1. Please, Please Don't Use PowerPoint as a Teleprompter
November 29, 2009
I will never forget what it was like to attend one of the official Windows 95 launch events. A few hundred people were gathered in an auditorium to watch a pair of Microsoft employees extol the virtues of their shiny new operating system.
So what do I remember most vividly about that event?...
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2. More H-1B Myths and Misconceptions
June 03, 2008
In a previous article, I talked about the H-1B visa program and all the flak it receives. Defenders of this program claim that it helps companies acquire the high-tech manpower that they need to give them a competitive edge. Critics maintain that displaces US workers – or worse, that there is no m...
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3. Buying Stocks for Cheap: Take a Lesson from 9/11
May 24, 2008
On that infamous September 11th day, the whole world watched the news footage of hijacked airplanes hitting the World Trade Center. On September 12th, US airports were a virtual wasteland. Americans everywhere were too terrified to fly, and thousand of flight tickets went unsold each day. It was ...
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4. A Low-Risk Strategy for Stock Investment During a Recession
May 05, 2008
Over the past several weeks, I’ve seen the selling price for my precious stock holdings go down—sometimes, alarmingly so.
Does this worry me? Not much, no. That’s because I realize that these drops in the stock market have been precipitated by consumer fears over an economic slowdown. (We...
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5. H-1B Myths and Misconceptions
April 23, 2008
The H-1B work visa program receives an unbelievable amount of flak nowadays. Proponents of this program often maintain that US companies desperately need it in order to draw the high-tech manpower that they need in order to succeed. Critics argue that this program needlessly displaces US workers –...
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6. CTL Moves Into New, Expanded Facility
March 24, 2008
Cellular Technology Limited (CTL), a leading biotechnology firm in Ohio, has moved into its new facility in Shaker Heights. Due to its growing market shares, new product lines, and expanding services, CTL has purchased a 36,000 square foot building near the heart of Cleveland. This new building will...
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7. CTL Offers Downloadable Animated Illustrations of Cytokine ELISPOT Assays
March 24, 2008
Looking for an attractive, interactive way to illustrate the ELISPOT method? Cellular Technology Limited (CTL) is now providing a free downloadable MPEG video on its website, depicting an animated illustration of a cytokine ELISPOT assay. Webs...
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8. Fostering a Creative Workplace Environment
March 06, 2008
Creativity. Many companies say that they want it, but not all of them do a good job of fostering it. It’s not hard to see why. Creativity often looks unproductive. It can require dissociating one’s self from one’s normal work, and it frequently requires periods of quiet contemplation. Su...
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9. The High-Tech Manpower Shortage: Real or Mythical?
March 05, 2008
Before Y2K, most Americans would have agreed that the USA needed more engineers and programmers. The country needed high-tech workers in order to maintain its worldwide edge in technology, and common wisdom dictated that there jus weren’t enough of them to go around.
As the years went by tho...
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10. Five Time-Saving Ways to Reduce Winter Heating Costs
March 04, 2008
I still remember the shock I received after the first winter gas bill for my house had arrived. I knew that I had to take drastic action to reduce my heating costs. I also knew that I had precious little time to spare, thanks to work pressures, my exercise needs, and various home maintenance tasks...
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Author: V. Berba Velasco Jr.
