Go figure: focusing on a dozen things poorly, running from fragmented job to fragmented job, trying to shift mindsets from tactical to strategic and struggling to figure out where you left a certain task might have long-term negative effects. After jumping through the mental hoops, the researchers found that the heavy multimedia users were at
Read More...Apple PR: “Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, investing his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to help make Apple successful,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Unfortunately, as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as an Apple Board member will be significantly diminished,
Read More...I knew smoking was expensive, but this ridiculous: MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – A New Hampshire man says he swiped his debit card at a gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over 23 quadrillion dollars. Josh Muszynski (Moo-SIN’-ski) checked his account online a few hours later and saw the 17-digit number
Read More...Let’s just put it this way: PeopleSoft 9.1 a hot topic right now. If our webserver logs are to be believed, a huge portion of our readership is very interested in what enhancements will be in the upcoming release of PeopleSoft Financials 9.1. Well, I am happy to say that Oracle has published the release
Read More...I think this news, simply translated, means the iPhone won’t be announced on Verizon as soon as many hoped it would: There is still no official word about when or if Verizon Wireless will ever get Apple’s iPhone, but the wireless operator has confirmed it will be getting the Palm Pre early next year. The
Read More...Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO: This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our "solution" to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles. It is wholly self-inflicted, and we deserve the criticism we’ve received. We will use the
Read More...If you’ll allow us a quick moment of self-indulgence: we’re thrilled to announce that we have achieved Certified Advantage Partner (CAP) within the Oracle PartnerNetwork ecosystem. This comes after making Certified Partner (CP) last year and redoubling our efforts to make Certified Advantage Partner (CAP) this year. MiPro achieved CAP status by excelling in two
Read More...Brandweek’s Todd Wasserman reporting on the sharp decline in Tylenol’s brand buzz following the FDA’s warning that acetaminophen, in particular, has been linked to liver damage: The firm, whose BrandIndex polls 5,000 U.S. adults daily on brand perception, found Tylenol’s negative buzz grew in a very short amount of time. On June 25, the brand’s
Read More...Finally, the silence is officially broken from the medical establishment itself (PDF): I am pleased to confirm today, with the patient’s permission, that Steve Jobs received a liver transplant at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in partnership with the University of Tennessee in Memphis. Mr. Jobs underwent a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for
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