Author: dsellers

ProfitTrain for Mac OS X gets built-in reporting, more

ProfitTrain for Mac OS X gets built-in reporting, more

Posted by | Mar 1, 2010 | , |

Clickable Bliss has released ProfitTrain 2.0 (http://clickablebliss.com/profittrain/), an update to Mac OS X (10.5 and higher) invoicing application that now features: built-in reporting, flexible invoice workflows, line item blueprints, multiple business support and more.

ProfitTrain is an application for Mac OS X that helps freelancers and small businesses keep track of what they are doing for clients and create invoices for services rendered. Additionally, ProfitTrain will help you keep track of invoice payments as well as business expenses.

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CODi introduces iPad sleeve

CODi introduces iPad sleeve

Posted by | Feb 28, 2010 | |

CODi (http://www.codidirect.com), a provider of mobility solutions, announced today that it has in stock a new case solution for the upcoming iPad as part of its Capsule series of neoprene sleeves. It costs US$19.99 and will be available when the Apple device ships in late March.

The Capsule Neoprene Sleeve for the iPad features a contrasting breathable spacer fabric front with red contrast stitching detail and is designed to protect the iPad from bumps and scratches. Capsule sleeves keep the iPad secure but provide access to the tablet with a flip of the envelope closure.

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There’ll be over one billion mobile workers by year’s end

Posted by | Feb 28, 2010 | , |

I work out of a home office. Do you? If so, you’re in a growing group. And the trend can only be good for the environment as it cuts down on the costs of transportation.

The world’s mobile worker population will grow to nearly 1.2 billion people — more than a third of the world’s workforce – by 2013, according to a new forecast from the IDC research group (http://www.idc.com).

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Apple says child labor was used at some Chinese factories

Apple says child labor was used at some Chinese factories

Posted by | Feb 27, 2010 | , |

Apple has admitted that child labour was used at the Chinese factories that build its Macs, iPods and iPhones, reports the “Telegraph” web site (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7330986/Apple-admits-using-child-labour-in-China.html?).

At least eleven 15-year-old children were discovered to be working last year in three factories that supply the company. Apple didn’t name the offending factories, or say where they were based, but the majority of its goods are assembled in China.

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Report: Android more popular than the iPhone in eight US states

Posted by | Feb 27, 2010 | , |

According to BoomBox, a month report from Myxer on mobile entertainment consumption habits, iPhone dominates states across the country, but Android users have closed the gap and have actually surpassed iPhone users in eight states, with seven of them coming from West and Midwest states including Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

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