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On October 14, 2009

Organize Your Outlook Email by Color

Staying on top of your email is like a fight to the death with a hungry python; get distracted even briefly and you're quickly overwhelmed. If you're an Outlook user, I've already given you some handy tips for staying organized, such as the video on how to use flags and categories. Today's video focuses on how to color code your email for easy visual identification. Don't forget that we've got dozens more of these videos where this one came from. Here are some of our favorites: Master Your Excel Data with Pivot Tables Use Outlook 2007's Quick Parts to Paste Frequently Used Text Set Up an E-Mail Auto-Responder in Outlook Teach Outlook to Prevent Sending Blank Subject Lines Use Filters...


On October 14, 2009

Visions of Bulls in AAPL’s Crystal Ball

Investors are expecting a pleasant surprise when Apple issues its Q4 earnings report on Monday, Oct. 19, and analysts expect Cupertino to close 2009 with a bang as well. As a result, they're bullish on Cupertino. "We believe the stock is a must-own technology bellwether," said Brian Marshall, an analyst at Broadpoint AmTech. Apple should close out 2009 strongly, he expects.


On October 14, 2009

The Salesforce Cloud

In the continuing discussion of cloud computing, Salesforce.com occupies a unique place. While most cloud vendors have kept to one component of cloud computing, Salesforce has inserted itself into all areas, and the company is using its flagship CRM applications as its first case example.


On October 14, 2009

LBS Sull: New Industry Leaders Will Prosper During “Turbulence”

Don Sull of the London Business School is a popular and familiar voice on the "Back to B-School" Blog.  He was recently cited by Fortune as one of the "ten new gurus you should know." Right now, you'll be get to know more about him and his new book,  The Upside of Turbulence: Seizing Opportunities in an Uncertain World. BNET: How did you come up with the concept of your new book, a project you've devoted several years to? Sull: Well, ten years, but who's counting?  The origin is: I grew up in Ohio, and as I mention in the forward of the book, when I was a kid, the major industries here like steel, autos and tires were the...
On October 13, 2009

Barnes & Noble E-book Reader About Control

There's a growing rumor that Barnes & Noble will announce its own e-book reader device on October 20. But if true, the company would be making a mistake. Clearly the impetus to create and sell an electronics device is a knee-jerk reaction to Amazon's relative success with the Kindle, remembering that 600 or 700 thousand units over a few years is a drop in the bucket in the consumer electronics world, where an Apple can sell multiple million iPhones in a quarter. But e-books aren't just about selling a new media. They're about controlling the publishing business. Own the format and the device and you own the industry. At least, that is the approach Amazon has taken. But it has...
On October 13, 2009

Writing Powerful Short Posts

This is a guest post by Seth Waite. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Writing is a powerful form of communication. Composing thoughts into letters which form words is a beautiful medium to express yourself and share your knowledge. For this reason books are written in print and digital form, blogs are produced and long resource filled posts are produced. But what if you do not have a lot of time to write? Then short but well written posts are your answer.


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