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Emotional Intelligence (pdf): Emotional Intelligence - What It Is and Why Its Important defines Emotional Intelligence describes the benefits, identifies the key competencies, offers a few illustrative stories and serves as a preview to smart emotions for busy business people. Smart emotions is a "how to" book that teaches five simple techniques proven...; Tags: Byron Stock & Associates, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2008-03-06

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Freeze Frame 2.0 becomes Bokeh 1.0: When you need all the processing power your Mac can provide, it's good to eliminate distractions. That's where Elgebar Studios's Freeze Frame and now Bokeh, its Leopard-only successor, comes to the rescue. The $17 Bokeh software lets users target a single application that's running processor-intensive tasks and...; Tags: Distraction, Apple Macintosh, Image, Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Health care debate is a neverending story: Health care debate is a neverending storySupply and demandOf course there's a way to balance the two. It's called the Market. Get third-party pay out of the equation, and demand and supply laws will come into effect.The reason demand is so high is because prices are artificially low. Whenever you...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?: Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?Yes butThis is a constant refrain. The short termism we see dominates the way tech companies behave.. It's dark side is what happens when companies get over awed eg i2. I'm glad so many of the newbies are not looking for exits...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, sway, technology sector, shareholder, stock; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Psystar: Just how loud is it?: Psystar: Just how loud is it?Oh, and the puck mouse,a perfect complement...Can you restore it?Are you provided with any restore DVD? Do you get any instructions for what to do if you can't boot?I believe Nvidia video cards work well but I think you need a driver to get quartz...; Tags: C-scale, Psystar; Discussion threads 2008-05-09

My Tattoo ID (exe): My Tattoo contains powerful features that let you design labels easily. Create labels with text, pictures, shapes & UPC, EAN, Code 39 or Postnet bar codes. Include constant data, serial numbers, dynamic data from text files or keyboard, date & time. Link fields & rotate bar codes, pictures & text...; Tags: Stock, Bar Code, Integrated Software Design, Keyboards, Investment, Hardware, Peripherals, Finance; Software downloads 2008-05-09
ICS Free Financial Toolbar (exe): The ICS Free Financial Toolbar puts financial search, stock quotes, charts, SEC filings, stock news, and financial audio commentary at your fingertips! It installs in Microsoft Internet Explorer in seconds and includes a free popup blocker, Google and Yahoo Search engines. You'll have instant access to the finest charts and...; Tags: Financial, Stock, Ice Cold Stocks, ICS Free Financial Toolbar, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance; Software downloads 2008-05-09
Seeking the iPhone in Adobe's annual analyst briefings: Even if you're not an analyst, Adobe's 2008 financial briefings available online make interesting viewing, from its showcase of new AIR tools to the "soul" of Adobe, Google and Microsoft. And then there's the iPhone. The recordings cover the morning and afternoon sessions...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-08
How much are your friends worth?: News Corp. revealed yesterday that its new media subsidiary Fox Interactive Media (FIM) has missed this year's revenue target of $1bn by 10 per cent. FIM's portfolio is dominated by MySpace which accounts for the majority of its revenue, bringing into question once again the ability to monetize the huge...; Tags: Advertisement, Google AdWords, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-08
AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?: AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?Is "asset smart" the new term for "fabless"?Is the term "asset smart" another way of saying, "Fabless"? I mean, "Fabless" does have a negative connotation to it. "Asset Smart" sounds new and fresh and exciting. I like it !!! Perhaps it means...; Tags: Video cards, Semiconductors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., graphics, chip, Intel Corp., graphics chip, new roadmap, Puma, asset; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recovery: Tired of the same old punditry and OS wars? Want to read something practical you can actually use and apply to your real job? Or perhaps you need some light reading material to help you get some sleep on the plane between consulting engagements – either way, welcome to the...; Tags: Recovery, Network File System, File System, Photovoltaics, Backup, Volume, Partition, Machine, System Rescue CD, LVM, Volume Group, Linux, Manufacturing, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Microsoft still shopping; Approached Facebook: Microsoft still shopping; Approached FacebookMicrosoft is black and white: you are enemy or friendOh boy. This is how it starts. As I've written on my blog ( http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=558&message=1&_wp_original_http_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fsmoothspan.wordpress.com%2F ), now that Microsoft has moved Yahoo to the "enemy" column, they'll do anything to crush them. Investors...; Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Still Shopping; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Why I didn't like "Microhoo": Why I didn't like "Microhoo"Two essays jostling.Microsoft has made an investment in MSN, and that investment has not been paying well. Search is a related source of income, and that component of the business could also be improved on the balance sheet.The purchase of Yahoo would add the #2...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operational accounting, Development tools, Microsoft Corp., content company, advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., software; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Why I didn't like "Microhoo": Yesterday was not a good day to be Jerry Yang. A year after returning to the helm of the company he co-founded, Yang found himself faced with an unsolicited bid from Microsoft, one that offered to pay a 50% premimum over the price of Yahoo stock. Though not ruling the...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Developer Orientation, Team Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, DVR, Management, Investment, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Popfly Game Creator: Last week Microsoft released the Popfly Game Creator and I spent some time with it today. Built on Silverlight 1.0, it's a good move by Microsoft and while you won't be creating anything revolutionary with it, it's fairly simple to use and it hits a market that Flash has had...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Popfly Site, Games, Personal Technology, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Profits-strapped Sun continues decade-long pitch to developers on Java dominance: Leading up the the JavaOne developers conference, Sun Microsystems posted an embarrassing quarterly profit loss, is making OpenSolaris more open than ever, bringing the OpenSolaris platform value to the Amazon Web Services cloud, and is still using variations on the projectile theme to send T-shirts into the international crowd of...; Tags: Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., NetBeans Ecosystem, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Sometimes it takes a thousand words: Sometimes it takes a thousand wordsA lot more often than "sometimes". (NT).Oh, so true......but you need the diagrams...too many people get lost in the words. That being said, adhering too closely to any standard or methodology is a self defeating exercise.BLUE!I can't believe that you were allowed to do...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, parallel, software, real world, Bookkeeper; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
StockTicker (msi): Are you interested in how your stocks are performing? This program will display up to fifty of your most favorite stocks, via the Internet. This application uses your Internet connection to gather the information about the stock symbols. Version 2.1 updated to work properly with yahoo.com and corrected several bugs.; Tags: Stock, Linos Software, Investment, Internet, Finance; Software downloads 2008-05-06
Is Apple selling off its professional software titles?: The slimmest hint of a rumor can gain steam when cycled around the Internet. It seems to be happening with rumor that Apple is pitching its professional applications such as Final Cut Pro. The rumor was buried below the fold in the Friday Pulpit posting by Robert...; Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Video, Final Cut Pro, Corporate Communications, Marketing, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-05
12 social networking sites for niche lovers: This is a guest post by Aseem Kishore, a technology enthusiast and lead blogger for Online-Tech-Tips. The huge popularity of sites like MySpace and FaceBook has spawned an array of niche social networking sites catered to those who want to reduce their exposure and connect with smaller,...; Tags: Talent, Network, Social Networking Site, Fuzzster, NurseLinkUp, Yub, MOG, Flixster, TravellersPoint, TalTopia, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-05