Hacking, Cyber-Bullying, and Software Licenses

Q:When is Microsoft just like your wife? A:When they nag you into doing something you don’t want to do.

Did all my female readers just unsubscribe? Come back; I didn’t mean it. That was just the easiest and most-universally…

Rumor: Barack Obama is a Pimp. ACORN Runs His Hookers

WHAT?????

With President Obama’s every breath going through the latest round of overexposure reserved for the most powerful man on Earth, let’s take a side trip: Did you know that President Obama’s favorite…

Business is Like Marriage. Both Change.

No, I’m not about to say I think marriage is an archaic institution, or rant against it in any way. In fact, I believe in marriage, and not just in a “we need to do this so we can have children and not create social issues” way.

The Business Change That Is Social Media

Imagine you’re in business, and you want to keep in touch with all your clients, friends, contractors, and everyone else you’ve ever touched. What do you do, write a newsletter? Do you mail that? Does anyone read it?

Blog. Create Business Change. Nobody Reads You. Get Fired!

Did you hear the one about the blogger who lost his job because not enough people were reading his words?

It’s not actually a new idea. The companies that aggregate blogs figured out quickly that if…

Loans? Insurance? Computer Care? Where Do They Connect?

Imagine someone asked you to completely change the way you do business. Then they offered you insurance to make sure that the business changes you were taking on would work. Would you do it?

Young People Aren’t As Smart As Older People

OK, I actually think the opposite is true. With respect to growing research showing a decline in mental faculties at some point, age doesn’t determine intelligence one bit.

Business Change: US Government Mandates How Bandwidth Providers Work

And so it Begins. Or Ends. Or Begins to End . . .

Does the company from which you get your internet access have the right to decide what you get or how fast certain things get to you…

Computers Care That They Killed Newspapers

OK, So Computers Don’t Care that the ongoing demise of the printed word is their fault. The Internet doesn’t care either. But there sure is a lot of talk about this kind of change floating around lately!

Where’s Net Neutrality? Google’s Business Change Kills It

Sounds like fait accompli, does it not? Google enacts one form of business change or another pretty much every day, and every one of their changes puts someone else out of business. Yesterday, they outdid themselves.

Labor Day Musings: Are Labor Unions Obsolete?

Here’s the answer (from The Answer Guy): NO.

Here’s the reasoning: as much as I love the idea of capitalism (and I practice it, thank you very much), it serves only the big guy. Trickle-down doesn’t work.

What is SPAM? Don’t Ask Digg. Or Gizmodo Readers.

It’s a topic that continues to fascinate me: When does talking about yourself become SPAM?

I purposely pose the question using those exact words, and start by acknowledging all the smart people whose answer is that one…

Broken Education Models, Business Change, and Computer Care

I hate textbooks. I hate pedagoguery. And I’m having a hard time finding a way through that in a world where computers and the Internet play such a large role.

Paycheck? Not At Wal-Mart. Here’s Your Debit Card!

I love computers. I especially love how they make my life easier, and I’m willing to pay for the privilege. For example, most of our clients pay us via PayPal, which has the effect of us not having to go to the bank (not to mention cutting…

Has President Barack Obama Offered Health Care Reform?

“YOU’RE A LIAR”

OK, so that clown has had his moment in the sun under the magnifying glass. Let’s move on.