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Having life goals keeps us motivated. The issues we overcome make us stronger and as we reach each goal we should set new goals. Every step moves us towards the lives we want. We apply this to our individual lives but do we apply it to our professional lives? We spend approximately 30% of our [...]

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What Makes a Superior App

August 10, 2011 by

An app is only as valuable as it’s function. There are specific things that can determine the value of the function, whether or not the app is useful, whether or not the app works accurately or even whether or not the app is fun. Take ‘Angry Birds,’ for instance. This app has value because of [...]

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Three Decades of DOS

August 5, 2011 by

Remember DOS, with its black screen and blinking cursor eagerly awaiting your command. The Disk Operation System (DOS) celebrated its 30th anniversary a week ago. DOS has arguably been the most important OS of all time and in honor of it turning thirty, I would like to reflect on where it has come from and [...]

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Gadgets, for the most part, are designed to make our lives easier. We have smartphones to keep us entertained, tablets to keep us connected, and even digital blood monitors to help keep us healthy. But are there devices out there that are designed to help keep us cool? Moderating body temperature is an essential part [...]

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Memorable Business Cards

July 27, 2011 by

Business cards are an essential and longstanding cornerstone of effective networking. The format is as standard as the medium, a small stock-paper card with basic contact information and, if you’re feeling saucy, a witty catch phrase. However, more and more creative thinkers are handing out extremely memorable business cards that toss out old networking conventions [...]

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Communicating with people from all around the globe is as easy as a click of a button. This considerably impacts our social lives and we are seeing more and more the effect this has on business. The virtual team, or geographically dispersed team (GDT), is a reasonably new organizational strategy but the quantity of businesses [...]

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Another tech bubble

July 20, 2011 by

It’s easy to get a feeling of deja vu these days. Every week brings big news of another tech IPO. We read about super-sized valuations for companies that haven’t turned a profit. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? It has a certain late 1990s flavor.  Are we experiencing another tech bubble? A reprise of dot-com mania? If [...]

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QR codes have been showing up in more and more settings of late. Maybe you’ve seen them on the side of buses, on posters, in magazines, or even on business cards.  These advanced bar codes were first implemented to track car parts, but have lately been useful in generating brand awareness and loyalty. What is [...]

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Technology has advanced to a place that allows for constant connectivity. Getting a hold of someone is as easy (and as impersonal) as sending a simple text message.   Where ever we go, as long as we have a smartphone in our pocket, we are within reach. This has been a beneficial change in many respects, [...]

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Have you noticed the steady decline of standard spamming in the past few years? The lowered levels have come about because the Internet has developed along with current technologies to make the z a safer place, one that is progressively difficult for spammers to navigate. However, spammers are notorious for creatively adapting to change. First, [...]

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