[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] March is here, and all around the country basketball fans are filling out brackets in office pools, hoping that their predictions are the right ones. The phenomenon has grown so big that financial icon Warren Buffett has bought into the excitement. His company is running the office pool…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Yesterday I received a call from someone who contacted me based on a recommendation from one of my clients. Seems the subject of Dropbox had come up in one of their meetings. This client was looking for a way to share project assets with an array of people…
Sometimes it’s hard not being Facebook. At least, it is if you are also considered a social media site. In early 2016 Shares of LinkedIn fell 30% after the online network targeting business people posted a fourth-quarter loss—and forecast 2016 to be weaker than prior expectations. Twitter reported a loss of $90m for the last…
It was the salvo heard round the tech world: United States Magistrate Sheri Pym ruled that Apple must write code to assist the FBI in breaking the code protecting an iPhone. But this is not just any iPhone— it’s the device that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple has so far refused to…
If you’re planning on visiting the campaign site for Jeb Bush, you may be in for a surprise. Although most users might assume the former Florida governor’s official campaign website would be his name – JebBush.com – they would be wrong. The correct answer? Jeb2016.com. Using Jeb’s full name will bring you to a surprising…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Some forty miles south of Lexington you’ll find the town of Berea, Kentucky– population 13,561 as of the 2010 census. The census also tells us that the city is just a little over 9 square miles—it’s not a large place. Those familiar with the area might tell you…
After the warm weather this winter, cold has hit with a vengeance in the more northerly states in the US. One of my relatives above the frost belt was telling me to be happy I lived in South Florida—turns out they lost water to their house over the weekend because the water at the meter…
The re-capture of Mexican drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán made news worldwide. Guzmán had long ago become well known as head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, and then for his conviction in Mexico for drug trafficking, criminal association, and bribery. But it was ‘El Chapo’s’ escape in 2015 that captured the attention of the…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Sure, headlines may call you the “most hated man in America,” but when Donald Trump is able to get away with calling you a “spoiled brat,” it may be time to re-evaluate your business plans. Well, not YOU. Unless you’re Martin Shkreli, the “Pharma Bro” boy wonder who…
Many who grew up in the 1970’s will remember the television series “The Six Million Dollar Man.” The narration sets the stage for the stories to come: Steve Austin, astronaut, was severely injured in an aviation accident. However, the injuries to his legs, right arm and left eye were repaired with in a cutting-edge $6M…