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When photographer Beth Perkins entered the salt mines at Redmond Minerals in central Utah, she had a problem. Other than the headlamps worn by mine... Read more
Microsoft Turns Up The Heat on Yahoo!
In case you missed it over the weekend, Microsoft has sent a very public letter to Yahoo's board of directors giving them three weeks to work out a deal t... Read more
Rumor Mill: Microsoft Stores?
It's just a rumor folks. So, take it with a grain of salt. But, I can't let this one pass by without comment. Apparantly, the 'softies in Redmond are thin... Read more
High Concept: This Phone's for You
The next great advance in wireless? One word: plastics. Read more
High Concept: This Phone's for You
The next great advance in wireless? One word: plastics. Read more
Life After Vista: My First Glimmer of Hope
I don't know about you. But I'm still so disgruntled with Microsoft for being put in this upgrade no-users land trying to avoid Vista at all costs that I'... Read more
Weekend Bytes
Who says Microsoft doesn't have a sense of humor... This is why I love youtube and other similar sites. Mic... Read more
Microsoft Office 2010 Confirmed
Actually, the folks in Redmond prefer code name Office 14. Windows 7 and Office 14; there's something mathematically soothing about that. Althoug... Read more
Still Waiting For Windows 7 Preinstallation Kits
We still have well over a month (October 22nd) until the launch of Windows 7. However, that is not a lot of time if your job involves laying the groundwor... Read more
The Buck Stopped Here
Soaring business costs in California were driving Buck Knives to the brink. The company regained its edge by dismantling its factory--and putting it back tog... Read more
Guess When Microsoft Office 2010 Is Coming Out?
As we used to say during my local news days; here's a penetrating look into the obvious. Microsoft is finally giving out some firm details on its ... Read more
Complete Rules of Entrepreneurship
The new rules of starting up. Plus, analyzing the start-up "blubble"—yes, blubble—and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Microsoft In Denial About Vista
Bill Gates was the opening keynote address for this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas - perhaps for the last time (I suspect that's the Rollin... Read more
Ugly Dolls, Tesla Motors, and Biz Lessons from Big Poppa
Ugly dolls, beautiful business. The Los Angeles Times has... Read more
Has Microsoft Lost Its Mind
Microsoft is keeping mum on this one, so far, of course. But according to Darrel Ward, a Dell product manager from its business client program (in other w... Read more
Getting Your Corporate Site Internet Explorer 8 Compliant
I guess Microsoft hasn't given us all enough agida with Windows Vista. Internet Explo... Read more
Fire Starter
Inventor/entrepreneur has big plans for his revolutionary cookout grill. Read more
Microsoft's Sharper Focus on SMB
Microsoft this week unveiled two new online software services meant to capitalize on the flourishing Internet ad market now dominated by the likes of Goog... Read more
Expos Exposed
A seasoned expo attendee looks at the trade shows now offered in cyberspace. The verdict? There's no substitute for good, old-fashioned, face-to-face network... Read more
Is It Possible to Bypass Vista?
Apparantly, some of the largest companies in the world are trying to do just that; sit this cycle out, so to speak. Microsoft typically releases a... Read more
Pay-as-You-Go with Cloud Computing
Some of the biggest names in computing have been targeting small and mid-sized businesses with “cloud computing” services – also known as utility compu... Read more
I Changed My Mind
Today's posting was going to be about the new round of rumors about Apple possibly launching an iPhone Nano just in time for holiday shoppers (and fourth ... Read more
Another Reason Microsoft, HP, and Dell Are In Trouble
It's not just the so-called "Post-PC" era that is kicking the backsides of Microsoft, HP, and Dell; it's the dramatic shift in the server market too. ... Read more
How I Learned to Love Middle Managers
I hoped to create a utopian workplace. Instead, I caused an employee revolt. Read more
Superpoking Bill Gates
Ten questions we'd like to ask Microsoft's founder about his company's play for Facebook. Read more
Why 20 Million of You Can't Be Wrong
A long-time Inc . contributor surveys the current entrepreneurial scene and reports his findings. How do things look? Well, one answer might be "Neve... Read more
Upstarts: ASPs
Say good-bye to software as we know it and hello to ASP start-ups. Read more
Upstarts: ASPs
Say good-bye to software as we know it and hello to ASP start-ups. Read more
How to Collect from Anyone (Even Enron)
Thirty ways to get paid within 30 days. Read more
The Ride of Your Life
Trouble's inevitable. What do you do when a crisis hits? Take advantage of it -- and hang on tight. Read more
Meet the Bill Gates of Ghana
Brash, ambitious, and optimistic, Herman Chinery-Hesse has already accomplished what many considered impossible -- building a thriving tech business in his n... Read more
On the Wired Front
Looking for low-cost real estate, plenty of bandwidth, and a terrific quality of life? These blue-collar communities are designing their own high-tech networ... Read more
On the Wired Front
Looking for low-cost real estate, plenty of bandwidth, and a terrific quality of life? These blue-collar communities are designing their own high-tech networ... Read more
Inside the Smartest Little Company in America
Whit Alexander and Richard Tait, founders of Cranium Inc., had never run a business before. But they did have one thing going for them: brains. That's why th... Read more
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