Step Up to Awesome Alt-Tab Application Switching

On October 20, 2009

Step Up to Awesome Alt-Tab Application Switching

Microsoft has long known that what you see when you press Alt-Tab to switch programs is really weak - the icons are small and it's hard to tell what's going on. That's why Vista gave us Flip3D and Windows 7 brings a smarter taskbar. They're all attempts to improve application switching and wean us away from Alt-Tabbing. Even with the awesome Windows 7 taskbar, though, I still Alt-Tab a lot. I can't help it; it's burned into my muscle memory. So what I really need is an improved Alt-Tab. And here it is. The poorly named VistaSwitcher amps up Alt-Tab with an enormous preview of each open app and a mouse-enabled list of running programs. After you Alt-Tab and the preview appears, you...


On October 20, 2009

Find Your Next Job on Twitter

Don't look now, but the number of Twitter followers you have may help you land a job. How online social technologies are reshaping the recruiting game, and how you can take advantage.


On October 20, 2009

Cornell’s Heffetz: Price Trumps Quality Perception in Purchasing Decisions

Consumers believe that when a product is more expensive, it is of a higher quality and therefore, more desirable. However, when something is more expensive, people will buy less of it. So which force ultimately has a bigger effect on purchasing decisions? A professor at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management has the answer.


On October 20, 2009

#GrowSmartBiz Video : Panel 1: Driving Small Business Performance w/ Marketing and Innovation

This was originally posted on GrowSmartBusiness.com and is from the GrowSmartBiz Conference held September 29, 2009: The first panel of the 2009 GrowSmartBiz Conference addressed how small businesses could increase their productivity and performance through sound marketing and innovation. The panelists included folks like: - John Arnold (Contant Contact) - Marissa Levin (Information Experts) - Ramon Ray (SmallBizTechnology) - Bob [...]


On October 20, 2009

Save on Ink with a Free Green Font

It doesn't matter if your motive is to save the earth or to save money on consumables - either way, you're no doubt interested in tips that help you squirt less ink onto paper. And you probably already know a bunch. You know you can use n-up printing to put multiple pages on each sheet of paper, for example. But what if I could offer you a cleverly designed font that consumed up to 20 percent less ink? It's not magic. It's the Ecofont - a free font that's based on Verdana, but drilled with holes so it uses less ink when printed. It's a curious approach to making your printer more eco-friendly (and cheaper). At larger sizes (say, 18...


On October 20, 2009

Recession Leave a Foul Impression on 99 Cents Only

Something turned sour on 99 Cents Only in the second quarter. When the dollar store retailer, one of the recession’s success stories, recently released its fiscal second quarter revenues, comparable store sales came in at just over two percent. Compared generally to retailing, that’s pretty good, but, Wedbush Morgan analysts Joan Storms pointed out, below a consensus forecast of almost four percent. Comps were particularly low in 99 Cents Only’s core California market. Outside of Texas -- a state that the company was getting ready to leave until fortunes recently turned around –- comps gained just under one percent. The problem? Food. Throughout the recession edibles have been the key to success and the inexpensive victuals 99 Cents Only provided...
On October 20, 2009

Oracle Fusion in Context

With the introduction of Fusion applications, Oracle has joined the cloud community. You might want to argue that the company has been involved in the cloud for many years as one of the key technology underpinnings of many of the biggest SaaS companies. That was one of Larry Ellison's big points at the Churchill Club.
On October 20, 2009

Surviving the Upturn: 5 Tips For Small Businesses

Despite high-level commentators wringing their hands about a W or even VW economic recovery, UK small businesses are a fairly chipper lot. According to research from BT Business, launched to coincide with the commencement of Small Business Week, 35 per cent of small businesses predict an upswing by within the next three months. Three quarters say it will have happened sometime in 2010. The report, culled from 7,200 respondents, reveals a striking amount of optimism, with 45 per cent of them saying they have become better businesses as a result of the recession. Small Business Week 2009 is supported by ACCA, BCC, BT Business, Business Link, Everywoman, Growing Business, and NatWest. The event was kicked off with a business leadership...
On October 20, 2009

India’s Ponders Changing its Climate Rhetoric

There have only been a handful of blocks to a new international climate agreement. One is that the United States has been slow to pass climate legislation; another is that China and India, the two largest of the world's developing economies, argue that they should not have to limit their own emissions, an idea developed countries resist. So what will happen if one of those primary actors, India, suddenly reverses its position? Although there's nothing official yet from the government, the Times of India is reporting that environment minister Jairam Ramesh is privately advocating an about-face that would give up demands of new technology and assistance and offer firm emissions cuts. More from the Times: Ramesh argues for a deviation...
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