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Gonzalez sponsors tax simplification bill
U.S. Rep. Charles Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, is sponsoring legislation to simplify the home office tax deduction for small-business owners.
Under current law, qualified individuals can file for a home office tax deduction if they use a portion of their home as a principal place of business or a place to meet with clients. However, although studies [...]
Apple Store Approves Vibrator iPhone App???
The app is called MyVibe, and it presses the iPhone’s vibrating ringer function into duty as a personal stimulator. The app comes with a memory function and the ability to store more than 100 different vibe settings.
Although Apple chieftain Steve Jobs has roundly rejected the idea of adult apps for the iPhone since its 2007 [...]
Porn Hits the iPhone App Store
My reaction was “You are kidding me!?”
Apple has finally allowed pornography into the iTunes App Store. The application, called Hottest Girls, costs $2 and includes “2200+ images of topless, sexy babes and nude models”.
UPDATE: TechCrunch is reporting that Apple has pulled the app from its App Store, stating, “it appears someone over at Cupertino [has] [...]
Phil Jackson Prepares to Coach 2009-2010 Season from Home Office
LOS ANGELES (Sportsman’s Daily Wire Service) Phil Jackson is getting set to join the legions of working men and women across the country who get up every morning, slide into their bathrobe and slippers, throw some cold water on their face, brew a pot of coffee and take the brief commute to their home office. [...]
Desertec: World’s Largest Solar Pipeline Charges Ahead
The world’s largest and most ambitious solar power initiative, dubbed “Desertec”, is pushing ahead on July 13 with a meeting of a 20-firm consortium, including companies like Siemens, Deutsche Bank, and E.on. Companies present at the meeting will determine the next step for the German-led project, which will ideally take solar power from North Africa [...]
BBB issues summer scam warning
The Better Business Bureau says this is the time of year when traveling construction firms defraud homeowners with sub-standard work.
“Travelers” come into a city and try to sell ashphalt, roofing, yard work and other home improvement work.
The BBB says travelers often use cheaper materials and perform poor quality work. They collect their money after completing [...]
Patent Legislation Will Stifle Innovation
In the patent community, there has been discussion concerning recently proposed legislation called the federal Patent Reform Act of 2009 (Senate Bill 515) to restrict rights for patents owned by companies that do not make or sell an invention covered by the patent. The current United States patent system allows an owner or purchaser of [...]
