July 22, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The titanic shift in publishing that’s pushed traditional books, magazines and newspapers off their pedestal in favor of electronic copy hit a crescendo this week when Amazon announced that, for the first time, e-books outsold their hardcover competition.
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Tags: Amazon, ebooks, hardover, iPad, Kindle, sales
July 9, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The eBook marketplace just got even more crowded with the entry of a major book-selling player into the market.
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Tags: Borders, ebooks, iPad, online store, readers
June 14, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
A year ago, I bought a 1TB drive for my desktop that I paid an amazing $100 for and figured I wouldn’t need more space for years to come. Today, I’m pondering a 2TB drive for the same price.
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Tags: 2TB, cost, disk, drive
May 20, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Ever wish you could just sit down at the computer and IM your doctor for advice on whether you should be taking an antihistamine or a decongestant for your lousy cold? The chance may be just around the corner.
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Tags: American Well, consult, doctors, online
May 19, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Now that their collective butts have been pulled from the fire of bankruptcy, the auto industry folks might want to pay attention to another little problem coming down the proverbial pike (pun intended). What to watch for? Hackers who can disable auto systems.
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Tags: automobiles, computer, hacking, study, University of California at San Diego, University of Washington
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
March 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
In its glory days, nobody ever thought eBay would hit a slump — especially not in a recession when everybody needs a good deal or wants to unload stuff and raise cash. But eBay did, slump that is, in recent months. And with profits sinking and its market share shrinking, the company’s recasting its online presence: It’s going green.
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Tags: Ebay, green, Greenpeace, marketing, technology
March 3, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Waiting for the cost of e-readers to drop before you buy one? You may not have to cool your heels for long.
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Tags: chip, e-reader, Freescale, i.mx508, new, processor
February 23, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
The whole “cell phones cause cancer” argument is beginning to feel a lot like the smoking and cancer dust up that went on decades ago.
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Tags: cancer, cellphones, links, research, smartphones
February 15, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Businesses on the East Coast got a taste of what a small natural disaster can do to productivity and communication when back-to-back blizzards struck. The heroes of the week — besides road crews and power company employees? Companies with telecommuting programs.
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Tags: blizzard, calculator, program, remote, telecommuting, Telework Research Network, workers
