The Parable of the Cold Burrito

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Ken Goldstein explains how doing the job no one else wants to touch can be turned into your golden opportunity.

Ten Phone Ideas…From the Future!

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Cell phones are boring. They are all rectangles, with touch screens. Every phone is the same. Think outside the box, phone companies.

First, Let’s Kill All the Blue Screens

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It could be me on my annual New Year’s rant against the electronic world getting all 19th century on your ass. But I don’t think so.

Seven Tips to Giving Your Kids the Best iPad Experience

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Tony Chen, founder of savvydaddy.com, lays out the best strategies to engage kids with the coolest Apple gadget

Infographic: Masters of Tax Evasion

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An infographic about how many of our most valued American companies pay so little tax.

Don’t Fear the Fad

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Just because something is a fad does not necessarily make it a bad investment.

iHate My Life: A Visit to the Apple Store

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When Ryan Björklund goes to the Apple Store, he understands that he’s paying for the experience.

Stoppin’ and Friskin’: NYPD Violates Civil Rights

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Thaddeus Howze comments on the NYPD’s “Stop and Frisk” policy that violates minorities’ civil rights.

Gadgets: iPhone Goes Prepaid With Cricket On June 22nd

Pony up the funds up front and you can hold the smartphone pacesetter, no-strings attached.

Facebook IPO – Biggest Tech Debut Ever

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Tom Matlack has some questions about the Initial Public Offering of Facebook, which was priced today and will begin trading tomorrow morning.

Gadgets: A Perfect Storm of Wrong

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Thaddeus Howze thinks gadgets are failing us, despite their touted awesomeness to humanity.

Computers: Flashback Trojan Turns 600,000 Macs Into A Botnet … Of Doom!

The formerly “secure” platform is the target of a dangerous piece of code, doing spirit knows what …

Foxconn: Mike Daisey’s “Lies” Appear To Be Mostly True

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Mark Radcliffe notes that discoveries of more violations at Apple’s Foxconn manufacturing plant in China prove that Mike Daisey wasn’t as wrong as once thought.

The Agony and Ecstasy of Mike Daisey

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Mark Radcliffe believes there is still an important message behind Mike Daisey’s now-disgraced theatrical performance.

Tech: Turn a Site into an App through Apps Builder [@akilshohen]

It’s not so hard to convert ideas into apps with the help of an Italian company.

Internet: Google Sneaks In The Back Door of Safari and Internet Explorer

The Mountain View company has their hooks in half the web, in a way that’s not cool, dude. Not cool.