Oddities and Humdrumbums

207,000 jobs in July

Hiring shifted into a higher gear in July, with the largest expansion of payrolls in five months. The unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent.

That's great that there are so many new jobs listings... but how many of those unemployed people are qualified to get them? Who knows, and the businesses sure don't care. To them, its not their problem. But its an untapped market, and the longer someone is without a job, the cheaper they are. Who doens't understand this logic?

Following, one of the craziest device/software combos I have ever seen. CardScan

CardScan Executive saves you hours by capturing business cards directly into your computer. Without typing, you build a database of your vital contacts, either in CardScan's address book, in Outlook, or in any other popular contact manager.

The person who saw the amusing demand for this has my full respect. Right along with everyone who sold their stock before TimeWarner bought AOL.