Category: Technology

Jan 27 2010

Apple Vs. Amazon: Will the iPad Kill the Kindle?

Lalee Sadighi seems to think that the new Apple iPad will cut deeply into the market share of Amazon's Kindle. He's probably right…

The iPad is Apple's new tablet computer. It was ann…

Jan 13 2010

Bill Gates and Prescription Drugs

He started off small and rose to become one of the richest men on the planet. If some of you might have guessed I am talking about Bill Gates, the man who dominated the software industry for several y…

Aug 31 2009

Cloudsourcing: Cloud Computing and Your Small Business

It seems like every few weeks we end up talking about cloud computing and its impact on business.

Cloud computing has a lot of potential for the business world. It can make your office mobile becaus…

Jul 10 2009

Chrome OS: The Fight is Finally on for Microsoft and Google…

Two of the giants of the technology world have finally come to blows. And the battle may reshape the industry and impact every business that uses computers.

Okay, that sounded dramatic. And Google&…

Jun 06 2009

A Cybersecurity Czar

A couple of sources (Wired, Venture Beat) commented last week on President Obama's announcement that his administration will create a cybersecurity czar. Most saw the action as a positive step. An…

May 19 2009

Working with a Web Designer

It's getting harder and harder to have a business and not have a web page. But most businesss owners don't really have the in-house talent necessary to create a site on their own. So they find…

Dec 26 2008

Are You LinkedIn? Why…?

Marianne Paskowski over at BusinessWeek took a look this week at the value of LinkedIn – and she concludes that, well, there isn't much value in it. At least not from a business perspective.

In …

Nov 30 2008

How Long Until EVERYONE Has a Store in Second Life?

Four or five years ago I read a newspaper article about a grocery store in Blacksburg, Va., where you could pick out your items on a website, pay with a credit card, and drive down to there store and …

Jun 17 2008

Cannot Blog Today – Waiting For Firefox 3

And at the end of the day the Internet is still all about Software. – Marc Andreessen
Well at 10:00 PDT (17:00 UTC), Firefox 3 was to be officially released. According to ZD Net, as of 10:14 PDT, GetF…

May 08 2008

OpenOffice 3.0 Beta is Released

Writing is its own reward. -Henry Miller

OpenOffice.org has released OpenOffice 3.0 Beta free to download. If you are not familiar with OpenOffice, it is an open source office suite from Sun Microsys…