Lorna Collier's Business and Technology Articles
Business Articles and Blog Posts
Catch the QR Code wave to upgrade your marketing, Intuit Small Business Blog
How important is good word of mouth to your business? Intuit Small Business Blog
The perils of acting as your own lawyer, Intuit Small Business Blog
How to make working from home work for you, Intuit Small Business Blog
Building a Dream - Boeing's new Dreamliner, partly built in Rockford, IL, Northwest Quarterly magazine (PDF)
Tears in the workplace: Why do women cry more than men, and what -- if anything -- should women do to avoid tears on the job?, Chicago Tribune
Sunil Puri, immigrant turned land king, Crain's Chicago Business
Envirovac: A look at a firm that's "flushed with success," thanks to its vacuum toilet business, Rockford Magazine
Disabled entrepreneurs: Businesspeople with disabilities are able to use special programs to help businesses get started, but want no special favors after that, Crain's Chicago Business
Association health plans: Can they be the solution to the small business insurance crisis?, Crain's Chicago Business
Green Chicago: The city of Chicago is undertaking a variety of green initiatives, Crain's Chicago Business
Technology Articles and Blog Posts
Catch the QR code wave to upgrade your marketing, Intuit Small Business Blog
How to boost your trade show attendance with social media, Intuit Small Business Blog
Education
upgrade: An iPhone for
every college student? A look at tech trends affecting education in the
next five years (MSN Encarta -- PDF version. For text version, click here.)
Long-distance
learners helped by high tech: Videoconferencing, podcasts, Second
Life, and other innovations are improving distance education (ATT.net)
Internet
urban legends: Why are these crazy stories so popular and what can
be done to stop them from cramming your inbox?, Chicago Tribune (Tempo
section)
Telemedicine: Virtual reality
technology creates opportunities for long-distance doctoring,
Newmedia.com
Digital surveillance: Businesses
use hidden cameras and the Internet to monitor employees from afar,
Crain's Chicago Business
Tempest: threat or hoax: Can Big Brother
see
what you're typing on your computer from outside your building, using
so-called "Tempest" technology?, Smart Computing magazine