Going Back in Time

By Dean Whittaker Have you ever wished you could go back in time? Wouldn’t it be nice if life had a “re-do” button that we could press, allowing us to do over some of the things in our life? To my knowledge, time travel is not yet a reality.  However, there is a new...

The Buzz About Biodiesel Fuel

By Leigh Howe I’ve happened upon the mention of biodiesel or “soy diesel” several times in the last two weeks and became curious. Grand Rapids, Michigan has begun testing the fuel in city vehicles; Hammond, Indiana is running school business on the...

Featured Website: O*NET

By Jeff Vedders Concerned about recent layoffs? Take a look at O*NET Online – http://online.onetcenter.org. This is a web site designed for the U.S. Department of Labor by the O*NET Consortium.* According to the O*NET web site, O*NET is a comprehensive database...

Bandwidth – Getting What You Pay For

By Dean Whittaker Broadband access to the Internet saves us time by increasing the speed at which information can be sent or received. Although a large portion of the population still access the Internet using a 56 K (56,000) bits/sec dialup connection, many of us...

Competitive Intelligence

By Leigh Howe “Bond, James Bond.” Competitive Intelligence (CI) has the mystique of espionage.  But it is neither mysterious nor even illegal, for that matter. According to the Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP), CI can be defined as a systematic...