Small Business & Startups
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The Changing Face Of The Modern CPU
When I first started using PCs regularly, back in the early 1990s, systems using Intel processors were priced at a premium. So that meant my first couple of Windows PCs (we had a Commodore 128 at home before that) ran a Cyrix processor – a 486DLC if memory serves. But through most of the 1990s…
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How Do IP Ratings Actually Work?
Many gadgets come with claims of how they are waterproof and resistant to damage from dust and other contaminants. But those claims are sometimes quite nebulous. After all, what does waterproof really mean? Does it mean a device can survive a splash? Or that it can be dunked in a bath? That’s why the IP…
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Aussie Retailers Are ‘Going Bust’ In Record Numbers
Data from business analytics company illion shows a record number of Australian retailers are going to the wall. Although relatively low as a percentage of all companies, the negative trend is worth highlighting given the laundry list of headwinds already facing the sector. Multiple analysts agree that the near-term performance of the retail industry will…
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Five Things I Learned From Leonardo Da Vinci
I recently read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Lenoardo Da Vinci. If you don’t know Isaacson, he’s the author of a number of interesting biographies, most notably the Steve Jobs biography that was released shortly after Jobs’ death. I think the Da Vinci book is far better written – I suspect the Jobs bio was rushed…