Super Bowl Archives - The Silicon Underground

HP has a brilliant idea

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:17:37 +0000

After last year’s flip-flopping on getting rid of its not-quite-as-profitable-as-they’d-like PC business, and the resulting self sabotage, HP needed a good idea to try to undo the damage. Their idea is completely unoriginal, but it’s tried and true and more

The post HP has a brilliant idea appeared first on The Silicon Underground.

Redigi gets to live another day

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:13:58 +0000

Slashdot is reporting that selling used MP3s has been ruled legal. Unfortunately, Slashdot jumped the gun on that–it’s not quite what happened. Capitol Records asked a judge to shut down Redigi, and the judge refused. So Redigi can continue to

The post Redigi gets to live another day appeared first on The Silicon Underground.

How to turn around an automaker

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:15:26 +0000

So if you're a CEO of one of the Big Three automakers, you have to fly a private plane, as corporate policy, for safety reasons.

Congress suggested they save money by flying first class, or plane-pool at the very least.

The post How to turn around an automaker appeared first on The Silicon Underground.

How to find motivation to balance your budget

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:26:56 +0000

This week I read a story on Get Rich Slowly about a couple who refuses to budget. The conversation ended when the person who needed to budget bragged about getting five shrubs on sale for $10 each. She didn't need them, but the deal was too good to pass up.

The post How to find motivation to balance your budget appeared first on The Silicon Underground.

Does God have to heal?

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 31 Dec 2001 17:28:18 +0000

Strong religious content again. I make no apologies. People who are offended by this kind of stuff are probably long gone anyway.

The post Does God have to heal? appeared first on The Silicon Underground.