It's common for us to address our computers using hand gestures, although many convey frustration and may involve a single finger. In the future, however, sign language could become an effective way of surfing the Web, managing files or manipulating virtual objects on screen. [More]
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Feed SubscriptionEdmodo, A "Facebook For Schools," Chalks Up API To Become Classroom Platform
Digital adoption in schools has been slow because of the overhead involved. That changes today.
Read More »Why Small Businesses Should Be Early Adopters
In a fast-changing world, get ahead by upgrading your technology for these four processes. As a successful small business owner in 2012, there is no doubt you've been smart in running your operation. You've made it through some difficult times and that requires organization, a solid business model, and an ability to adapt
Read More »5 Tips to Turbocharge Your Business
The recession is ending. Will you be ready?
Read More »5 Tech Rules Entrepreneurs Should Live By
How you use technology not only reflects on you personally, but also on your company and its reputation. We now have the possibility to be connected continually: text messages, emails, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn… all of which can be accessed from our smartphones, our iPads, our computers
Read More »Jot Once, Remember Anywhere: The Best Tools For Universal Note-Taking
Your notes to yourself are a precious thing. These tools let you write quick and find ideas later, wherever you are.
Read More »What Does The Perfect Mobile Interface Look Like? (Don’t Ask Siri)
Why we’re still waiting for the perfect mobile interface. Illustration by Robert Samuel Hanson Shortly after the iPhone 4S went on sale this fall, its marquee feature, the Siri voice assistant, sparked a heated debate in the tech world: Was Siri a great computing interface, or was it the greatest?
Read More »Zappos’ Security Breach: Are You Next?
The hackers didn't get credit card information but what they did get is potentially more dangerous. Don't let it happen to your business. Inc.
Read More »Generation Flux: DJ Patil
Our profile of DJ Patil, Data Scientist at Greylock Partners. His career includes being a researcher at Los Alamos, a Defense Department fellow, a virtual librarian for Iraq, a web-security architect for eBay, and head of a data team at LinkedIn, where his team created "People You May Know." @font-face { font-family: 'FCKaiserCondWebRegular'; src: url('/sites/all/themes/fc_v1/scripts/mod2011/fckaiser-cond-web-regular-webfont.eot'); src: url('/sites/all/themes/fc_v1/scripts/mod2011/fckaiser-cond-web-regular-webfont.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'), url('/sites/all/themes/fc_v1/scripts/mod2011/fckaiser-cond-web-regular-webfont.woff') format('woff'), url('/sites/all/themes/fc_v1/scripts/mod2011/fckaiser-cond-web-regular-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'), url('/sites/all/themes/fc_v1/scripts/mod2011/fckaiser-cond-web-regular-webfont.svg# FCKaiserCondWebRegular') format('svg'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; } .kaiser, .kaiser a {font-family: 'FCKaiserCondWebRegular', Helvetica, sans-serif !important; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height:1; font-size:40px!important;color:#333!important; text-decoration:underline;} .kaiser a:hover {color:#666!important;} .kaiser {text-decoration:none;font-size:30px!important;} .sidebox {float:right;border:1px solid #e6e6e6;background-color:#fafafa!important;width:200px;padding:5px;margin:0px 0px 10px 10px;} .sidebox a {color:#e80681;font-weight:bold;} .sidebox p {font-size:13px;} .bottombox {background:#f2f2f2;border:1px solid #d8d8d8;padding:15px;} .bottombox img {display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;width:50px;height:50px;padding:6px;} .bottombox a {display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;width:70px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2em; color:#e8007e;font-weight:bold;} Photo by Brooke Nipar DJ Patil pulls a two-foot-long metal bar from his backpack .
Read More »Facebook Puts Friends In A Benz
Soon, you'll be able to use Facebook in your Mercedes-Benz. (You roll in a Benzo, right?) Is Facebook suffering from "mission creep"?
Read More »Cyber Crime: Are You a Target?
Hackers stole credit card data from 200 businesses over three years and racked up $3 million in bogus charges. Don't think it can't happen to you.
Read More »Sexy Santa In Demand As Laptop Nation Takes To The Officeless Holiday Office Party
It may sound like an existential koan--how does one without an office attend an office party?--but in an increasingly freelance, telecommuting world, for many people this is actually a very real consideration. Now, pass the punch and let the mistletoe dangle. On a recent evening in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, a group of revelers gathered to partake in a tradition as old as desks: The office holiday party.
Read More »One Kings Lane’s Doug Mack Makes Every Home A Castle
If logic had anything to do with it, One Kings Lane , the online shop with daily deals on luxe home furnishings, wouldn’t have made it beyond a friendly conversation about the dearth of destinations to shop for décor between founders Alison Pincus and Susan Feldman. In 2009, U.S. home prices were in free-fall and foreclosures hit record highs as delinquent loans piled up
Read More »When to Spend & When to Save
These 3 questions will help you make sure you're managing your money well. When you're a business owner, choosing when to spend and when to save is a crucial decision that can either lead to hard financial times or a huge leap forward. This point was made crystal clear during my first year in business at Metal Mafia, which I started in 2004.
Read More »Forget The Stock Market; Invest In Yourself
I often hear from business owners requesting financial advice--as in, “Where should I put my money?
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