Movie Review
Moneyball
Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with one of the lowest team budgets in baseball. If the A's are going to have any chance to win the World Series, Beane must find a competitive advantage. Billy, along with his Assistant GM, are about to change the way baseba...
Business
Encyclopedia Britannica and the Slow Death of Print Media
Encyclopedia Britannica, which published its first three-volume edition in 1768, has announced that they have discontinued its print version. The 2010 32-volume print set will be the final edition sold until supplies are depleted. Current print sales only account...
Cameras
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Announced
As a photographer, I was anxiously awaiting the announcement of the new Canon 5D Mk III. The Mk II has been on the market for over three years, so a new release was expected. I currently own both the 5D and 5D Mk II. The 5D was good, but the Mark II was a colos...
Business
Proof of Concept: Website Monetization
When blogs first started out, they were viewed as little more than personal websites for people to talk about their day, chronicle some cruise to the Bahamas, or post a funny image humiliating their pet with a wig – sorry Tiger! As they started gaining popularity ...
Business
Alea iacta est (the die has been cast)
Historical Context In 49 B.C., after the successful conquest of Gaul (modern day France), Julius Caesar was ordered by the Roman senate to disband his legions and return to Rome. Caesar, out of concern for his life and future, refused. Pompey, leader of the senate, a...
Encyclopedia Britannica and the Slow Death of Print Media
Encyclopedia Britannica, which published its first three-volume edition in 1768, has announced that they have discontinued its print version. The 2010 32-volume print set will be the final edition sold until supplies are depl...
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Announced
As a photographer, I was anxiously awaiting the announcement of the new Canon 5D Mk III. The Mk II has been on the market for over three years, so a new release was expected. I currently own both the 5D and 5D Mk II. The ...
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Moneyball
Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with one of the lowest team budgets in baseball. If the A's are going to have any chance to win the World Series, Beane must find a competitive advantage. Billy, along with his Assistan...
Encyclopedia Britannica and the Slow Death of Print Media
Encyclopedia Britannica, which published its first three-volume edition in 1768, has announced that they have discontinued its print version. The 2010 32-volume print set will be the final edition sold until supplies are depl...
Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Announced
As a photographer, I was anxiously awaiting the announcement of the new Canon 5D Mk III. The Mk II has been on the market for over three years, so a new release was expected. I currently own both the 5D and 5D Mk II. The ...
Apple is Holding Media Event on March 7th
On February 28th, Apple sent out an invite to the media for a special event in San Francisco on March 7th. For those following the anticipated release of the iPad 3, this announcement did not come as much of a surprise. In fa...
