Business Columns
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Microsoft's Web 'Synth' offers 3-D photo tourAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Microsoft is a little like the General Motors of technology. The software giant is, of course, much more successful, financially and in market share, than the troubled a...
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iKaput.com now kaput? Internet repair service fails to return iPodsAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - When Holly Figliola of Johnsburg, near McHenry, realized her iPod was broken, she searched the Internet for a repair service. She found iKaput.com of Pleasant Grove, Uta...
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Founder of new school knows what it means to have learning problemsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When Eric Cooper entered the sixth grade, he was unable to read. After a great deal of testing, tutors and frustration, his parents discovered he suffered with childhood...
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Virtual trade shows offer lower-cost sales venueAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - With no travel costs, low-cost do-it-yourself booth design and an ability to quickly find the best leads among visitors to your booth, virtual trade shows present an int...
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Recognizing the different annuitiesAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: I would like to know the difference between a variable annuity and a life annuity. A few years ago I invested $100,000 in a tax-deferred variable annuity. Later, I ca...
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Some advice for first-time home buyers considering federal tax creditAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 authorizes up to a $7,500 tax credit for qualified first-time homebuyers. Based on the questions I'm g...
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Will you die broke? Maybe notAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A new study indicates that most Americans will die broke. You may think that's just more bad news, but read on. I'll tell you why things may be better. Ernst & Young LLP...
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Sony and Roku try to join TV to WebAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Perhaps the biggest disconnect in the digital landscape today is between the Internet and the TV set. Consumers have been buying big, new high-definition TVs in large nu...
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Trade shows: Still an option in today's economy?Aug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SubscriberMail, LLC, is a 21st Century business: The Lisle company, which a year ago cracked Inc. magazine's list of fastest growing privately held businesses, manages e...
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Bet on sure things for retirementAug 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: A co-worker is 65. He is going to start taking Social Security even though he is still working full time as an engineer, making good money. I am close to being the sa...