I mentioned an article by Thomas Friedman a week ago that argued that Americans need to be aware that, in his opinion, the world is being reshaped–Globalism 3.0–by technology so much that it’s not just a small world anymore, it’s a flat world. People, economies, and labor supplies aren’t "on the other side of the world," they’re right next door. ...
Read More »Why I love my Local Library
Not only does my local library have a nice little Web site. They also offer free Wi-Fi and a nice selection of PC’s to use. The really cool part to me is that they also offer a bunch of PC’s running LindowsOS. If you don’t know what that is, it’s the world’s easiest to use Desktop Linux. No really those ...
Read More »CLUED IN ON CHARITY
Foundation Source, a Fairfield, Conn.-based company that offers turnkey services for financial advisors, has come up with "The Gifting Game", a board game that engages the family in philanthropy. The objective of the game is to help the family decide how best to allocate a limited pool of funds to a group of charities selected by family members. Participants soon ...
Read More »Good Article re: Docs & PDA Usage
Last month Forrester Research released the findings from its latest survey. Some of the interesting information that stands out includes: U.S. physicians are five times as likely as general consumers to use handheld computers, but less than a third of physicians who have mobile electronic medical records actually use them. Medical residents formed the group most fond of their PDAs, ...
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