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Microsoft Opens Surface "Interactive Table" SDK for Free

Chris Dannen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:30:47 -0500

Everyone loves Microsoft interactive table, Surface--just check out our list of killer Surface apps to see why. So it's good news that this week Redmond announced it would be opening up the Surface software developer kit, or SDK, to the public. It will also be freely available through Surface.com.

Tech & Innovation Spending Show Corporations Are Recovering

Chris Dannen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:49:32 -0400

Despite cutting back on spending, big corporations actually expanded their R&D budgets by 5.7% in 2008, reports The New York Times. It's only half as much as the increase in 2007, but it hints that research spending is one of the last things on the corporate chopping block and that the economic slowdown might not stymie innovation as much as conventional wisdom suggests.

Apple's Tablet Apps Will Live and Die by One Nerdy Thing

Chris Dannen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:19 -0400

For an Apple Tablet to be a hit, it will have to be more than a big-screen iPhone. And the difference between a lithe, touch-based Mac and a giant, lame iPhone comes down to one crucial nerd-factor: memory management.

Can the iPhone Be an Enterprise Tool?

Chris Dannen — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:34:50 -0400

Apple's phone is a terrific gizmo with one major short-coming: It's a silo when it comes to big files. But lots of businesses rely on their ability to share to complete projects, services such as drop.io, SharePoint, and Box are popular solutions. But until now, the iPhone hasn't helped make those services any smarter. Box announced today that it's expanding its ecosystem to the iPhone--not with an app, but with an entire API. In so doing, they've given us a glimpse of what might be ahead for the iPhone in business.

Supporting Leadership at Every Level

Reid Carr — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:11:13 -0400

I read a lot about leadership principles for managers. In most cases, the books and articles I look at refer to the responsibility of the CEO or upper-level manager. Clearly, employees turn to their managers for leadership, however often other folks crop up as leaders of many of the important intangibles within a company. For example, whenever a happy hour is organized, you can be sure the same few people are leading the charge. People follow them not only because they know the way to the bar, but because they’re the ones putting forth the effort to socialize with team.

Ten Mac Apps That Make Windows Users Drool

Chris Dannen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:08:33 -0400

Used to be that Windows users could admit the Mac was easy to use--they just complained there wasn't any software for the platform. Apple knew their weakness, too, so they endeavored to turn their developer tools into the envy of the industry.

Should I Find a better career?

sunny Lurie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:05:08 -0400

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Canadian Funding Corp: Affordable Housing at Pallister Court, Ottawa, Canada

Canadian Funding Corporation — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:55:49 -0400

Affordable housing is important to the ideals of Canadian Funding Corp. This post relates what happened after a vacant lot in Nepean’s Centrepointe neighbourhood was declared as surplus. Ottawa allocated it for affordable housing development and issued a call for proposals.

Thank You Notes and Success

Bud Bilanich — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:56:10 -0400

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Overcome Writer's Block for Success

Bud Bilanich — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:58:39 -0400

Dynamic communication is one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success and 42 Rules to Jumpstart Your Professional Success. If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to master three basic, but very important communication skills: conversation, writing and presenting.

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Action Creates Success

Bud Bilanich — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:22:57 -0400

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Twitter Your Way to Success

Bud Bilanich — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:57:35 -0400

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Success and Overcoming Fear

Bud Bilanich — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:27:00 -0400

Self confidence is one of the keys to career and life success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success and 42 Rules to Jumpstart Your Professional Success. If you want to become self confident you need to do three things. First, become an optimist. Second, face your fears and act. Third, surround yourself with positive people.

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Resolve Conflict Positively for Success

Bud Bilanich — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:33:12 -0400

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Persuasive Communication and Career Success

Bud Bilanich — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:00:44 -0400

Dynamic communication skills are one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success and 42 Rules to Jumpstart Your Professional Success. If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to master three basic, but very important communication skills: 1) conversation; 2) writing; and 3) presenting.

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Interviewer Psychology: What If the Interviewer Isn't American?

Joshua Letourneau — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:46:06 -0400

Most likely, you're not here to read a long article - you likely want some short thinking points, or better, some food for thought . . . so here you go:

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Learning for Success in Unexpected Places

Bud Bilanich — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:44:56 -0400

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International Development Design Summit

Fast Company Calendar — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:35:30 -0400

Most global-poverty workshops share a tedious format -- lots of yakking, little action.

Create Your Success by Asking What You Can Do for Other People

Bud Bilanich — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:09:39 -0400

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Resume Writing Tips for Success

Bud Bilanich — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:31:02 -0400

Dynamic communications skills are one of the keys to career and life success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success and 42 Rules to Jumpstart Your Professional Success. If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to develop three basic, but critically important skills: 1) Conversation; 2) Writing; and 3) Presenting.

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Positive People, Lifelong Learning and Success

Bud Bilanich — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:31:38 -0400

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What Not to Wear If You Want to Dress for Success

Bud Bilanich — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:19:34 -0400

In an effort at revitalizing this group, I am going to post my daily blogs here. You can see my previous blog posts at www.SuccessCommonSense.com

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Rwanda's President: "We will not forget the genocide, but we will not be defined by it either"

Jeff Chu — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:57:46 -0400

employee knowledge strategies: from recruitment to retirement

Derek Gagne — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:11:12 -0500

Some of the more common challenges facing today’s HR professional include: sourcing better recruits, streamlining training to decrease lost productivity and the retention of key knowledge workers.

new tools to find prime job candidates

Derek Gagne — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:06:52 -0500

If the only way you’re advertising your job vacancies is to buy space in newspaper career sections, you might as well dig a hole and bury those ads, along with the money you’re spending—because they won’t be found. Today’s job seeker is looking for much more than a help-wanted ad in Saturday’s paper. In fact, they’re probably not looking there at all.