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How to Run an Effective Meeting
Have you ever sat though a pointless meeting and calculated just how much money was being wasted as a dozen well-paid professionals zoned out around a deathly boring conference table? Make Every Meeting Matter — or Don't Meet at All Goal:...
Tags: Team management, Cyrus Farivar, effective meeting, motivation, team, e-mail, knowledge
Articles 2007-04-09
Shake It Up: Alternative Meeting Strategies
Tired of typical conference-room confabs? Try these creative meeting techniques used by companies like Yahoo!, Ritz Carlton, and Old Navy. Ritz-Carlton Meeting Technique:Start each shift with short stand-up meetings Pros:Quickly disseminates critical information Cons:Not long enough to go in-depth on any...
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Articles 2007-04-09

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Civilization IV takes progress to a new level: strategy game features 3-D graphics and animation.(computer strategy games)(Product/service evaluation)
For history and world affairs buffs, there's something very gratifying about Sid Meier's Civilization IV. The epic series Civilization, from Aspyr Media, lets you create and evolve a civilization from 4000 BC to AD 2050. Civilization IV is a highly conceptual,...
Articles 2006-11-01
Dealmac.(purchasing computer accessories)(Brief article)
I don't like paying any more than I have to for my favorite gadgets. So I was happy to come across the dealmac Web site--a great place to find bargains on hardware and software for your Mac and related gadgets, including digital cameras, iPod accessories, hard drives,...
Articles 2006-11-01
Southwest Airlines' ding.
My family lives in Los Angeles, so I'm often scouring the Web for cheap flights. Usually this involves numerous visits to Southwest Airlines' Web site--almost always the least expensive way to go--looking for good deals. But lately, I've been letting Southwest do the work for me,...
Articles 2006-09-01
Google wows geeks at conference: Mac map makers.(macbeat)(Brief article)
In June, more than 700 cartographers, developers, and entrepreneurs flocked to San Jose for Where 2.0, a conference by publisher O'Reilly on "the future of mapping and local search." I spent a day at the conference checking out the latest technology and was pleased by the...
Articles 2006-09-01
Amazing Mac Mods.(GEEK FACTOR)
Back in the day, clever geeks who wanted to customize a cool piece of hardware hot-rodded their cars. These days, they mod their Macs. In the Mac's sleek exterior, they see an invitation to a little self-expression. Modders love their Macs and iPods so much that they...
Articles 2006-08-01
UC Berkeley on iTunes U.(Our Favorite New Stuff)(Brief article)
In late April, the University of California at Berkeley became the latest addition to the iTunes U program, which lets universities use the iTunes interface for distributing material to students. But unlike most other members of the program, Cal has made many classes and guest lectures...
Articles 2006-08-01
Check it out: widget.(macbeat)
When I need to buy something--whether it's a used toaster or a used Mac--I always check Craigslist first (www.craigslist.org). This classified ad Web site started as an e-mail list in San Francisco in 1995 and now covers more than 120 cities in the United States and 80...
Articles 2006-08-01
Google Calendar.(Our Favorite New Stuff)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
Over the years, Google has become much more than just a search engine. And one of my favorite offshoots is Google Calendar. This online calendar lets you view and add events from any Internet-connected computer--perfect when you're on the road. Perhaps the best feature for Mac...
Articles 2006-07-01
Encyclopodia.(services)(Brief article)
Wish you could carry Wikipedia in your pocket? Then check out Robert Bamler's free Encyclopodia, software that brings the contents of the famous online encyclopedia to your iPod. Encyclopodia includes all of Wikipedia in only 750MB, letting you read about your favorite subjects when you tire...
Articles 2006-06-01
7 ways to let your geek flag fly.(Hotter Stuff)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
1 Kyocera KR-1 Get Kyocera's KR-1 router, and you can hit the Net wirelessly (at speeds as fast as 2.4 megabits per second), from nearly anywhere you can receive a cell-phone signal. $250; www.kyocera-wireless.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2...
Articles 2006-06-01
Apple's first 30 years: three decades of contributions to the computer industry.(Apple Computer Inc.)(Company overview)
On April 1,1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer to begin selling the Apple I. Thirty years later, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who could reasonably challenge the notion that the company has had a profound impact on the personal computer industry, in...
Articles 2006-06-01
Over-the-air video rentals.(A CLOSER LOOK)(MovieBeam)(Brief article)
* What's the big idea? This past February, MovieBeam became the first company to offer high-definition video rentals by using an ingenious new system that taps into unused bandwidth from the Public Broadcasting System. MovieBeam's set-top box ($249) has an internal hard drive that holds around...
Articles 2006-05-01
What the experts say.(Brief article)
"Since Mac OS is rising in popularity, it's a natural target. People need to be vigilant about protecting their systems, no matter the platform."--Jennifer Shearman, manager of public relations and corporate identity for Mitre Corporation, which maintains the Common Malware Enumeration initiative. "I think that Mac users in general...
Articles 2006-05-01
The Cult of iPod.(a book written by Leander Kahney)
Are you the kind of person who can't take one step without an iPod? The kind of person who believes that you can glean much more information about people from their iPod libraries than from their book libraries? Then Leander Kahney's $25 The Cult of iPod (No...
Articles 2006-05-01
Create a video Podcast.(CREATE)
With a digital video camera and Apple's iMovie HD, anyone with the inclination and the creativity can become a movie producer. But making the movies is only half the battle--you also have to find an audience. How? Create a video Podcast. Viewers sign up for your video...
Articles 2006-04-01
Understanding RSS.(Really Simple Syndication)(Brief article)
If you regularly surf news sites on the Web, you've probably encountered the little RSS and XML icons by now. That's RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, a technology that uses the XML Extensible Markup Language format to bring the headlines from all of your favorite newspapers...
Articles 2006-04-01
Gmail File Space 0.2.(Our Favorite New Stuff)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
Got a Gmail account with more spare megabytes than you know what to do with? Consider cannibalizing some of that unused space to store and transfer files with a makeshift FTP server. Rjonna's free Gmail File Space gspace 0.2 is a Firefox extension that lets you view...
Articles 2006-03-01
iSubwayMaps.(Our Favorite New Stuff)
One of the best features of color iPods is that they can display more than just your iPhoto pictures. William Bright has taken advantage of this fact with iSubwayMaps, free iPodformatted subway maps for 22 transit systems in cities around the world (including Berlin, London, New...
Articles 2006-01-01
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