What is it like to be a freelance artist, and what exactly do you study to become one? I will tell you what courses I took in college that were useful to me later as a professional, and what I needed to know beyond my college education. There are many facets to being a successful […]
Successful Self Employment on a Budget for Artists and Other Freelancers
Being a business takes a lot of hard work, to put it mildly. Artists generally have experience in creating beauty, but are usually less than knowledgeable about the world of business and self-employment. It pays to work hard, to avoid that horrible starving artist cliche. Who needs to starve? By spending a lot of time […]
New gas-saving gadgets shelved to favor OPEC
Effecting fuel efficiency and how to make it more economical to drive a vehicle largely depends on the type of car you drive and on what road conditions you take. Because no matter how fuel efficient is your car for as long as the traffic is terrible and the road conditions are worse than expected, […]
CLEVERSAFE ANNOUNCES DISPERSED STORAGE PROVIDER FOUNDATION PARTNER PROGRAM
Leading hosting providers join to build a test global Storage Internet CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2007 – Cleversafe, Inc., open source sponsor and lead developer of the world’s first Dispersed Storage™ software, today announced it has launched the Cleversafe Dispersed Storage Provider (DSP) Foundation Partner Program, bringing together multiple hosting and access providers to build […]
New “Open Solutions Alliance” Formed by Leading Vendors to Drive Adoption of Open Source Busines
Fast-growing demand for affordable open source business solutions drives industry response to improve interoperability and lower integration costs OPEN SOLUTIONS SUMMIT, NEW YORK, February 14, 2007 — Ten leading companies today announced the formation of the Open Solutions Alliance (OSA), a nonprofit, vendor-neutral consortium dedicated to driving adoption of comprehensive open source business solutions. […]
Steve Jobs 2, Record Industry 0
Steve Jobs is a clever fellow. I know you, you probably know it, and he’s said that he knows it. Once in a while, he drops a bomb on all of us, and we are made to bask in his glow for as long as our cynicism allows (you know, before we start taking innovations […]