(copy)right And Wrong - 6-15-2006

Digitizing books and making them available online to everybody is a good thing. Or is it? Say you write a book. Say someone illicitly obtains a digitized copy and posts it on the Internet. Thousands of people download your book — for fr...

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How Google Searches Itself - 9-15-2002

Google has become one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley by helping millions of Internet users search the Web smarter and faster. But how does this wildly popular search engine find the new ideas that will keep its business moving forward? By “googling” itself.

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Time Traveling - 10-1-2008

In the new novel by Allison Winn Scotch, one woman goes back to her past to discover what might have been.

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10 To Watch - 2-1-2004

they're leading MCI and the SEC, building smart chips and supercomputers and spacecraft. they're 10 people who should be on your radar screen this year.

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Powering Down - 4-15-2009

One of the dirty little secrets of our networked, computerized “new economy” is that it actually uses an awful lot of old-fashioned power, most of which comes from coal and other polluting sources. The data centers that make search engines, online shopping, and long-distance business collaboration possible use 40 times more energy than regular office buildings, sucking up one to two percent of the nation’s electricity.

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The Social Hour - 8-15-2008

Aree-mail, text messaging, social-networking sites, and the dinosaur ofcommunication — the plain old cell phone — enough to make you feel adequately connected these days?

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Where Was That Photo Taken Again? - 10-15-2008

It was only a matter of time before technology eventually improved upon those blurry time-and-date stamps that so frequently label our snapshots as having been taken several years in the future. Granted, the new digital application called geotagging may not offer such time-traveling possibilities, but it does promise to change the way we collect, store, and view our media.

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Executive Reading - 8-1-2003

PURPLE PROSE What do Tombstone frozen pizzas, the Postal Service’s Zip+4 campaign, killer search engine Google, and Starbucks have in common? According to SETH GODIN, bestselling author of Permission Marketing, all are p...

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Who’s Your Guru? - 4-15-2005

Giant global management consulting company Accenture has compiled a list of the Top 50 Business Gurus — you know, those A-list authors, entrepreneurs, and other experts who spend their lives dishing out wisdom on the lecture circuit. The “clout rati...

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Your Inner Picasa - 7-1-2005

There’s a nifty — and free — new photo-management suite from the inventive folks at Google. Picasa 2.0 scans your system and arranges all your digitals in chronological order. But the editing goodies are the real story. Straighten photos, adjust hig...

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The Rundown - 11-15-2005

Joggers like to go the distance. But they also like to know the distance. Which is why the cool site www.gmap pedometer­.com comes in handy - it uses Google Maps to give runners the rundown on their routes. With just a f...

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All For One… and One Swiss Army Knife–like Gadget For All - 6-15-2008

Gadgets - All for One - and one Swiss Army knife - like gadget for all.

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Me Versus Wii - 9-15-2008

When I decided to test out the new Wii Fit game system, I was sure a computer had nothing on me. I highly underestimated the power of technology.

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Cape Cod - 5-15-2009

I HAVEN’T TALKED to Aunt Patti in several years, not since Granny, her sister, began suffering severely from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and consequently forgot who most of us were. Growing up, I saw her only when she stopped by Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a day or two and visited Granny; she always demanded beans and corn bread for dinner because they reminded her of home. Otherwise, I came to know her mostly through Granny’s memories. That’s not surprising, though, because Aunt Patti, better known as Patti Page, the Singing Rage -- one of the best-selling artists in music history -- was a busy girl.

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Achieve Success by Building Your Personal Brand - 6-15-2009

Wake up and smell the industrial revolution. While it might not have the same ring as Coca-Cola or Google, your own name is an equally important brand. In today’s constantly shifting marketplace, where more people are competing for fewer positions, put yourself in harried employers’ shoes and ask, what makes you stand out from the crowd? Granted, chest-thumping egotism remains as distasteful as ever, but 2009’s most successful professionals recognize a simple principle that advertisers grasped long ago: In modern society’s hyperkinetic, visually oriented culture, how you package and present yourself speaks volumes. Here’s how, with little cost and effort, you can multiply personal equity tenfold.

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App Mania - 7-1-2009

With iPhone applications flying off the shelves, er, server (the App Store reached more than one billion downloads in nine months), there’s little doubt that apps are the iPhone’s best friend. And with 25,000-plus apps to choose from, there’s a little something for everyone, including our favorite -- the road warrior! Download these eight handy little programs, and everything you need to know to keep you on the go will be right in the palm of your hand.

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Bad Hair Days - 3-1-2005

I can't say I am thrilled to learn that hair is back in the news. There is nothing good about hair when it makes headlines. The last time I remember hearing about hair was in 1993. That was when President Clinton reportedly closed down air traffic at...

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Passage To India - 3-15-2005

Following the high-tech outsourcing boom, many American expatriates are making the move to Bangalore for work. Aside from steady employment, such relocation offers a variety of privileges — and the experience of a lifetime. The Leela Pa...

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