Iowahawk’s History of Electric Cars
David Burge (@IowaHawkBlog) knows old cars. I had never thought about whether his knowledge included electric cars. It does. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: The Intersection of Economics and Technology
Marriott Joins the Fight for Fifteen
Marriott joins the fight for fifteen today. But, in this case, “joins” has a less commonly used meaning: join battle. Continue Reading →
Creative Destruction in Action: Competition for Amazon
We are witnessing an example of creative destruction in action: competition for Amazon. Walmart is moving into their territory in a big hurry. Continue Reading →
Wall Street Journal Discovers Long-Time Business Practice, Thinks It’s New
This has been done ever since intellectual property was legally protected. There are ways for small companies to protect their intellectual property. Continue Reading →
Powerpoint for the Mac Equation Editor is Broken
The Powerpoint for the Mac equation editor is broken. First I’ll tell you about suggested fixes (that don’t always work). Then I’ll solve the problem. Continue Reading →
Getting Your New Ricoh Printer to Print Postscript From OS X
Our new Ricoh SP C360SNFw laser color multi-function printer is a joy for printing. But the setup is … problematic. In particular, there is no Ricoh Postscript printer driver for OX X. And Postscript is the only way we’ve found to get 600 and 1200 dpi printing, Continue Reading →
Good Advice for Startups
Over on Twitter `Sara Ownbey Chipps offered some advice from her experience in the start up environment. This is her good advice for startups. Posted here with her permission. In Continue Reading →
Wes Yang Explains Online Publishing Strategy
On Twitter, Wes Yang (@WesYang) posted a long thread explaining why online publications all use the same strategy. Lots of economics in here as well as some great strategic analysis. Continue Reading →
Read This if Your iPhone or Other iOS Device is Dropping WiFi Frequently
Make sure your router is broadcasting its SSID. And turn MAC filtering off. Continue Reading →
How to Set Up Your New Ricoh Printer, Copier, or Multi-function Device
We got a new Ricoh multi-function color laser printer a few days ago. The initial setup was easy and straightforward. But then it was time to log in as an Continue Reading →