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What’s in a name … and what isn’t? John Maynard Keynes
5 September 2011 – 18:20 | No Comment

David M. Brinley for The Washington Post
What does it mean to be Keynesian? It was the British economist John Maynard Keynes who declared that when, like today, economic growth grinds to a standstill and businesses …

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Flatten the raised numbers on credit cards?
13 June 2009 – 19:32 | No Comment
Flatten the raised numbers on credit cards?

Reader Dale Bengston has a really good question:
David, I just watched your Andy Rooney spoof, and it got me thinking about my own technology pet peeves.
Why are we still squinting to read those raised numbers …

meta-iPod – the iTunes Cleaner
11 June 2009 – 12:27 | No Comment
meta-iPod – the iTunes Cleaner

meta-iPod, the iTunes Cleaner can clean up an iTunes library with as many features as a Swiss Army Knife. From recovering ratings and play counts from your iPod to tracking down files or folders gone …

Top 10 must-have Firefox extensions, 2009 Edition
10 June 2009 – 23:35 | No Comment
Top 10 must-have Firefox extensions, 2009 Edition

Last time we compiled our must-have Firefox extensions, it was two years (and one browser version) ago. Our new list keeps some, tosses others, and remains our go-to, Grandmaster list of the best Firefox add-ons.
All …

The top premium WordPress themes on the web
10 June 2009 – 10:19 | No Comment
The top premium WordPress themes on the web

Nothing beats the thrill of starting a new site on the web. You have fresh ideas, your thoughts are wide open, and you’re ready to fill a brand-new site up with all your vision.
via WordPress …

New iPhone stars in Apple’s show
9 June 2009 – 15:37 | No Comment
New iPhone stars in Apple’s show

Apple offered its devoted fans their periodic supply of catnip on Monday with a new version of the iPhone, called the iPhone 3G S.Apple announced some things that were characteristically Apple: more, better, faster features …

Buy iPhone Apps outside iTunes
14 May 2009 – 16:45 | No Comment
Buy iPhone Apps outside iTunes

This is an independent iPhone Apps site: Rock Your Phone.

Do you want to test Microsoft Office 2010?
12 May 2009 – 17:30 | No Comment
Do you want to test Microsoft Office 2010?

Home – Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview.
If you’re interested in testing the next release of Office, you can register for the program as well, over at the Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview Registration page.

Windows 7 RC installed
8 May 2009 – 13:23 | No Comment

Installed Windows 7 RC yesterday after reading this Lifehacker post.
Absolutely no problems so far – works like a charm.