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Image Isn't Everything: Lytro's "Light Field" Illuminates Photography's Formidable Future

Lytro's amazing "light field" camera tech has everyone from pro photogs to casual clickers abuzz. But the innovations now en route suggest that the company's best is yet to come.READ»

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30,000 Feet High And Rising To The Challenge: Staying Productive In The Air

Grab the best of the cheap seats, use a tray-friendly laptop, and crank out some serious work, even if your plane seems designed to stop you.READ»

FOCUS on Business Smarts for All

Focus provides business smarts to small and medium-sized companies, even solopreneurs... and it's free. Focus is a goldmine.READ»

Infographic of the Day: The Blistering Rise of iPad and Tablet Computing

If you're not much of a tech nerd, you'd be forgiven for thinking the iPad and the ensuing tablet boom are merely some kind of hype machine. You'd also be wrong, if industry analysts are right.READ»

Optimize Your Time and Focus: 3 Success Tips

Want to optimize your time and focus? Try these 3 effective, short and sweet techniques that I've had great success using ... that I think you might benefit from test-driving as well.READ»

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Future Ford PHEV's Will Talk to the Power Grid

As it stands today, the power grid is a sensitive thing. Too many people turn on the air conditioning at the same time, and the whole thing collapses. It's a problem that should ease up as smart grids and variable pricing become more ...READ»

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Are You Giving Away Your Personal Power?

The moment we allow someone else to make a decision for us, we're giving away our personal power. That goes for remaining silent when you know you need to speak up or not making a decision at all so someone or circumstances make it ...READ»

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Sign of the Times: Ford Transforming SUV Assembly Plant Into a Small Car Plant

Ford Motor Company is spending $550 million to turn its Michigan SUV plant into a small car plant for the fuel-efficient Ford Focus. The plant will eventually manufacture the 2011 battery-electric version of the Focus as well. ...READ»

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Ford Lets Parents Control Kids' Cars

Since the dawn of time, parents have shaken their fists at misbehaving teenagers who careen around town whilst enjoying the freedom of the open road. Ford [F] is seeking to change that dynamic and come to many a parent's aid. In the ...READ»

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Nonsense at Work

Single-minded multi-tasking: Have you heard the one about the Jack of all trades who became the master of none?  You have?  Then why are you still so keen on multi-tasking? Multi-tasking does not work.  Mmmaybe it does. What ...READ»

Five Key Facets of High Performance Leadership

In this first post, I share my thoughts with you on what has worked for me in assessing whether a leader has the ability to 'Lead People and Manage Things'. What I've found is that most successful leaders share a few things in ...READ»