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Career-Op: More than computers
by Douglas E. Welch, ComputorEdge Magazine

(This show, from the archives, appears today as today's print edition of the column is using an article that was bumped from an earlier issue.-- Douglas)

In your high-tech career it may seem that your job is merely making computers work or helping others make their computers work. In fact, your job can be much more. Your clients, especially the smaller companies, could use a good source of business information, as well as computer savvy. You could expand your career by becoming the source for this information, especially at the point where business knowledge and computer knowledge intersect.

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Journalisimo | Back to Analog

Another great combination of High-Tech/High-Touch, a weblog dedicated to the fine papers, pens and all things "analog" that make us feel good whenever we use them. Journalisimo

From the web site...

Manifesto

This weblog is an attempt to invite a return to analog. Many of us live very digital lives. We push pixels around screens. Our lives are stored as bits on shiny hard drives. Our words and images can be published online, available moments later, all around the world. But this digital life can often seem very shallow.

While we recognize the power of our digital existence, we long for the tactile feel of ink on paper. We celebrate the freedom from power supplies, batteries, wireless networks and fragile electronics. We seek to elevate the written word and the freehand sketch on fine paper. We celebrate the journal as the optimal analog device for expression and enjoyment.

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Career-Op: Return to the fold -- from the archives

Career-Op: Return to the fold
by Douglas E. Welch, ComputorEdge Magazine

If you are working as an independent high-tech consultant, there may come a time when, due to financial pressures or personal preference, you need to “return to the fold” of a classic corporate job. While the reasons for your return might be varied, there are a few ways to insure that your return is as painless and productive as possible. In your time away, you have surely expanded your education and experience. Both of these can be instrumental in easing your re-entry back into the corporate world. What will hinder you is that nagging feeling of having failed at going it alone.

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How to prolong lithium-based batteries

This page seems to have some very good info on prolonging the life of your Lithium-Ion (Lion) battery packs for your laptop and other electronic devices.

After reading this, I see that I was mistaken in some of my beliefs about Lithium batteries. I am going to institute some of these ideas in my own operation and see if it helps to prolong the life of the batteries.

How to prolong lithium-based batteries