Many people, young and old, complain about how technology is doing this or that to their lives. Writers bemoan the loss of real connections, or whatever they think people did before phones/the Internet/computers ruined everything. Last weekend, for example, the New York Times ran three separate articles on getting away from the plague of always-on … Continue reading »
I’ve been involved in the design world for 15-plus years, and one of the more difficult aspects of this work has always been developing user interface concepts for clients that convey the general concept of the product without getting too mired in the specifics of layout, color and design. The original practice was to build … Continue reading »
In the war of rhetoric that has developed in Washington as both sides blame each other for our economic mess, one argument has been repeated so often that many people now regard it as fact: ‘Rich people create the jobs.’ Specifically, entrepreneurs and investors, when incented by low taxes, build companies and create millions of … Continue reading »
To catch a rabbit, try a carrot. Mice? Cheese. For man, it turns out beer works best. And the promise of a free case of brew led to substantially less freedom for 19 elusive British suspects. An undercover operation led by the Derbyshire Constabulary offered a sudsy special to suspected criminals who had slipped through officers’ hands. … Continue reading »
Following eight months of consumer testing, J.P. Morgan Chase [JPM] has decided that it won’t charge customers who use their debit cards to make purchases… J.P. Morgan joins U.S. Bancorp [USB], Citigroup Inc. [C], PNC Financial Services Group Inc. [PNC], KeyCorp [KEY] and other large banks that have said in recent days that they won’t … Continue reading »
Business guru and famous super-rich person Warren Buffett made waves last month with an op-ed in The New York Times, “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich,” calling for higher taxes for him and other obscenely wealthy Americans. He argued that the nation’s very well-off are not sacrificing enough in these hard times and enjoying a tax rate much … Continue reading »
Top 10 salary negotiating techniques (courtesy Monster)…
We live in a Golden Age of Coupons. Every morning when I open my email, I see offers from Gilt City, Daily Candy, Living Social, and Groupon scattered among news briefings and actual correspondence. I signed up for these missives because I love a good deal, but for the most part I delete them unread; … Continue reading »
The new Boeing 747-8F is one majestic aircraft. Along with all the majesticness (yes I just made that a word) comes a lot of weight. The 747-8F can take off weighing nearly one million pounds and for the flight tests, Boeing needs to make sure the aircraft can successfully complete an aborted landing, fully loaded. … Continue reading »
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Google and rooftop solar power company SolarCity announced a $280 million investment deal Tuesday, the largest such deal for home-based solar power systems in the United States. The investment will give San Mateo, Calif-based SolarCity the funding to build and lease solar power systems to a 7,000 to 9,000 homeowners in … Continue reading »
