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Below are four (4) questions. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time; answer all of them immediately. OK? Let's find out just how clever you really are. Ready? GO!!! First Question: You more »

Last week I started riding the city bus again. I used to depend on the bus several decades ago when I lived in Iowa Illinois and California. In those places I could walk out the front door up to the next corner and wait a few minutes for a ride. At tha more »

Over a week ago I got my layoff notice at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. I was one of 60 people selected for that privilege. Today I began the long process of updating my more »

This week I started updating a website for a local non-profit organization. The most important part of the project was studying the site and understanding how it is built. As I studied this site I learned a little about why it can be difficult for an amat more »

Decades ago I started Diversified Business Services (DBS) and have used that to provide occasional consulting services to small businesses. In most cases I never charged for those services. In that time I have continued to develop expertise in a wide rang more »

I have heard people use the phrase "just in time" when describing supply or product acquisition. That phrase is actually a business "model" for inventory control or "supply chain management". JIT is one of many more »

As technology advances the community effort continues to erode the dominance of software developers. There are now very few software packages that do not have a shareware free or open-source solution for those that search for it from graphics to operat more »