Jeremy Caplan

Recent Articles:

Is Apple in the Market for Acquisitions?

Apple’s cash hoard is growing, but so too are its technological challenges, especially in software. The likely solution, observers say, is for Apple to go on the acquisitions trail

Hate Your Job? Here’s How to Reshape It

With unemployment topping 10%, don’t leave your boring job; instead, make it better. Here’s a four-step process to re-creating your job

New Ways to Make a Difference

If you’ve got at least five minutes, five dollars or five friends, here are some ways to do some good

Google and Microsoft: The Battle Over College E-Mail

Georgetown, Cornell and thousands of other colleges are handing their badly strained e-mail systems over to the tech giants

New Ways to Create iPhone Apps on the Cheap

Everyone from musicians to bakers to babysitters can now create their own iPhone apps, and cheaply. Here comes the app avalanche

Better Bulbs

High-tech lighting is getting more energy-efficient and more aesthetically pleasing too

Cheating 2.0: New Mobile Apps Make Adultery Easier

AshleyMadison.com, a personals site aimed at facilitating extramarital affairs, now has mobile apps that suspicious spouses can’t trace

As Jobless Claims Mount, Executive Recruiters See Hope

Executive recruiters and HR professionals see indications that corporate hiring will pick up dramatically in 2010

String Theory: Investing in High-End Violins

High-end violins — think Stradivari — provide sweet returns, even through a recession. For everyday instruments, though, economic slumps hurt demand and prices

Shoppers, Unite! Carrotmobs Are Cooler than Boycotts

In a new twist on consumer activism, carrot mobs descend on businesses that promise to spend part of the profits getting eco-friendlier