexa.

Kotaku's exact revenue earnings are unknown. Yet we can get a close idea based on estimated revenue of another popular blog that has similar rankings...

Tutorial: how to sell your website on the SitePoint Marketplace... and how to ignite a bidding war of interested buyers to effectively maximize your final sale price.

In this tutorial I'll be sharing with you a step by step process I recently deployed. My simple UFO website fetched a final bid of $12,500 on the Marketplace. Just a few days later I received the check and happily cashed it at my bank. Here, in a nutshell is the strategy...

Nerds with the business edge need a laptop with the ultimate combination of price, performance, features, and mobility.

In this article, I will outline 10 badass laptops that fit the nerd standard of qualification.

1. Alienware m15x

The m15x is an extreme performance laptop...
with an extreme price tag.

The new Adobe CS4 is looking pretty slick.

The official release date for Creative Suite 4 has not yet been announced, but a solid prediction has it scheduled for release in early 2009. In the past, Create Suite releases have had an 18 to 24 development cycle with the last version CS3 having been released in March of 2007.

Windows Mobile has incredible potential for watching movies & playing games.  And by games I'm not just talking Solitaire.  On your next 5 hour business flight, instead of sleeping you could be watching Fight Club.  And playing an epic quest to save princess Zelda.  

In this article, I'll show you how to watch DivX movies on your Windows Mobile device AND teach you how to setup an Emulator to play NES and Super Nintendo.

The coolest thing about having a Windows Mobile device, and the reason why it is your endless source of mobile entertainment,  is having the ability to watch ANY movie (in DivX format) or play the thousands of quality games (ROMs) from the classic days of NES and SNES.

Before you leave on the next business trip, it will be important to find the movies & games you want to take.  And then we'll need to setup your Windows  Mobile OS with the apps needed to run them.   In this guide, I'll show you what programs are needed and how to set them up.

Huge amounts of electricity? Yes.

For many of us, we're on the computer(s) everyday. If you're a business nerd making money on the web then it's worthwhile to plunk a few grand into a kickass office setup.