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Where Word Processors Fall Short

The inability to lay out the multiple pages of one document as you would on a desk. The current generation of word processors, quite frankly, sucks at enabling this. Why? Because when storage was scarce, deleting useless stuff was an … Continue reading

02. February 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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ViralHeat Heads Towards Social Buying

Human Intent’s algorithm uses sentiment, language and predictive analysis to identify updates where social media users are, for instance, complaining about their current product or checking for feedback about a new brand, thus indicating they are in a process of … Continue reading

31. January 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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>$1M Strategically Defaulting

No moral qualms (though that garbage is pushed on the lower tiers with some gusto). “I haven’t made a payment in two years,” he says. “It was business decision. It was an easy decision. I have a property worth six … Continue reading

31. January 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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$69 Open Source iTouch-like Device

Microtouch. Why not build your own touch-screen device, with your own apps, all on open source hardware and using open source tools? OK, it can’t play MP3s, but it does have a 320×240 TFT color display with resistive touch screen, … Continue reading

27. January 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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Non-Profit Model Amongst NFL Corruption

Didn’t learn that the Green Bay Packers are a non-profit entity until this article. Good parts: In 1923, the Packers were just another hardscrabble team on the brink of bankruptcy. Rather than fold they decided to sell shares to the … Continue reading

27. January 2011 by Shlok Vaidya
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