November 22, 2010

Digital Camera Inventor Honored

Steve Sasson has been awarded a 2009 National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Obama reports The Washington Post. The digital camera has “revolutionized the way images are captured, stored and shared,” said the dress-uniformed marine tasked with reading the honorees’ achievements. It’s about the size of a toaster. It could be used to

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Buyer Beware

Chances are, given the time of year and all, you’re about to go shopping (and shopping and shopping and shopping and shopping). But beware says The Los Angeles Times, it won’t be just a walk in the mall. Shopping is a far more complex undertaking than you probably realize, according to researchers who delve into

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When Retirement Doesn’t Work Out

From The Minneapolis Star Tribune comes the inspiring and entertaining story of Rob Sheeley, a 55-year-old entrepreneur whose short-lived retirement gave birth to a $28 million business. As the story goes, Sheeley initially retired in 2002 following a big windfall he received after selling a teleconferencing business he started in 1987. Six months into that

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