August 30, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
In a recent column on SearchCIO.com, contributor and CIO Niel Nickolaisen pondered whether IT chargebacks are worth the trouble. His conclusion:
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Tags: chargebacks, CIO, Headwaters Inc., IT, Niel Nickolaisen
July 21, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The financial juggernaut that is Apple continues unabated by minor blips like the iPhone 4 antennae and fears that the iPad’s phenomenal popularity might eat away at Mac sales.
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Tags: Apple, earnings, iPad, iphone, ipod, macs, third quater
July 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Your company’s road warriors now have a simple, cheap solution to taking credit card payments in the field using just their mobile phone or PDA. The catch: The service is being offered by AT&T.
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Tags: Apriva, AprivaPay, AprivaPay Professional, AT&T, credit card, mobile phone, payment
May 18, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Looks like there’s some optimism out there in IT land — at least when it comes to the economy. Industry analysts are anticipating healthy growth in spending this year, and it’s likely that the folks who created the recession will be the ones helping spend our way out of it.
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Tags: banking, Gartner, IT spending, securities, segments
May 17, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Wanna make money on the Internet? A great target would be folks with never-ending need for stuff, disposable time on their hands for shopping and a propensity to acquire vast amounts of merchandise for the folks who depend on them.
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Tags: coupons, deals, Juice in the City, moms
April 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Desperate for that tax refund? If you’re wondering where it is in the Federal pipeline (or more precisely, discharge pipe) there’s a way to track down the money that’s as simple as logging onto your computer.
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Tags: check, IRS, online, refund, status, Web site
April 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Looking for some solid proof that the recession’s fading and the economy’s bouncing back? Check out one of the tech industry’s lagging indicators — the video gaming segment — for some good news on the bad downturn.
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Tags: March, Nintendo, sales, Video gaming, Wii, X-Box
April 16, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Paypal may have started as a way for amateur merchants to accept credit card payments for online auction items, but these days it’s not uncommon to find businesses that use the service to get paid by customers or clients. What are the up and down sides to the practice?
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Tags: business, online, payments, PayPal, professional services
April 13, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
One of the basic premises of making lots of money is you’ve gotta be able to do something other folks can’t — or more often, won’t. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s embracing this business strategy to resurrect its dying readership with a new online tactic:
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Tags: Philadelphia Inquirer, philly.com, sports betting
April 6, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Most of us work for businesses that are increasingly cost-conscious — some might even say penny pinching. So it’s not surprising to learn about cutbacks on all sorts of things — including ink.
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Tags: Arial, cartridges, Century Gothic, ink, less, money, printer, save, University of Wisconsin Green Bay