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- Girls are as smart as boys, but tests are getting dumber
- New research published in the journal Science confirms what all of us teachers have known for a long time: girls are just as smart as boys. I hope none of our tax dollars went into that one. A quick quote from the article before I get into the...
- Tags: Test, Teacher, Hyde, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- iPhone gas application roundup
- On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- The future of tech IPOs
- At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, Frank Quattrone, co-founder of Qatalyst, talks about the dismal condition of the current IPO market, why venture capitalist backed companies are not going public right now, and what the future holds.
- Tags: IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Venture Capital, Financial Services, Finance, Financing Startups, Tech IPOs
- Videos 2008-07-25
- AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?
- AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Netflix ups outlook; Customer acquisition costs fall
- Netflix said Friday it ended the second quarter with more than 8.4 million subscribers, up 25 percent from a year ago, and spent less money acquiring those customers. Those two factors added up to better than expected quarterly results and an improved outlook. The company has been...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Acquisition, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud
- Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie foreshadowed a couple of still-to-be-released Microsoft's cloud-developer services -- "Zurich" and "Red Dog" -- during his speech at the company's annual Financial Analyst Meeting FAM on July 24. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Zurich, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Ozzie, SQL Server Data Services, Data Centers, Retail, Financial Accounting, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Finance, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up
- Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale. Ahead of its earnings report statement Thursday Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has...
- Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Government, markets and regulation
- Problems in the housing market in the United States provide some interesting lessons about government regulation in general, lessons that have equal applicability to the intersection between Information Technology and government. by John Carroll
- Tags: Fannie Mae, Economist, Regulation, Freddie Mac, Subsidy, Government, Vertical Industries, Mortgages, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Capital Structures, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- How SlideRocket plans to make money
- Unlike so many misguided Web 2.0 startups, SlideRocket is going to ask its users to pay to use its Flex-based on-demand presentation application, and it plans a potentially lucrative add-on marketplace too. I got an exclusive sneak preview of its pricing plans. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Asset, Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Billing, Analytics, Aria Systems Inc., SlideRocket, Mitch Grasso, Web 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Financial Planning, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- The HR World Payroll Services Checklist
- Before talking to a payroll services provider, you will need to gather some important information about your current situation. This checklist will help you prepare. Some of the questions include: Does your company have the IT resources to support an in-house payroll solution? What kind...
- Tags: Human Resources, Tippit Inc., Payroll, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Finance
- White papers 2008-07-24
- HR World SMB Payroll Solutions Comparison Guide
- Why spend hours calculating deductions, writing checks and filing tax forms when you can afford a hosted solution to take care of the hassle for you? Small businesses can now take advantage of technology to take the headaches out of payroll processing thanks to reasonable, easy-to-use solutions. ...
- Tags: Human Resources, Solution, Tippit Inc., Payroll, Small And Medium Business, HR World, Taxes, Free Trade, Payroll Solutions, Operational Accounting, Smb/Sme, Financial Planning, Finance
- White papers 2008-07-24
- Joichi Ito - from venture capitalist to venture communist?
- I've become a big fan of Joichi Ito CEO Creative Commons, Chairman of Six Apart after seeing him speak on a panel at the recent Fortune Brainstorm conference. In a room full of many smart people, Mr Ito is one of the smartest. Here is a clip...
- Tags: Mr., Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- No e-commerce worries here? Amazon doubles earnings
- Updated: Amazon's second quarter earnings doubled from a year ago as sales jumped 41 percent and executives said that the e-tailer may be benefiting from a slowing economy courtesy of its free shipping deals. On Wednesday, the company reported net income of $158 million, or 37 cents a share,...
- Tags: Jeff Bezos, Quarter, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, E-business, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Express Inventory (exe)
- Express Inventory is professional stock management software for Windows that allows you to manage inventory in one or several locations. When installed with Express Invoice you can create purchase orders to be sent directly to a vendor. This free Inventory management software allows you to manage stock levels thought categories,...
- Tags: Stock, Inventory, NCH Software, Investment, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- Apple earnings call fuels rumor mill
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Apple's Q2 report. Topics include new products for the school year, possible price drops, and whether the status of Steve Jobs' health should be disclosed to investors.
- Tags: Apple Inc., Earnings, Financial Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Apple
- Videos 2008-07-22
- Yahoo: Microhoo, Icahn drama cost us $22 million; Economy soft
- The Carl Icahn proxy battle and Microsoft buyout drama appears to have been a slight distraction for Yahoo, which is seeing slowing display ad demand amid a weak economy. Yahoo on Tuesday reported second quarter net income of $131 million, or 9 cents a share, on revenue of...
- Tags: Revenue, Jerry Yang, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale
- updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...
- Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Mayor: Cleantech leaders are finding their way to San Jose
- The great thing about visiting my brother and his family in San Jose is that there is almost always a business reason for me to be here. I used my latest trip ending tomorrow to catch up with the mayor of San Jose, Chuck Reed, about his city's aggressive green...
- Tags: San Jose, Leader, Clean Technology, Capital Structures, Finance, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Investors give Apple the cold shoulder
- Apple stock plunges 10% in after hours trading following record quarter. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple Inc., Investor, Financial Accounting, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Change The Margins (exe)
- Paper usage in the United States is at an all time high. The U.S. pulp industry is the 3rd largest consumer of chlorine, 2nd largest consumer of energy, and the largest consumer of water per ton of product. Why do we care? Well, half the trees cut down in the...
- Tags: U.S., Indiana, E-books, Document Management, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
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