Today I am going to make up questions from imaginary readers and then answer them in a Q & A format. For those of you keeping track, this does indeed mean I’ve gone completely bananas. Then again, I’m starting to think that’s what you expect from these Friday posts. Here goes. Q: Seriously, are you
Read More...The PeopleSoft Technology Blog has another detailed rundown about another popular feature-set coming in PeopleTools 8.52: flexible, customizable feeds. Matthew Haavisto writes: There are some new features coming in PeopleTools 8.52 that will make creating and managing Feeds in PeopleSoft easier and more useful. This is provided through several enhancements to the Feed Publishing Framework. Namely,
Read More...Allan Guei, a 3.0 GPA-carrying Compton high school senior, was selected for his school’s free throw competition. The top prize? $40,000. Guei won the contest by a single basket and bagged himself $40,000 at 18 years old. But that’s not the story. This is the story: In the weeks following the March free-throw competition, Guei
Read More...Buckle up, because the adults are out of the office right now and I have lots of finger energy. I am not kidding. So. I learned something today. The actual, serious, legally-binding, no-BS term for removing a heir from one’s will is called: cutting heirs. Can you believe that? Well, you shouldn’t. This is an outright
Read More...Florian Mueller over at FOSS Patents: Judge Alsup — the federal judge presiding over this litigation — attaches a great deal of importance to that particular document. At a recent hearing, he essentially said that a good trial lawyer would just need that document “and the Magna Carta” (arguably the origin of common law) to win this case
Read More...Delaney writes: What I am saying is that I believe in me, and I believe in you and I believe in elbow grease, objectivity and history. Did you see the recession coming? Did it announce itself and tell you the date it would arrive? No, it did not. Nor will recovery. So quit whining. Pessimism is
Read More...It’s Friday, and that means I get to answer the hundreds of reader emails I don’t get. From anyone. Ever. So what I do is sit around on Thursday night and send emails to myself from ancient, forgotten email accounts, then I answer them. Sad and pathetic? Yes. Sociopathic? Probably. But how many well-written, inquisitive
Read More...Interesting take on the future landscape of IT jobs, as seen by Jason Hiner over at ZDNet’s Between the Lines. Hiner says: More and more of traditional software has moved to the web, or at least to internal servers and served through a web browser. Many technophobic Baby Boomers have left the workforce and been
Read More...Rocky Agrawal, reporting for TechCrunch: This morning American Express is launching a new deals platform in partnership with Facebook that should make big waves in the payments and offers space. Winners: Facebook, American Express, small businesses Losers: Groupon, LivingSocial, Google, foursquare, VISA, MasterCard With the new platform, merchants will be able to target deals at American
Read More...Last week, I talked to you about Charleston, South Carolina and the very real chance that you would burst into flame if you dared walk outside. I’m happy to say that I have returned uncombusted and in fact with a report of perhaps the best singular meal I’ve ever eaten. So yes, here I’m going
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