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Newt Gingrich does not approve of this website

Posted December 21, 2011 - 2:24 pm

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to throw judges in jail. Now we can add to Gingrich's hit list smart-alecks who create mock-Newt websites in order to embarrass him, a transformative figure in the mold of Churchill.
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A social media expert's stinging rebuke of a social media skeptic (please RT, upvote and 'like'!)

Posted May 27, 2011 - 4:39 pm

An anonymous social media expert defends his noble profession from a scurrilous attack.
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Finally, some help for those who bravely resist the 'computer' fad

Posted May 16, 2011 - 10:26 am

HP has come up with the perfect device for people who don't want a computer -- at least according to The Onion.
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Asset management lessons from ancient Brits who ate the dead and made drinking cups from skulls

Posted February 17, 2011 - 11:58 am

In an era of tight budgets and increasing pressure to maximize ROI, it's nice to find this real-world case study on how to extract value from departing assets. From Reuters:
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How did 'pursue other interests' become a euphemism for firing someone?

Posted February 11, 2011 - 7:35 pm

As promised, Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop on Friday announced sweeping changes in the mobile device manufacturer's executive ranks as part of a strategy to reverse the Finnish company's sagging fortunes.
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What made the angry birds angry?

Posted February 11, 2011 - 11:25 am

Nothing that can't be solved with a little couple's therapy.
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C'mon, Apple fanboys, you're ruining the narrative!

Posted February 10, 2011 - 5:05 pm

Dear Apple Fanboys, I'm disappointed in you. And it's not just me; the entire media have been let down by your no-show on the BIG DAY that Verizon began selling Apple's iPhone to the general public.
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Stephen Elop's secret 10-point plan to save Nokia

Posted February 9, 2011 - 1:34 pm

The tech world is buzzing about the memo allegedly written by Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop to employees, in which he outlines the perilous market situation facing the struggling Finland-based mobile phone company, likening it to a man standing on a burning oil platform.
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Baby, please don't go: AT&T offering free microcells to keep customers from defecting to Verizon

Posted February 4, 2011 - 7:12 pm

In hopes of preventing a stampede of subscribers leaving for rival Verizon, which next week begins selling Apple's iPhone to the general public, AT&T has begun offering free microcells to "select" wireless customers, according to ars technica.
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An animated take on Cheezburger Network's $30M VC round [video]

Posted January 21, 2011 - 3:57 pm

When you write a blog about the tech business world, you occasionally run into slow weeks such as this one, when there's really no significant news coming out of companies such as Google and Apple.
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Together, we all can save Goldman Sachs

Posted January 19, 2011 - 7:15 pm

It's time for all good Americans to step up and help out investment bank Goldman Sachs.
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Silly inventions and critical thinking

Posted January 17, 2011 - 9:12 am

Seeing it on the internet doesn't mean it's true. Too many of us take everything we read or see at face value.
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The great white iPhone 4 DOES exist!

Posted July 23, 2010 - 12:16 pm

Thar she blows!
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Let's Laugh About Printers

Posted January 6, 2010 - 5:23 pm

I found six printer jokes on the Web, and here's the best: The printer is comprised of three main parts; the case, the jammed paper tray, and the blinking red light. I'm betting that's a recycled joke about copiers. What do you think? Now let me show you mine (printer jokes, of course).
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12 Favorite robot pickup lines

Posted June 9, 2009 - 4:00 pm

Now that #robotpickuplines has been dropped from Twitter's trending topics list -- replaced by the lofty #crapsuperpowers -- it's high time for a wrap-up of some favorites.
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Come Say Hello, Physically or Virtually

Posted May 20, 2009 - 12:19 pm

I enjoy talking to people working in small and medium businesses, IT and not, whenever possible. Comment fields here are good, but not as good as real conversations. So if you're in the Dallas or Indianapolis areas, or near a computer on May 28th in the early afternoon, we can connect a little more real time than through reply boxes.
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Safe from Conficker?

Posted April 17, 2009 - 3:15 pm

All dressed up and no virus to catch.
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Cartoon caption contest

Posted April 10, 2009 - 10:41 am

Enter your caption for this week's cartoon! The winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.
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Trying out IE8's porn mode

Posted April 3, 2009 - 4:15 pm

In which an unsuspecting user discovers IE8's porn mode isn't all that discreet.
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Even open source has its limits

Posted March 27, 2009 - 2:35 pm

Bringing health care in-house results in stethoscope-wielding server admins.
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Cartoon caption contest winner: "First Dog"

Posted March 26, 2009 - 9:42 pm

For tapping into our fascination with Tweeting pets, Jesse Luna is the winner of this week's caption contest. Of course, there's no first dog romping around the White House lawn just yet, but when there is, we're not-so-secretly hoping he'll be a Twitter hound.
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Turning on a dime

Posted March 20, 2009 - 3:46 pm

In which Elias learns the surprising truth about how AT&T was able to double network capacity in four hours in response to excess iPhone usage during SXSW.
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Cartoon caption contest

Posted March 13, 2009 - 11:44 am

This week, the cartoon is on us, but the captions are on you. Enter your caption for this week's cartoon! The winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.
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Preparing for "take off"

Posted March 6, 2009 - 1:59 pm

When information security hits below the belt.
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Keeping it clean

Posted February 27, 2009 - 1:06 pm

In which Herman gets some friendly advice on server naming.
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