Stop Coddling the Super-Rich

Stop Coddling the Super-Rich - NYTimes.com

There are facts in this that go against common beliefs....
I guess my real problem is trusting anything extra would actually go to solving the problems at hand.

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Microsoft loses i4i appeal, faces Word injunction in three weeks

I just finished reading this article and it grinds on me. I cannot speak to the details of this patent but on the surface it looks to me like many software patents. They fail on the Non-Obvious test. Maybe it is because I understand software but what amazes me is far different from my wife who is in the medical field and even further from those I meet who are less educated. This does not even come close to impressing me!! I am not a M$ groupie as they have many unworthy patents too. The patent system is broke in this this area as well as others. This is not Dave over Goliath. It is Dave leveraging a broken system over Goliath. The same system Goliath leverages to maintain competitive advantages. Wrong is Wrong even when Dave does it. You can read it here... http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsoft-loses-i4i-appeal-faces-Word-injunction-in-three-weeks/1261523600

AppleInsider | After $8M victory, Personal Audio sues Apple again over same patent

AppleInsider | After $8M victory, Personal Audio sues Apple again over same patent Apple is victim of their own tactics. Reading through this patent US Patent No 6,199,076 reaffirms my belief most patents do not pass the obvious test. I see on the horizon many things possible in 10 years with trends technology today. I just need to the funds to invest in these obvious hail mary patents.

Tools for Efficient use of my computer

This list should be based on how you use it. I am not going to go into coding, email or the rest. I am covering some gaps I have noticed in my day to day use. I will lean toward cloud based storage, open source and cross platform tools but since these are gaps good choices may not be available. High end notepad Process Manager Maco Tool Regular Expression tester Clipboard Manager I will cover each or these in turn in following posts.

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