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Never mind the language, the programmer is what matters

Another piece of old research. It’s so interesting, though, I can’t help putting a note up about it. In a piece of research released in 2000, Lutz Prechelt compared C, C++, Java, Perl, Python, Rexx, and Tcl.  (It’s gotten a fair bit of attention before, so it’s not new material) What’s so good is the [...]

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Entrepreneurs Get Creative to Get Funding

Sean Conway needed to raise funds for his start-up, Notehall.com, an online marketplace for college students to buy and sell class notes. But a year into the venture he was broke and investors weren’t willing to infuse the company with a capital boost. Mr. Conway’s grandfather contributed $17,000 for marketing and operations, which allowed the [...]

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Trick Out Google Apps for Your Domain

You registered a domain name and set up the free Google Apps Standard Edition to get Gmail, GTalk, GCal, and GDocs running behind it. Now, take a look at some advanced settings Google Apps (for your domain) makes available.

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Google Voice Offers Voicemail Without Changing Your Number

Want in on Google Voice’s web-based, transcribed, custom-greeted voicemail, but you’re not quite ready to adopt a new number? Starting tonight, Voice users can choose to keep their number and still get Google’s upgraded voicemail features.

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Manage Your Google Reputation

We’ve always emphasized the importance of managing what Google has to say about you, but now Google’s jumping in with their own tips for managing your online reputation through search results.

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Electrical Engineering vs. Computer Science

Once upon a time, in a kingdom not far from here, a king summoned two of his advisors for a test. He showed them both a shiny metal box with two slots in the top, a control knob, and a lever. “What do you think this is?” One advisor, an engineer, answered first. “It is [...]

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