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Category Archives: Business
Newspapers, RIP
Seth Godin has a thoughtful article up about the imminent demise of the daily paper. He makes the point that there’s not much in a newspaper that isn’t done elsewhere, and better. What’s left is local news, investigative journalism and … Continue reading
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The VA’s Latest Computer Problem
Computerworld has an amazingly detailed description of the VA’s August IT breakdown. On the morning of Aug. 31, the Friday before Labor Day weekend, the Region 1 data center was packed with people. According to Director Eric Raffin, members of … Continue reading
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Just what the U-T needed
My local paper’s website has started allowing users to comment anonymously on stories. Yeah, that’s just the clever, edgy thing to improve their flagging circulation. As evidence I give you today’s story on the grocery workers’ contract talks. The story … Continue reading
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Dual Displays
I have dual video displays on my computers, both home and at work. For people who constantly switch between two or more applications, it increases productivity by 9 to 50%. Those aren’t my numbers; they come directly from Microsoft: Give … Continue reading
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