Advice to your 20-year-old self
FORTUNE quotes: Bosses’ advice to their 20-year-old selves “The right on-the-job environment will teach you faster than any classroom,” Will Ackerly “Try…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good publishes The Smart Reader, a practical general-interest article library from SGME Software, LLC.
Smart apps for your smart phone
* Instant Heart Rate app ($1.98) requires that you place your finger over the phone’s camera sensor and flash. It tells your heart rate and keeps a record…
Twitter may drop its 140-character rule
You might think that some rules are cast in stone. You could be wrong. The word is out about Twitter. Its 140 character limit is up for modification. USA…
Students like logic puzzles
People often think of math as something scary and puzzles as something fun. Puzzles such as Sudoku and Kakuro involve the logical thinking required in…
Virtual reality glasses find their place in the world
Technology and You Virtual reality glasses find their place in the world Virtual reality headsets might become as common as smartphones. The VRs got star…
Sneakers break into business dressing
Forget the wingtips. Men are wearing sneakers, even to upscale meetings. At the famed Barneys of New York, men’s fashion experts say men can pair anything…
Adults who always wanted their teeth straightened are going for it
Growing numbers of grown-ups are hoping to achieve the perfect smile and bite. And orthodontists help by offering appliances that are more discrete than…
Western movies come back to the screen
Western movies come back to the big screen THE REVENANT Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter and Domhnall Gleeson. Reviewer Todd McCarthy says it…
‘The Kid:’ Ken Griffey, Jr., elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Sports ‘The Kid:’ Ken Griffey, Jr., elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Superstitious and modest, Ken Griffey, Jr., has spent his life refusing to set…
Get up, get dressed and get out! Save your own life by living it
save your own life and enjoy doing it If you’re in a place in your life where good friends have moved away or passed on, and a time when you have lost…