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A couple of weeks ago, Google released a video demonstrating the speed of its Chrome web browser. The video proved that rendering a web page in Chrome is faster than some random (though admittedly very quick) events, such as blasting a potato through a tube. And if you thought that’s quite silly, you’re not alone: Opera thinks so, too.

Opera’s answer to the Chrome Speed Test comes in the form of two very silly individuals, who are trying to determine whether loading a web page in Opera is faster than cooking a potato. We’re not going to tell you if Opera passed the test, but we do agree that fighting one another with fish is a great way to pass the time when you’ve got nothing better to do.

“Leadership Gravitates to the Man Who Can Talk” Thus said Dale Carnegie who was himself a motivational speaker and lecturer par excellent. He shared some tips with his readers on how to become a good or effective speaker. This article is based on what he as well as others have said about speech and success.

People who are good speakers invariably tend to get ahead in life. This is because humans are meant to be led and they are very susceptible to well chosen words that stir them up to action. They will respect someone who uses the right words at the right time. And they will automatically accept him as their leader.

If you want to get ahead in life you must learn to speak well. What are some guidelines you can follow…?

Practise. Everything comes with practice, including speaking. You don’t have to spend hours before a mirror learning how to speak. Just speak to everyone you meet. When you do this you will be like a knife that is getting sharpened against a stone. The more you speak the better you will get. Till finally people will want to be with you for your excellent conversational skills.

Be aware. You may have a good voice or a fine accent but that matters little if there is a serious lack of content to your conversation. You should be able to talk knowledgeably on most subjects even those in which you have no interest. When people note that you are talking sense and your conversation is fact filled they will want to hear more.

Know about people. You should understand something of people and human nature. This is of vital importance when you are addressing an audience from the stage or speaking informally to a group. Can you make out when someone is bored or tired? When someone is impatient? And when someone wants to cut in? If you are able to grasp these non – verbal signals and act on them you will increase your skill in speaking.

Listen. Before you speak, listen. Then talk. If you do this you’ll reach the top in the list of excellent speakers. By refusing to rush headlong into conversation, you are actually able to arrange you own thoughts in order so that when you do speak you come across as a logical and sensible speaker.

After ordering Apple Inc.’s new multimedia tablet last month, the 52-year-old property manager realized it might weigh down his briefcase. He didn’t have another bag or carrier to cradle the 9.7-inch, 1.5-pound device. For a time, Mr. Pretto considered getting a “man purse” for it. Then he learned about iPad-compatible vests on a blog and immediately bought one.

“People can’t believe this darn thing will fit inside my pocket,” says Mr. Pretto, who now wears the $100 vest every day. The San Diego resident has since bought other iPad-friendly apparel, including a second vest and a windbreaker from travel-clothing maker Scottevest Inc.

Mr. Pretto’s carrying conundrum isn’t unique. After Apple started selling its tablet in April, early adapters were stumped on how to easily hold and transport the glass-screen gadget.

IPad’s unusual size—far bigger than a 3.5-inch iPhone but much smaller than most laptops—has ramped up opportunities for enterprising individuals and companies.

In Fairbanks, Alaska, stay-at-home mom Kate Clark created a white, feminine-hygiene-product-shaped iPad case called iMaxi as a play on the jokes that were made about the iPad name when it was first revealed in January. Orders flew in. Other companies are marketing backpacks shaped like Star Wars robot C-3PO as iPad bags, while still others are developing industrial-strength iron-on pockets to hold the gadget.

Ms. Clark, 33, the creator of the iMaxi, fashioned the $30 quilted cotton case with wings for a laugh and put it up on Etsy Inc.’s online handicraft marketplace in February. Then she started getting thousands of hits from curious buyers. The attention, she says, caused her “major anxiety” because she hadn’t kept track of how she made the first one and couldn’t duplicate it. She eventually figured it out.

Now “we’re super crazy busy just by sewing,” says Ms. Clark, who has sold more than 100 of the bags and is now looking for a production firm to help her keep up with orders. “We’re trying to stay ahead of the wave.”

One iMaxi customer is Matthew Crowley, a 25-year-old aspiring writer. The Dedham, Mass., resident bought the iMaxi in March because he says he was impressed by the care and attention that was put into making the bag—and he actually uses it. While his father is a fan of the bag, his fiancée isn’t. Does he worry about gawkers? “I’m quite immune in fact.”

Although Apple has largely ceded the market for accessories for its laptops and phones, the company does sell a $39 black iPad case that can be used to protect the device on the go and prop up it up on a tabletop. Still, the company says it is thrilled to see the bag industry that has popped up around the gadget. The marketplace for iPod and iPhone cases “has been a great opportunity for developers, and we’re excited to see the same enthusiasm for the iPad,” says an Apple spokeswoman.

In some instances, entrepreneurs are rebranding existing products to suit the iPad. In January, Scottevest, the travel-clothing maker, began touting some of its existing multi-pocketed travel vests that can hold magazines, water bottles and a myriad of gadgets as iPad compatible.

The Sun Valley, Idaho, company—which counts Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as a member of its advisory board—markets iPad wear starting from $75, and has since hired additional employees and more than doubled production.

Scott Jordan, Scottevest’s chief executive, says the company is now working on an iPad-compatible trench coat that can be wrapped into itself to become an overnight bag.

Luxury luggage brands are keen to land iPad’s more stylish fans. Tumi Luggage Inc. and Liz Claiborne Inc.’s Jack Spade and Kate Spade accessory lines have iPad bags in the works. Gucci NV says it is also considering iPad-specific cases.

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA jumped on the concept early. “Louis Vuitton is all about nomadism—chic nomadism, explains Yves Carcelle, chief executive of the company’s namesake brand. “As soon as we read about it [the iPad], we contacted Apple—to get the dimensions, not the functionalities.”

It began selling two iPad-specific cases earlier this month, both with the iconic LV logo, for $320. “In a few weeks we’ll have a crocodile version,” says Mr. Carcelle. “I remember the surprise Steve [Jobs] had when he found out the crocodile case cost more than the iPad.” The price to be stylishly exotic: $1,850.

MZ Services Inc. of Auburndale, Mass. developed a waterproof cover with a transparent surface that lets users operate the touchscreen so they could take their iPads to pools, beaches and even the bathroom. It comes with an adjustable strap so they can hang the iPad from their neck or shoulder. The company says its $26.99 cover, which it sells under the brand name TrendyDigital, is so popular that it has sold out on Amazon.com Inc.’s online store.

The interest in iPad-related carrying accessories is so high that even spoofs are taken seriously. Jordan Owen, member of a Chicago design collective, created a digital prototype of a pair of jeans with an iPad-sized pocket called iBap (iGotaBigAssPocket). Mr. Owen says he received as many as 50 emails from people wanting to buy a pair. Still, he doesn’t intend to produce any.

SOURCE : WSJ