Microsoft
Yesterday, a nasty little bug was identified in Excel 2007. Try multiplying 850 * 77.1 and Excel returns 100,000. Well the answer should be 65,535! Any calculator should get this right, so why not Excel. AppScout had the following explanation: It all boils down to the fact that
Business Excellence
Photo (cc) by Kamal H. 1,300 unopened rebate forms a Mercury News reporter found in a dumpster near Vastech, a rebate processor for Fry’s Electronics. When confronted, the company’s owner blamed it on a lazy employee who no longer works for Vastech and offered to process and
Media Technology
A new class action lawsuit accuses the cable and satellite industries of acting illegally by only selling channels in bundles in order to milk customers. If Congress won’t do it, this lawsuit might. read more | digg story
Apple
…that 1999 quote from Bill Gates about Jobs: “He has to know that he can never win.†I don’t think Steve knows that at all. read more | digg story
Apple
A day after slashing the price of the iPhone, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs today promised $100 store credits to iPhone owners who had paid full price and issued a rare apology for “disappointing” some of his most ardent supporters. read more | digg story
Misc
“A team of scientists engaged in military research recently came to the conclusion that when it comes to reading web pages,most readers read in “F” shaped pattern taking into consideration the eye movements of 232 readers …” read more | digg story
Apple
Essential software to make your Mac more awesome. Not having some of these tools is like having half a Mac. Others are just plain fun. You have a very cool computer… enjoy! This is the best list of software I have come across. read more | digg story
Apple
Two years ago, the idea of paying $2 per episode for a TV show seemed almost crazy, thanks mostly to DVRs, VCRs and file-sharing networks. But the iTunes Store has changed that, and helped to popularize TV shows such as The Office, Battlestar Galactica, and Heroes in the process. Now
Apple
Apple has responded to news that NBC will not renew its iTunes contract. In a shocker, NBC wanted an eye popping $4.99 per episode, which is up from the $1.99 price that over 50 cable networks have agreed to this fall. As a result, the iTunes Store will
Humor
A man convicted of illegally downloading an episode of Star Wars has been told that he can no longer use his computer with an Ubuntu Linux operating system. Scott McCausland pleaded guilty last year to ‘conspiracy to commit copyright infringement’ and ‘criminal copyright infringement’ by downloading Star Wars: Episode III
Apple
Sooner or later, it had to happen. Yesterday, the identity of Fake Steve Jobs (FSJ) was revealed by a tenacious New York Times reporter. Dan Lyons, Forbes.com senior editor is FSJ.  Give the FSJ blog a read–hilarious!
Business Excellence
Guy Kawasaki has posted a Q&A on his blog with Tim Berry the President of Palo Alto Software, the makers of Business Plan Pro. 10 Questions about business planning. My favorite response to the question of common mistakes was: Answer: The worst by far is focusing
