Obama’s Healthcare Plan — More (Bad) Price Controls, Plus a Potential Showdown With the States

On February 23, 2010

Don’t Miss That Aha Moment

If it hasn't already happened to you, it will. You'll be plodding along and out of nowhere somebody says something that somehow changes the complete trajectory of your career and your life. Here's one of those "aha moment" from Eli


On February 23, 2010

5 Guaranteed Ways to Hate Your Own Writing

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If you’re like the majority of writers out there, you’re a self-doubting bundle of neuroses, determined to believe that your writing will never be good enough.

That’s the life of the tortured, misunderstood writer, right?

What’s that? You


On February 23, 2010

Flying? Save Money, Frustration by Shipping Your Luggage

Remember the good old days when the airlines would lose your checked baggage for free? Those days are long gone; these days, many airlines charge you a free for most baggage (and then, to add insult to injury, often lose


On February 23, 2010

Small Business CRM, Part 2: Choosing the Right CRM Tool

Once a small business decides to invest in a CRM solution to replace the patchwork assortment of tools it has been using to manage its information, the selection process can be daunting. A plethora of CRM vendors


On February 23, 2010

With Smut Ban, App Store Exposes a Jiggly Set of Rules

I'm both irritated and pleased that Apple is waging a war on anything sexy in its iPhone, iPod touch, and soon-to-be-released iPad App Store. The company in Cupertino has been systematically removing thousands of apps that could


On February 23, 2010

Marketing to the Ubiquitous Cellphone

There are currently more than 270 million cellphone users in the U.S., and 82 percent of them never leave home without them, according to a recent study. With that many people walking around with mobile phones, it


On February 23, 2010

Why Obama Had to Make Peace With Las Vegas

After a remark about lavish corporate retreats in Las Vegas, including a rumored government memo that excluded Las Vegas from suitable meeting places for government officials, President Barack Obama declared, "I love Las Vegas!" to an audience at the city's Aria