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10 Apps to Increase Productivity
The tech site, Mashable, has ten recommendations for mobile apps that will increase your productivity on the job. For the typical overworked Beltway exec, that mobile device in your pocket may be your...
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StumbleUpon … What Matters to You on the Web
In case you haven’t heard of StumbleUpon, you’re in for a wonderful surprise. Like the name implies, this site enables you to “stumble upon” websites that match the special interests you assign in your...
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Geek Heaven, aka, SXSW 2013
Since it’s inception, South-by-Southwest (SXSW), the Austin, TX-based technology and arts festival, has drawn an eclectic, eccentric and brilliant group of entrepreneurs and inventors. This year’s...
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Embrace Technology and Enhance Your Contracting Business
Social media and the technical revolution are here to stay. They’re everywhere … business, government, education … Which means government contractors should employ them in marketing and client...
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Government Contractors Should Take Google+ Seriously
When Google launched Google+, there were many detractors. “A billion users? It’ll never catch Facebook.” “We don’t need another social network.” “No one uses it.” But, those naysayers missed the point:...
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Exploring TED Talks for Contractors
TED is a non-profit organization devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” The venture began in 1984 intended to focus on Technology, Entertainment, and Design. Since then, it’s expanded its global reach,...
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Social Media, Technology & the Boston Bombing Investigation
As this story is being written, Boston police are still searching for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, wanted for the Boston Marathon bombing. So, this seems like a good time to examine the role technology and...
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Government Contractors and … Bitcoin?
Earlier this year, the DC Bitcoin Users Group invited government contractors to an informational session about Bitcoin. This little digital phenomena seems to be all over the news lately, but most...
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A Primer on Google+ Hangouts for Government Contractors
What if … You could instantly demonstrate your new product to anyone in the world without ever leaving your office? Or, walk a client through a tricky service problem and record your session? What do...
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Will Big Data Change the World?
In hindsight, we all recognize ideas that changed the world: the printing press, gasoline engines, air flight, etc. We may be on the cusp of another. Our increasing ability to manipulate huge data...
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How Much Do You Know About LinkedIn?
Forbes recently published an article on the fastest growing tech companies. Predictably, the list included stalwarts like Apple and Google. But, for the second year in a row, the list was topped by:...
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Human Genetics, Metadata, Solar Energy … Another Busy News Day
As the old saying goes … When it rains, it pours all over your brand new lawn furniture causing it to rust, develop dry rot, and, then, you die. Or, something like that. Anyway, today’s news tsunami...
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The REAL Power of Government: Entrepreneurship
Uncle Sam has taken a beating lately, thanks to the recent scandal-fest. A Pew Research poll found that confidence in government was dirt-low before the IRS mess, et al. But, there’s one place the...
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10 Totally Mind-Blowing Inventions
Because of the recent scandal tsunami and other news gushing out of Washington, we haven’t had a chance to peak under the hood of science lately. Just make sure you’re seated with your tray table...
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Where No Man Has Gone Before … Cool New Products
Oh, sure, Captain Kirk had his teleporter, his tricorder, and his green girlfriend, but that’s nuthin’. Here are ten inventions that range from the silly (but practical) to the downright inspiring....
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Team Collaboration Apps for Government Contractors
In a very Yogi Berra-esque moment, former NBA All-Star and new Knicks coach Jason Kidd once proudly exclaimed, “We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees!” In that spirit, here are 10 apps and...
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“Little Brother” May Be Watching You, Too
Remember the good ol’ days when James Bond only spied on bad guys? That’s soooo last year. Today, it seems like just about anyone anywhere can spy on just about anybody anywhere. And, they don’t even...
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Government Contractor’s Twitter Update
Twitter, the 140-character micro-blog, is fascinating. It is simultaneously … inspiring … infuriating … and idiotic. It’s also becoming an emergency lifeline in a crisis. So, it’s easy to see why the...
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Headlines: Hacked off about Hackers
As tensions mount regarding a potential military strike on Syria, a group of cyberpunks, calling themselves the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), made headlines by hacking the New York Times, the Twitter...
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Headlines: Can the Budget Compromise Pass?
Yesterday, the 113th Congress did something truly historic: they actually did something. Sort of. The bipartisan budget committee announced a compromise that, if passed, would add $85 billion over two...
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