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Five Reasons to Extinguishing the Kindle Fire

by Rafi Kronzon December 29, 2011 Business Technology

I spent the last few days with the Kindle Fire, which my father-in-law generously gave my wife for Christmas. I was interested in the Fire since it came out. The price is super- aggressive, and at $200 Amazon reportedly takes a loss on each device it sells. Since it’s Android-based, I was also excited to [...]

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Taking Sliderocket for a spin

by Rafi Kronzon December 5, 2011 Business Technology

I spent a little time with Sliderocket to see if it’s a good substitute to Microsoft’s Powerpoint or Apple’s Keynote. We’re always in search of Microsoft Office replacements, and we’re not huge fan of Google Docs’ Presentation, which I find clunky. What is it: Sliderocket is an online presentation creation app, meaning you don’t need [...]

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Is this the future of hacking?

by Brice Petruzzelli November 30, 2011 Business Technology

Ever wonder where malware is heading? Well, this could be it. Evidently, many HP Laserjet printers have a security hole in which reverse-engineered firmware can be uploaded to the printer, reaping all types of havoc. “Every time the printer accepts a job, it checks to see if a software update is included in that job.  [...]

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Five secrets to BYOD (bring your own device) plans

by Rafi Kronzon November 21, 2011 Business Technology

We’re switching to a BYOD (Bring your own device) plan at Cartwheel. This means employees will have the option of using their personal devices (iPhones, Androids, etc.) and will be reimbursed for a portion of their monthly charges. New research from Citrix shows that 25% of companies already offer some sort of BYOD. Currently, we [...]

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Why remote controls suck – and how Siri can save us

by Rafi Kronzon November 14, 2011 Business Technology

Anyone with a mom will agree that remote controls are not user friendly. Try to explain why you need to select the tiny “cable” button before changing channels, or why the on/off switch is out-of-sync, and you’ll quickly see what I mean. Expensive all-in-one remotes (which aren’t much better than what the cable company gives [...]

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Asana: The latest project management $AA$

by Rafi Kronzon November 3, 2011 Business Technology

I think the new term for SAAS (Software as a Service) should be $AA$. That’s because every start-up, no matter how unoriginal, can raise money as long as they offer some kind of $AA$. Enter Asana, a PIM (Personal Information Manager)/Project management product created by two Facebook co-founders, including the world’s youngest billionaire. Don’t get [...]

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