Small Business Tech:  Economic stimulus for small businesses
Remember back in 2005 when the government provided tax incentives for businesses, known as the "write off your SUV" act? The deal applied to the purchase of all business equipment, but the special SUV writeoffs got the headlines. Many jumped into that, although record oil prices must have made some SUV buyers wish the incentives were for a Prius. Now the deal is back, but few people have noticed.
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Gearhead:  How big boys boost cellular signals
Gibbs takes a look at a serious solution to his lousy cellular reception, a cellular signal repeater, and is more than impressed, he’s ecstatic!
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Backspin:  Tough times and risk management
Think the economy is bad now? Hah! You're looking at five to 10 years until things turn around. So, if you're in it for the long haul what can you do? Gibbs has some thoughts about the value of risk management.
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Eye on the Carriers:  Service-level agreements no longer enough
Longtime readers know I’m a fanatic about service-level agreements. I regularly advise clients about SLA best practices, negotiation and enforcement strategies. And we talk often about how to develop service-level management and monitoring infrastructure that ensures that carriers live up to their promises.
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'Net Buzz:  You've been 'synergy-related headcount restructured'
Even the word layoff is a euphemism, when you think about it. Yes, it can serve to draw a distinction between budget-based and performance-based termination, but not many laid-off workers get recalled to their old jobs these days; "laid off" pretty much means you're fired.
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Cool Tools:  BlackBerry Bold hits speed bumps
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 with AT&T service, the first BlackBerry to support HSPDA high-speed wireless networks, has a redesigned interface that is easy to use, and adds applications such as a music player, digital camera and video player.
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User View:  The poetry of departure
In the novel "From Russia with Love", author Ian Fleming describes the waiting platform for the Orient Express as throbbing with the "tragic poetry of departure". The phrase aptly describes the feelings we have when we separate from friends or family. Whether we are the ones boarding the train or the ones standing on the platform watching others depart, the act of departure often brings feelings of emptiness, loneliness, and sadness.
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