Technology is obviously a great tool but it can be a great distraction as well. So use it to your advantage and for the benefit of your business. Wikipedia defines it as: "Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, and crafts."
We, the American people, can support the people of Haiti in their hour of need in a variety of ways. One way is to recycle old cell phones that are collecting dust in our homes. The earthquake has devastated their livelihood, their belonging and their dwellings are wiped out from the surface of our dearest … Continue Reading »
We all know by now – after centuries of knowledge – that jurors cannot talk to anyone outside their close-knit 12-member family at the time. They cannot research the case. They are under the protection of the law – not because someone will harm them but that the jurors might harm someone on trial, either … Continue Reading »
Jason Young over at http://www.pcmag.com did an article on “E-Readers: The End of Bookstores?” Excerpts from the article Here’s the problem. The culmination of my bookstore experience is the process of taking my Kindle out and downloading the book(s) I’ve discovered through the wonders of the retail experience. That’s financial ruin for the bookstore. One … Continue Reading »
Nearly five months to the day after Amazon introduced its Kindle 2 E-reader, the company has decided to hack a full $60 off of the price tag in order to offer it to US consumers for $299. Yesterday, Amazon quietly lowered the price on its Kindle 2 e-book reader. That didn’t take long: The Kindle … Continue Reading »
When I was a lot younger, I had the habit of reading books as well as two newspapers a day when I was living in New York City in the 70s. I was single and I would find the time to read. For a few years, I did not even have a TV set. I … Continue Reading »
Humans fear the unknown. That’s a given. It’s our instinct. It’s a simple premise that creeps into our lives much more than we realize. Change, like the President campaigned for, brings a great amount of uncertainty which brings fear in our lives. The change that he advocates should be good because for quite sometime, the … Continue Reading »
You see the image at the top of the page. That’s me. I read where I feel comfortable. You know where that is, right? I try to read whenever and wherever possible. Sometimes I am at the airport waiting for my flight, I go to a book and newspaper stand. I can’t find anything interesting … Continue Reading »
“Cash may still be king, but on the streets of Japan there’s a new rival for the throne. Millions of people there use their mobile phones to buy everything from vending-machine sodas to train tickets.” This is how the article, dated October 1, 2008, starts on cfo.com written by Yasmin Ghahremani. Mobile phones may soon … Continue Reading »
