Category: General

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.Benjamin Disraeli

An Atlas E missile bunker that has been converted into an extraordinary home is being offered for sale, lease or rent.  The 20,000 sqft bunker would make an ideal location for companies that might be interested in setting up their computer disaster recovery centre in an out-of-town and very secure location.Sprint can provide communications including…

"Microsoft went to a lot of effort to convince us to move from the one-time software purchase upgrade model to Software Assurance," said an administrator for a volume licensee who requested anonymity.  "We expected at least one client upgrade during this time.  Now, it appears our agreement may expire before Longhorn even ships, and no…

"Solutioning": A word gaining acceptance at IBM.  As in, "We’re solutioning that right now."  Not solving; not creating a product.  Solutioning.Information week email news quote of the dayIf a sales weasel said that to me I wouldn’t buy his products no matter how good they were.

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.Winston Churchill

In the world of criminal defense, where the first three rules are shut up, shut up, shut up, she talked to federal investigators twice.  In the world of corporate public relations, where appearance is everything, she disappeared for too long.  At trial, the jury seemed to resent her celebrity cheering section—sorry, Rosie—and the fact that…

Oklahoma State Representative Mike O’Neal (author of that state’s Defense of Marriage Act) – just charged with felony charges of sexual batteryFormer Senator Bob Dole divorced the mother of his child, a woman who nursed him through a long recovery from war wounds.Newt "Family Values" Gingrich divorced his wife as she lay dying of cancer. …