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[Tech Talk]  The iPad v. Laptop Debate

by Sam Hall
February 8, 2012

A hard-drive crash that forced me to reinstall the operating system on my 4-year-old MacBook interrupted work on this week's column.
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Getting Into Workflowy

by Todd Stauffer
February 8, 2012

I am loving Workflowy.com right now, the oddly named, completely free outlining tool that will surprise you. Its simplicity is deceiving. It's sort of like a wiki meets the outlining tool in Word, but if you're ...

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[Tech Talk]  Don’t Be Evil

by Sam Hall
January 25, 2012

There was a time when Google represented that feeling you got watching Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie do battle with The Man in "Hackers" or Ryan Phillippe go toe-to-toe with Tim Robbins' corporate tech mogul in ...

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App2Love

by Todd Stauffer
January 26, 2012

If you own or manage a small business, chances are you're dreading this week's end-of-January tax filings. FileTaxes.com offers an online service that can make things a little easier; for about $5 per employee or ...

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Business Bookshelf

by Donna Ladd
January 18, 2012

If you are considering starting your own business, or have already started one, get yourself a copy of the classic “The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It” by Michael ...

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[Tech Talk]  Kindle Fire: Better Than Its Reviews

by Sam Hall
January 11, 2012

When Amazon first announced the Kindle Fire in September, tech blogs and reviewers met the news with plenty of fanfare. If any company was able to deliver a device that could rival Apple's iPad, surely it was Amazon.
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State’s Biz Climate Iffy

by R.L. Nave
November 9, 2011

Gov. Haley Barbour touted his administration's pro-business bona fides for the last time in his role as state government's chief executive before a throng of mostly business folks at the Mississippi Economic Council's ...

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Cooking from the Soul

by Lacey McLaughlin
November 9, 2011

When Wilora "Peaches" Ephram opened Peaches Restaurant in 1961, she had $45 in her pocket. She took that money and cooked hotdogs for her first customers until she made enough of a profit to start buying ...

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What Craig Taught Me

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by Jesse Houston
November 9, 2011

I met Craig Noone the summer of 2008 at Stephan Pyles Restaurant in Dallas, Texas. I had just graduated from culinary school in Austin, moved back to Dallas and landed a dream job working for my then-culinary ...

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The Market In Fondren

by Ward Schaefer
May 26, 2010

When Jim and Linda Burwell opened Mimi’s Family and Friends restaurant in Fondren this spring, they wanted to influence the neighborhood beyond the restaurant’s walls. Jim, inspired by the community that grew around ...

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State’s First Legal Distillery Opens

by Ward Schaefer
May 19, 2010

Beginning Wednesday, May 19, Mississippi liquor stores will offer a truly local spirit. Cathead Vodka, the first legally distilled spirit in the state, goes on sale this week, after a nearly three-year development ...

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Joyflow Yoga

Joyflow Yoga
by Michele Baker

Debi Lewis has been at her new Joyflow Yoga location since 2009, but has been teaching and developing her style of yoga for 18 years. She connected earlier health problems to posture, and constant shoulder tension ...

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Healthy Body Health Food Center

by Jackie Warren Tatum
May 12, 2010

Bessie Washington’s painful joints, fatigue and migraines sent her on a search for herbal remedies. What she discovered worked so well for her that she and her husband, John, opened Healthy Body Health Food ...

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Campbell’s Bakery

by Nicholas Jones
May 12, 2010

Sedrick and Malinda Lilley, owners of Campbell’s Bakery, have always wanted to be the owners of a business. In November 2008, this became a reality when they re-opened Campbell’s Bakery. Through a friend, they found ...

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Olde Tyme Commissary

by Amanda Kittrell
May 12, 2010

Tucked away in Highland Village’s myriad shops is Olde Tyme Commissary, a fixture there since 1972. The store features children’s toys and costumes, fine-tailored baby clothes, and educational toys and games, but ...

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Afrika Book Café

by Ashley Hill
May 12, 2010

Last month, Tawanna and Rico Chapman, who previously owned African bookstores on Bailey and Ellis avenues, opened Afrika Book Café, creating a new cultural venue in Fondren. The shop sells books, clothing, fragrances ...

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Dreamz Jxn

by Ashley Hill
May 12, 2010

Located on the corner of Gallatin and West Capitol streets, Dreamz Jxn is a three-story club and entertainment complex in downtown Jackson with 25 plasma TV screens, VIP rooms, three bars and three dance floors.

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Coast Ink Embroidery and Screen Print

by Darrell Creecy
May 12, 2010

Where some people see obstacles, Keith Richardson sees opportunities. Originally from Moss Point, Richardson, 28, opened Coast Ink Embroidery and Screen Print with four childhood friends in 2005, after graduating ...

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Biz Roundup: Welcoming New Businesses to Town

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by Elyane Alexander
Feb. 7, 2012

Royal Bleu Fashions
One University Place has opened its doors to a new boutique in the heart of Jackson. read more »

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:: businessevents

Feb 10, 2012 - 6:30 PM
Startup Weekend Jackson

Feb 18, 2012 - 7:00 PM
Speed Dating and Sushi Tasting

Feb 21, 2012 - 1:00 PM
Starting a Business: First Steps

Feb 24, 2012 - 8:00 AM
Tour for Diversity in Medicine

Feb 24, 2012 - 6:00 PM
2012 Public Humanities Awards

Mar 03, 2012 - 10:00 AM
Social Media 101 Workshop

Apr 26, 2012 - 5:00 PM
Business Plan Seminar

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:: coverstories

Good Ideas Work

December 21, 2011

Work. We need it; we love it; we hate it; we dread it. Whatever the case, it dominates our lives by necessity. This GOOD Ideas issue is dedicated to the belief that work should make you happy, content, inspired and, with any ...

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:: recentcomments

Feb 09, 2012 | 04:55 PM
[Outlaw] A More Perfect Union
thabian: Loved this column not only for the very important subject matter, but because it contained a truly entertaining voice. I wanted to read more!!!!
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:35 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: Let's not forget when Rep. Holland tried to ban abortion back in 2006. Many of us weren't laughing about that stunt. Here's a 2010 report on him and a different ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:15 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Jason Meeks: brief mention of it in video :) by Colbert (via Twitter trending) http://tpmmuckraker. talkingpointsmemo.com/201 2/02/mississippi_rep_want ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:01 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: Oh, and I love it when Mississippi punks the nation.
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:57 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: I'm surprised anyone took it seriously. We heard about it earlier the week, and it seemed obvious before it was Holland. But we all deal with him. I'll never ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:40 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Lori G: I thought it was genius when I saw it. Of course, I knew the Colbert joke. I think that is the problem. In this state, there just aren't enough people that know ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:20 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: I can totally see Holland on Colbert, both pretending to be conservatives! Ha!
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:16 PM
Fight the Power
rlnave: Attorney General Jim Hood was worried for nothing. Even though he was at the Supreme Court making arguments in the ongoing pardon case this morning, I'm hearing that Jackson Democratic Rep. Cecil ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:16 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Lori G: This is an old Colbert joke! I wish someone would send this to Colbert. I swear, I think he'd cover it.
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:02 PM
[Editor's Note] Aloha, Jackson
DonnaLadd: By the way, I looked up an image of the patch our captain friend gave us. Apparently, he is with the 25th Infantry Division; read more here.
 


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