This is an amusing outlook on what drives an economy… According to a recent article in Newsday, “Democratic presidential candidates argued Saturday night that organized labor is an essential part of the nation’s economy…” Hmm, I can certainly understand the
Category: Business
Journalistic Mistakes
An interesting article in American Thinker where Randall Hoven has organized a list of journalistic mistakes. He has captured over 60 transgressions from the past 10 years, including the most recent, Scott Beauchamp who invented stories about soldiers in Iraq, and
How to Avoid Speeding Tickets
For those of you that insist on driving faster than the speed limit, there is an interesting posting on the AutoBlog, which describes the best ways to get out of a ticket… “One of the best ways of getting out
More Bad News for Microsoft Vista
This is for son Leonard… PCLaunch notes that the popularity of Windows XP is still making things difficult for Vista. Now Vista has again suffered a major setback, with Lenovo (Olympic 2008′ official sponsor) installing XP on it’s machines to
Chinese Copycat & Counterfeit Products
A very interesting story in Popular Science about the Chinese “product cloning industry”.
Privacy and Cell Phones
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I try to be fairly respectful of not talking on my cell phone in public places (there is nothing worse than someone using a cell phone on a full elevator). This
Is Diversity a Good Thing?
I happen to be an engineer that believes in “portfolio theory“, also known as “don’t put all of your eggs in one basket”. In reality, portfolio theory is based on the financial principle of spreading risk by having a diversified
Windows Vista Receiving Less Consideration
As Gomer Pyle used to say “Surprise, Surprise!” According to a recent article in Computerworld, “Fewer businesses are now considering the move to Windows Vista than seven months ago…”
Visit to Muir Woods and Napa Valley
Chris and I are on a business trip to Northern California again and we arranged to visit Muir Woods and some of the wineries in the Napa Valley. We started our day with a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge
Congressman Hobson Tennis Event
Yesterday, we participated in the 3rd Annual Congressman Hobson Golf & Tennis event. We had nine employees from Renaissance along with a couple of staffers from the Congressman’s office participating in a round-robin doubles tennis tournament at the Springfield Country