Ah Halloween, when spirits, ghosts and the creative muse are all particularly active. ...more

October 31, 2009

As millions of Americans endure budget cuts, furloughs and layoffs, more are turning to hundreds of coupon blogs to save suddenly precious dollars. "Coupon" ranks among the most-searched words on Google. ...more

October 30, 2009

Stardek files for Chapter 11 Stardek, a Seffner company that makes decorative coatings for driveways and pool decks, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Stardek's parent company, Color Crown Corp., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week in Tampa. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize its finances while protected from creditors. ...more

October 29, 2009

I'd like to think it was a loose bolt, not paralyzing anxiety, that caused all the useless trivia I've absorbed over the years to suddenly evaporate when I needed it most. ...more

October 27, 2009

Some of technology's best-known companies are betting there's pent-up demand for on-demand books. ...more

October 26, 2009

Google Inc. posted third-quarter results Thursday indicating the Internet advertising market is bouncing back after being knocked down by the recession. ...more

October 16, 2009

Decades of Life magazine have been scanned and posted online, giving the public the first comprehensive electronic access to the iconic publication's archives. ...more

September 28, 2009

Twitter Inc.'s lack of revenue isn't discouraging investors. In the latest indication of the fervor surrounding its popular messaging service, Twitter has raised $100 million in a deal that values the 3-year-old company at $1 billion. ...more

September 26, 2009

It is a day to get dressed to the nines, listen to the Beatles, get married and to ponder whether this is the end of the world as we know it. ...more

September 9, 2009

A team of English teachers from Academy of the Holy Names recently attended SummerCORE (conference on reforming education), a five-day computer workshop designed to educate teachers on integrating technology into the classroom through the use of blogs, wikis, podcasts, bookmarks and digital storytelling. They learned to use VoiceThread in classroom projects, transforming media into collaborative spaces for video, voice, and text, and took journeys using Google Earth, a virtual globe of maps and satellite images. ...more

September 2, 2009