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Something’s fishy
Freelance copywriting job for Sony several years back (2003 to be precise): Ad in January 22, 2007 issue of FORTUNE magazine: Coincidence?
A little bit of give and tech
Excerpts from Bill Gates’ speech at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose when he received the museum’s James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic work through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (“The Way We Give“, FORTUNE magazine, 22 January 2007): “In 1997, I went to South Africa to dedicate a… Read More »
Cannot uninstall
Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 and noticed that the new program began unexpected child processing that took up a lot of new space and valuable resources. No mention of this phenomenon was included in the product brochure. In addition, Wife 1.0 installs itself into all other programs… Read More »
Caught up in the rat race?
Here’s something to remind us that our jobs are on par with a hamster in a wheel. This USB-powered hamster runs as fast as you type. Simply plug it into a USB port, load the software and start typing away. The faster your typing speed, the quicker the hamster’s pace. The little furry animal can… Read More »
Hurd’s way
I’ve always enjoyed reading Geoffrey Colvin’s column in FORTUNE, but when he wrote his latest in the October 16 issue, I think he may have lost it. The piece, titled “A Growth Plan for HP’s CEO” in the print magazine, offers little in terms of advice other than the painfully obvious under the circumstances (e.g.… Read More »