I Thought Everybody Knew Powerpoint Is Evil?

Posted by on Apr 27, 2010 in Business, Government, Miscellaneous | No Comments

I can’t stand PowerPoint(PPT). It just isn’t an effective way to present complex data. Now it seems the military has clued into this basic fact. “PowerPoint makes us stupid,” Gen. James N. Mattis of the Marine Corps, the Joint Forces commander, said this month at a military conference in North Carolina. (He spoke without PowerPoint.) ...

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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

Posted by on Apr 7, 2010 in Books, Business | No Comments

I’m only about 75 pages into The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, but it is every bit as good as Moneyball, Liar’s Poker, and almost as good as the The New New Thing. I just really like the way he tells a story.

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What Is In Reform For Small Businesses?

Posted by on Mar 23, 2010 in Business, Politics | No Comments

Something pretty darn important that started with Obama’s signing of the bill: SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDITS—Offers tax credits to small businesses to make employee coverage more affordable. Tax credits of up to 35 percent of premiums will be immediately available. Effective beginning for calendar year 2010. (Beginning in 2014, small business tax credits will cover ...

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The Google Story Told In Video

Posted by on Nov 19, 2009 in Business, Technology, Video | No Comments

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Google Offers Free Holiday Wi-Fi At Airports

Posted by on Nov 10, 2009 in Business, Technology | No Comments

What a great idea. Google with working with a number of access providers to offer free Internet access at 47 airports this holiday season until January 15.

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