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Customer Satisfaction: Fair and Reasonable Payment for Errors
One contractor looks to a forum for advice on how to bill a client
Economy: Graph Shows Income Disparity in the U.S.
A graph shared by The Society Pages shows that the amount paid to all 1,007,000 full-time minimum-wage employees in the U.S. combined is less than…
Products: Philips Announces New LED Light for under $5
Dutch electronics giant Phillips has partnered with Home Depot to launch what Inhabitat calls the most affordable LED blub yet.
The bulb will sell…
Google’s Deadline Is Today for Mobile-Friendly Site Precedence on Search Results
We’ve reported this before, but it doesn’t hurt to send another reminder: As of today, the web search engine giant Google will place mobile-friendly…
Building Science: Getting to Know the Heat Recovery Ventilator
What is a heat recovery ventilator, how does it work, and why should one care? Portland-based builder Hammer & Hand explains why using an HRV is…
Tools: Why You Would Want a Can Opener in Your Shop
Most tools are packaged in clamshell packaging, which can be a pain-in-the-neck (or hands) to open, making you impatient, and leaving cut marks on…
Productivity: The Best Three-Minute Distraction
The human brain is wired so that we’re more likely to finish a task once we’ve started it, but there are other factors stopping us from starting that…
Building Science: Thermodynamics Simplified
According to forensic engineer Joseph Lstiburek, thermodynamics is not rocket science. However, the Second Law of thermodynamics worded by Rudolf…
Marketing: Is Direct-Mail Marketing a No-Go?
In this digital age, what do Americans generally feel about receiving marketing material by mail?
According to a recent Gallup poll, catalogs are…
Coaching the Millennials on Your Sales Team
More than any generation before them, Millennials appreciate mentors more than “bosses”